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Future of Japan's nuclear energy uncertainTokyo (UPI) Apr 16, 2012 None of Japan's 54 nuclear reactors will be in operation as of May 6, as the country's last reactor operating is to go offline for maintenance, Japanese Trade Minister Yukio Edano said. The bulk of Japan's reactors - excluding the No. 3 Tomari reactor in Hokkaido scheduled to be shut down May 5 for maintenance - were taken offline for scheduled checkups but have stayed offline due to safety concerns sparked by the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster following the March 11, 2011, earthquake ... read more |
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 Japan may be 'momentarily' without nuclear power: minister Japan may go "momentarily" without nuclear power next month when the only one reactor still in operation shuts down for maintenance work, the country's industry minister warned Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Slovenia shuts down nuclear plant for regular maintanance Slovenia started Saturday shutting down its only nuclear power plant for 40 days of regular maintenance after 18 months of production, the Krsko nuclear plant authorities said. ... more | .. |
 France, Britain deny seeking subsidies for nuclear industry France, Britain, Poland and the Czech Republic rejected a report Friday that they want nuclear energy to receive subsidies similar to the ones enjoyed by renewable energies. ... 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 confirms 'safe' to restart two nuclear reactors Japan on Friday confirmed it was safe to restart two offline nuclear reactors in the wake of last year's earthquake and tsunami disaster as the country faces a summer of power shortages. ... more | .. |
Four states seek EU nuclear power subsidies: report Britain, the Czech Republic, France and Poland are calling for nuclear power to receive similar subsidies from the EU as wind and solar energy, a German newspaper said Friday. ... more | .. |
  Study: Wildlife survive nuclear accidents Radiation from nuclear accidents such as Chernobyl and Fukushima may not present as much of a threat to wildlife as previously thought, British researchers say. ... more | .. |
  Japan's largest solar project announced Japanese electronics giant Kyocera says it will build a 70-megawatt solar power plant in the southern Japanese city of Kagoshima. ... more |
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Philippines quake kills dozens as injured overwhelm hospitals
Typhoon Bualoi inflicts death, lasting floods on Vietnam
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  Quake impact on Japan oil demand less than expected: IEA The Fukushima disaster which closed down Japan's nuclear power system and knocked the economy off track did not increase its demand for oil so much as expected, the IEA said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Spain's nuclear sector eyes growth in China Spain's nuclear energy sector has gained a strong foothold in China over the past quarter century, providing components or services to nine of the country's 14 operating nuclear power plants, and no ... more | .. |
 Work at Kudankulam quickens for first reactor Work at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) is progressing rapidly with employees working even on holidays to get the atomic regulator's nod to reopen the first reactor vessel and remove the ... more | .. |
 India can't produce 20,000 MW n-energy by 2020 India's ambitious deadline to generate 20,000 MW nuclear energy by 2020 may be delayed by almost a year, a top official said here Wednesday. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) ... more |
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 France waits for India to clarify n-liability framework In the midst of the run-up to the French presidential elections, France has been in dialogue with India to clarify issues relating to the nuclear liability law, and is waiting for New Delhi to estab ... more | .. |
Bulgaria approves new reactor at nuclear plant Bulgaria's government approved on Wednesday preliminary plans to install a new 1,000-megawatt reactor at its Kozloduy nuclear power plant, after another project fell through. ... more | .. |
 Kyocera to build Japan's biggest solar power plant High-tech manufacturer Kyocera said Tuesday it will build Japan's largest solar power plant to help solve an electricity crunch in the almost nuclear power-free country. ... more | .. |
  Dartmouth scientists track radioactive iodine from Japan nuclear reactor meltdown Radioactive iodine found by Dartmouth researchers in the local New Hampshire environment is a direct consequence of a nuclear reactor's explosion and meltdown half a world away, says Joshua Landis, ... 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 | .. |
China expands oldest nuclear power plant China has expanded its oldest nuclear power plant. ... 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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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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 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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