24/7 Nuclear Energy News Coverage
February 13, 2012
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Thousands rally against nuclear power in Japan
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 11, 2012
Thousands demonstrated in Tokyo on Saturday against nuclear power generation, 11 months after a massive earthquake and tsunami sparked reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Kenzaburo Oe, the 1994 Nobel prize winner for literature, told a central rally at Yoyogi Park, "Radioactive waste from nuclear power plants will be borne by generations to come." "This must not be condoned by human beings. It is against ethics," the 77-year-old novelist said. The rally was attended by 12 ... read more

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U.S green lights two new reactors
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved the construction of two new nuclear reactors, the first to be built in the United States since 1978. ... more
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US approves first nuclear plant in decades
The US approved its first new nuclear power reactors in decades on Thursday, despite objections from the country's top regulator that safety issues raised by last year's Fukushima meltdown were not fully addressed. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Areva-UraMin deal followed suspicious trading: report
French nuclear power group Areva's purchase of Canadian uranium producer UraMin in 2007 for a high price was preceded by suspicious stock trades indicative of insider trading, a report said Saturday. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Poland's first nuclear plant delayed five years to 2025
Poland's first nuclear power plant will not come on line until 2025, five years behind schedule, a press report said Saturday. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

French reactor down as cold snap drives power demand
A French nuclear reactor has gone into an unscheduled shutdown, state energy giant EDF said on Friday, placing fresh pressure on a national power grid already strained by freezing temperatures. ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Bird numbers drop around Fukushima
Bird populations near Japan's damaged Fukushima nuclear plant have dropped more than expected from a related analysis of the Chernobyl disaster, scientists say. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

US urges Bulgaria to diversify energy supply
The United States increased pressure on Bulgaria Thursday to diversify its energy sector during a visit here of US special envoy for Eurasian energy Richard Morningstar. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Sarkozy vows to keep oldest nuclear plant running
French President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed on Thursday to keep France's oldest nuclear power plant at Fessenheim running and slammed his Socialist opponent for promising to close it. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

China authorities demand nuclear plant halt
Authorities in eastern China have demanded that construction on a nuclear power station be stopped immediately, saying residents in the quake-prone area are in danger, state media reported Thursday. ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Fukushima's temperature rise stabilized
A steep temperature rise in the No. 2 reactor at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant has sparked new concerns about government claims that the facility has been stabilized. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

EU funding shortfall for ex-Soviet nuclear plants clean-up
The EU faces a shortfall of some 2.5 billion euros to complete de-commissioning of eight ex-Soviet nuclear plants in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia, the European Court of Auditors said Wednesday. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Prague to scale back nuclear ambition: minister
The Czech Republic is to scale back its nuclear energy ambitions, the industry minister said Wednesday in a newspaper interview. ... more
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SOLAR DAILY

Chadbourne Closes More Than 20 Billion in Project Finance Deals
Chadbourne and Parke lawyers closed more than $20 billion in project finance deals in 2011, including the world's largest IPP project being built in Saudi Arabia. Other highlights in 2011 included w ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

French nuclear body approves Atmea reactor safety options
France's ASN nuclear safety body said on Tuesday it had approved the safety options for the Atmea1 reactor project being carried out by France's Areva and Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). ... more
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RUSSIAN SPACE

Lavrov to Discuss Space, Nuclear Cooperation in Australia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will discuss bilateral cooperation in high-tech industries, including space and nuclear power, during his one-day working visit to Australia on Tuesday. ... more
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Slovenia nuclear plant cuts output for repair work
Slovenia's only nuclear power plant reduced output to one third for repair work, the operator said on Saturday. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

RWE to implement new savings
German energy giant RWE, which has been hit hard by Berlin's decision to phase out nuclear power, said Sunday it was planning for a billion euros (1.3 billion dollars) in new cuts. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

AREVA and partners submit commercial bid for a new EPR nuclear plant to Fennovoima
AREVA, who leads the EPR Team, submitted its commercial bid for the construction of a nuclear power plant at Pyhajoki, in North Ostrobothnia, Finland. With this commercial bid, the EPR Team's ... more
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TECH SPACE

Space Radiation Blamed for Phobos-Grunt Crash
Space radiation triggered a glitch in the on-board computer system causing the recent crash of Russia's Mars probe, Federal Space Agency head Vladimir Popovkin said on Tuesday. "Two components ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Radioactive water leak at Japan nuclear plant: report
Some 8.5 tons of radioactive water leaked from a reactor at Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant but it had not flowed outside the reactor building, Kyodo News said Wednesday, quoting the plant's operator. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

US nuclear reactor turned off after radiation leak
A reactor at the San Onofre nuclear power plant near San Diego has been shut down after a radiation leak which was not big enough to cause public harm, the US atomic safety agency said Wednesday. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

UN atomic watchdog green lights Japan's reactor tests
The UN's nuclear watchdog on Tuesday gave its seal of approval to Japan's reactor safety checks, but said utilities should beef up plans for managing disasters in the wake of the Fukushima meltdowns. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

France faces 79-bn-euro charge for nuclear power: auditor
Dismantling France's nuclear reactors and storing their radioactive waste will eventually cost around 79 billion euros ($103.5 billion), the national audit office said on Tuesday. ... more
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Japan studies flora and fauna near Fukushima plant
Japanese scientists are studying how radiation has affected plants and animals living near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, an official said Monday. ... more
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ENERGY NEWS

Japan emissions rising after atomic crisis: report
Japanese manufacturer's greenhouse gas emissions are rising after the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, hurting the country's carbon reduction goals, a report said Sunday. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

How sea water could corrode nuclear fuel
Japan used seawater to cool nuclear fuel at the stricken Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant after the tsunami in March 2011 - and that was probably the best action to take at the time, says Professor A ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Radiation fears slow Japan tsunami clear-up
Giant piles of debris from Japan's earthquake and tsunami scar the country's once picturesque northeast coast - and the clear-up is hamstrung by fears the rubbish may be contaminated by radiation. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

UN nuclear agency to set up Fukushima office: report
The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog said the agency will open a branch office in Fukushima to monitor efforts to contain the world's worst atomic energy accident since Chernobyl, a report said Saturday. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Sandia chemists find new material to remove radioactive gas from spent nuclear fuel
Research by a team of Sandia chemists could impact worldwide efforts to produce clean, safe nuclear energy and reduce radioactive waste. The Sandia researchers have used metal-organic framewor ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Areva order book increases despite Fukushima disaster
French nuclear energy giant Areva said Thursday its order book increased by 3.1 percent last year to 45.6 billion euros ($59.8 billion) despite Fukushima nuclear disaster hitting sales. ... more
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Mexico activists slam planned mine near nuclear plant
Mexican environmental activists on Wednesday slammed the alleged threat from a Canadian gold mining project that would lie only two miles (three kilometers) from a nuclear power plant. ... more
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