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March 07, 2012
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RWE earnings hit by German nuclear phase-out
Frankfurt (AFP) March 6, 2012
RWE, Germany's second biggest-power supplier, said Tuesday earnings last year were hit by a one-billion-euro ($1.3-billion) charge related to the shutdown of some of its nuclear power plants. RWE said in a statement its net profit fell by 33.9 percent to 2.479 billion euros last year and operating profit declined by 24.3 percent to 5.814 billion euros on a 3.1-percent drop in revenues to 51.686 billion euros. "For us, fiscal 2011 was marked by difficult economic and political framework condition ... read more

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Canada enters nuclear talks with UAE
Canada began talks Monday with the United Arab Emirates on nuclear cooperation, hoping to sell the wealthy Gulf state nuclear reactors or technologies for power generation and other civilian purposes. ... more
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New Mapping Tool Shows How Severe Nuclear Accident Could Look in US
A new mapping tool released by the Natural Resources Defense Council illustrates the potential radiological impacts of a severe accident at the nation's nuclear reactors and flags risk factors assoc ... more
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Seoul nuclear summit to focus on safety after Fukushima
South Korea's foreign minister said Monday that the question of how to strengthen global atomic safety following Japan's nuclear disaster would be a key topic at an upcoming summit in Seoul. ... more
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One year after Fukushima, IAEA says nuclear power safer
Nuclear power is safer around the world than it was a year ago at the time of the Fukushima disaster in Japan, the head of the UN atomic agency said Monday, while warning against complacency. ... more
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Shareholders sue TEPCO for $67 bn: reports
Forty-two shareholders of Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) are suing the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant seeking a record-breaking $67 billion compensation, news reports said Monday. ... more
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Fukushima disaster pushes France's Areva to record loss
French nuclear energy giant Areva reported Thursday a record loss for 2011 after taking massive provisions in the aftermath of Japan's Fukushima disaster but reaffirmed its forecasts to 2016. ... more
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Radiation fears haunt Japanese food shoppers
For Japanese shoppers, food safety was taken for granted until the Fukushima crisis. Now many have lost faith in government guarantees and fear that radiation could have contaminated their diet. ... more
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Fears for safety at Fukushima one year on
To some of the men who earn as little as $100 a day to work inside Japan's Fukushima Daiichi, the plant at the centre of a year-old nuclear disaster is far from safe - despite the official line. ... more
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US nuclear oversight too lax: science group
A study of safety lapses at nuclear power facilities in the United States found that owners of atomic plants too often either close an eye to problems or fail to adequately address them, a watchdog group said Tuesday. ... more
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Japan's nuclear disaster: a timeline
As Japan readies to mark the first anniversary of the quake-tsunami that triggered meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant, here are key developments in the worst atomic accident since Chernobyl in 1986. ... more
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NGOs in anti-nuke probe 'diverted' foreign funds: India
India said Wednesday criminal cases were lodged against four non-profit groups accused of fuelling protests against planned atomic power stations because they "diverted" overseas donations. ... more
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Fukushima contamination 'chronic and lasting': French agency
Radioactive contamination levels from Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have fallen sharply since the accident but will be "chronic and lasting" for many years, a French watchdog said Tuesday. ... more
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Japan feared Fukushima could 'finish' Tokyo: panel
A worst-case scenario sketched out by the Japanese government foresaw the end of Tokyo in a chain of nuclear explosions that would mean evacuating the city, an independent panel said Tuesday. ... more
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India slap cases on aid groups over nuclear row: reports
Indian authorities said on Tuesday that charges have been slapped on four non-profit groups accused of fuelling protests against plans to build two atomic power stations, reports said. ... more
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Japan fears permanent ban on habitation near nuclear plant
Japan on Friday said some areas surrounding the Fukushima nuclear power plant that was wrecked last year by a massive tsunami will likely remain permanently off-limits. ... more
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Study Confirms Low Levels of Fallout from Fukushima and Enhances Knowledge
Fallout from the 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power facility in Japan was measured in minimal amounts in precipitation in the United States in about 20 percent of 167 sites sampled in a nationwid ... more
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India freezes aid group funds over nuclear protests
India said Saturday it had frozen the assets of three non-profit groups it alleges were diverting foreign aid funds to fuel protests against plans to build two atomic power stations. ... more
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India PM blames foreign NGOs for anti-nuclear demos
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh blamed US non-profit groups in an interview published Friday for whipping up anti-nuclear demonstrations that have stalled two new atomic plants. ... more
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Japan wants to replace TEPCO board: report
Japan's government wants to replace the entire board of the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in exchange for $12 billion of tax money to resuscitate the firm, a report said Saturday. ... more
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New countries go nuclear despite Fukushima: UN official
At least five countries will start work on their first nuclear reactors this year despite the jolt to international confidence caused by the Fukushima disaster, a top UN nuclear official said Friday. ... more
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India PM blames foreign NGOs for anti-nuclear demos
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh blamed US non-profit groups in an interview published Friday for whipping up anti-nuclear demonstrations that have stalled two new atomic plants. ... more
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France, China can learn from Fukushima: French minister
French Industry Minister Eric Besson said China and France could learn from Japan's nuclear disaster, during a Beijing visit Thursday to discuss joint development of a medium capacity reactor. ... more
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Swiss environmental groups want Beznau nuclear plant shut
Switzerland's Beznau nuclear plant will soon boast the "dubious record" of being the oldest nuclear plant in the world and should be shut down, a group of environmental organisations said Thursday. ... more
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India to push ahead with nuclear power
India needs nuclear energy to sustain its economic growth, a government official said. ... more
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Kuwait abandons nuclear power option
Kuwait has decided to abandon civilian nuclear power production. ... more
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Next Gen Nuclear Plant Industry Alliance Selects AREVA Concept
AREVA welcomes the announcement by the Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) Industry Alliance LLC that AREVA's prismatic core, 625 MW thermal, steam cycle modular high temperature gas-cooled reactor ... more
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TEPCO to cement Fukushima seabed to stem radiation
The operator of Japan's tsunami-crippled nuclear plant is to cover a large swathe of seabed near the battered reactors with cement in a bid to halt the spread of radiation, the company said Wednesday. ... more
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Into the no-man's land of Fukushima
Every two minutes on the bus ride through the ghost towns surrounding Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, a company guide in a white protective suit holds up a display showing the radiation level. And it is rising. ... more
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India promises level playing field to US nuclear firms
Noting that India will need to invest more than $1 trillion on infrastructure to continue on the high growth trajectory, New Delhi has promised US companies a level playing field, including in the a ... more
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South Korea to boost nuclear power?
South Korea's plans to boost nuclear power face increasing resistance from civic and environmental groups, post Fukushima, the Japanese reactor site hit by an earthquake and tsunami last year. ... more
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Japan shuts down nuclear reactor
Japan on Monday began a process that will see another one of the country's nuclear reactors go offline, leaving just two of 54 in operation. ... more
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