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China expands oldest nuclear power plantBeijing (UPI) Apr 9, 2012 China has expanded its oldest nuclear power plant. With the addition of a new pressurized water reactor power-generating unit, the Qinshan nuclear power facility near Shanghai has a total capacity of 4.32 million kilowatts, from its previous capacity of 650,000 kilowatts, said operator China National Nuclear Corp., state-run news agency Xinhua a reports. CNNC said it expects the plant to generate about 34 billion kilowatts of electricity a year. Qinshan began operation in 1991. Th ... read more |
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 Turkey PM oversees nuclear agreements with China Turkey's Prime Minister oversaw the signing of two nuclear agreements with China Monday on a trip to the Asian nation that also saw him make an unprecedented stop in ethnically-tense Xinjiang. ... more | .. |
 Japan proposes reactor re-starts The Japanese government says it has adopted new provisional safety standards for restarting suspended nuclear reactors, with critics saying they're inadequate. ... more | .. |
 Bulgaria PM faces confidence vote over axed nuclear deal Bulgaria's opposition Socialists filed a no-confidence motion against the centre-right government Friday over its decision to drop a deal with Russia for a new nuclear plant on the Danube. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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 Japan sets new safety standards for nuclear plants The Japanese government approved new safety guidelines for nuclear power plants on Friday in a bid to restart reactors idled after the Fukushima disaster last year. ... more | .. |
  Radioactive fluid leaks at French nuclear reactor Radioactive cooling fluid leaked at a French nuclear reactor Thursday following two small fires, but the spillage was safely collected in special tanks, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Fukushima leak may have flowed into Pacific: TEPCO About 12 tonnes of radioactive water has leaked at Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, with the facility's operator saying Thursday that some may have flowed into the Pacific Ocean. ... more | .. |
  Fukushima to be new geothermal site? Fukushima, the prefecture where Japan's nuclear power plant disaster occurred, could host the country's largest geothermal power plant. ... more |
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Philippines quake kills dozens as injured overwhelm hospitals
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 Advanced power-grid research finds low-cost, low-carbon future in West The least expensive way for the Western U.S. to reduce greenhouse gas emissions enough to help prevent the worst consequences of global warming is to replace coal with renewable and other sources of ... more | .. |
  Outside View: Alarm bell from Pakistan The still-deteriorating Pakistan-U.S. relationship is setting off new alarm bells. ... more | .. |
  India upgrades submarine fleet The Indian navy is about to deploy two new submarines. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea deports Greenpeace activists South Korea denied entry on Monday to three Greenpeace activists and was to deport them after they attempted to get into the country as part of an anti-nuclear campaign. ... more |
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 Japan eases Fukushima re-entry ban in some areas Some former residents from the 20-kilometre (12-mile) no-go zone around Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will be allowed to visit their homes, according to reports. ... more | .. |
 Filming in Chernobyl, the 'Land of Oblivion' The film had to be shot in Chernobyl. That was the sizeable challenge Michale Boganim set herself for her first feature film, the story of a young bride robbed of a husband by the 1986 nuclear disaster. ... more | .. |
 Russia ready to build nuclear plants in Britain: official Russia's state nuclear firm Rosatom said Friday it was ready to replace E.ON and RWE after the two German energy giants pulled out of their British nuclear power joint venture. ... more | .. |
 Lithuania, Hitachi sign initial nuclear plant deal Lithuania and Japan's Hitachi signed on Friday a deal on construction of a nuclear plant in Lithuania to replace its only nuclear power station, closed in 2009 under an EU deal. ... more |
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 Sandia's Ion Beam Laboratory looks at advanced materials for reactors Sandia National Laboratories is using its Ion Beam Laboratory (IBL) to study how to rapidly evaluate the tougher advanced materials needed to build the next generation of nuclear reactors and extend ... more | .. |
So. Calif. officials express nuclear worry Officials in cities near Southern California's San Onofre nuclear power plant say they're worried about the safety of the facility, shut down since January. ... more | .. |
 TEPCO asks for $12 bn capital injection The operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday asked the Japanese government for a capital injection of $12 billion in a bid to avoid insolvency. ... more | .. |
RWE, E.ON pull plug on British nuclear power venture German energy giants E.ON and RWE on Thursday pulled out of their British nuclear power joint venture, paving the way for new entrants into the market, according to the government. ... more |
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 Work on new Chernobyl sarcophagus to start next month The construction of a new sarcophagus above the defunct Chernobyl Atomic Power Station will begin on April 26, the 26th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear disaster, Ukraine said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Japan: Lessons learned from Fukushima Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda urged world leaders not to be lulled into a "myth of safety" regarding nuclear power. ... more | .. |
 Bulgaria drops Russia nuclear power plant deal: PM Bulgaria has decided to drop a deal with Russian company Atomstroyexport to build a 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant on the Danube, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Watchdog warns US nuclear plant over mystery glitch The US nuclear energy watchdog ordered a Californian atomic plant Tuesday to remain shut down until the cause of a mystery glitch is found, raising questions about high-season power supplies. ... more |
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 Swiss gov't appeals nuke shutdown order The Swiss government has launched an appeal of a court decision seeking the early closure of the aging Muehleberg nuclear power plant near Bern. ... more | .. |
Work on new Chernobyl sarcophogus to start next month The construction of a new sarcophagus above the defunct Chernobyl Atomic Power Station will begin on April 26, the 26th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear disaster, Ukraine said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Fukushima offers nuke security lessons: Japan PM The tsunami-triggered meltdown at a Japanese nuclear power plant last year offered important lessons in protecting such facilities from terrorism, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Sweden ships three kilos of plutonium to US: Bildt Sweden recently shipped three kilos (6.6 pounds) of plutonium from its past nuclear research and development activities to the United States for disposal, Foreign Minister Carl Bildt announced on Tuesday. ... more |
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TEPCO execs 'should face poverty' over Fukushima A lawyer representing shareholders suing Fukushima nuclear plant operator TEPCO for $68 billion said Monday the company's executives should be prepared for misery and poverty to make amends. ... more | .. |
 Europe-US deal to curb highly enriched uranium use Three of the world's top suppliers of medical isotopes on Monday announced plans to work toward phasing out the use of highly enriched uranium in the production process under a deal with the United States. ... more | .. |
Fukushima operator shutting down last running reactor Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, has begun steps to suspend operations at its last running nuclear reactor in order to carry out checks. ... more | .. |
 Obama: all highly enriched uranium moved from Ukraine US President Barack Obama said Sunday that all highly enriched uranium had been removed from Ukraine, hailing it as an important step towards curbing the threat of nuclear terrorism. ... more |
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