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Jordan weighs two offers to build nuclear plantAmman (AFP) April 29, 2012 Energy-poor Jordan said on Sunday a Russian firm and a French-Japanese consortium are to compete to build the kingdom's first nuclear plant. "Following a thorough examination, the offers provided by Russia's Atomstroyexport and a consortium by France's Areva and Japan's Mitsubishi were the best proposals that meet Jordan's requirements," Atomic Energy Commission said in a statement. "Talks with these companies will continue to address some technical issues, including the exact location of the pl ... read more |
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 TEPCO 'offers controlling stake' to Japan govt The operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant on Friday offered the Japanese government a controlling stake in return for a huge cash injection that would prevent it going under, media reported. ... more | .. |
  S. Korea nuclear safety agency probes two plants South Korea's nuclear safety watchdog said Friday it has launched an investigation at two power plants after a corruption scandal involving locally-made copies of foreign components. ... more | .. |
 Japan's offline reactors send utilities into red Japanese electricity companies said Friday they had booked multi-billion dollar losses in the last year after the Fukushima disaster shuttered nuclear power plants and ramped up fossil fuel use. ... 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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 Construction of Chernobyl shelter starts on anniversary Ukraine launched Thursday construction of a new shelter to permanently secure the stricken Chernobyl plant as it marked the 26th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear disaster. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong holds nuclear accident drill Hong Kong held a nuclear emergency drill on Thursday involving over 1,000 officials and foreign experts, the city's first exercise since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan last year. ... more | .. |
 Nuclear company Areva posts improved quarterly sales French nuclear energy giant Areva on Thursday said sales rose by 2.4 percent in the first quarter this year to 2.026 billion euros ($2.64 billion) bolstered by growth in its mining business. ... more | .. |
 Brussels dissatisfied with Europe nuclear stress test report The EU's energy chief Thursday deemed an almost year-long study on nuclear plant safety in Europe as short on detail and numbers and demanded further work before publication of the critical report. ... more |
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Philippines quake kills dozens as injured overwhelm hospitals
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 Westinghouse And Ameren Missouri Partner To Develop And License SMR Technology Westinghouse Electric Company and Ameren Missouri have entered into an agreement to respond collaboratively to the United States Department of Energy (DOE) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for ... more | .. |
 AREVA and EDF organize a joint Supplier Day to support nuclear new-build projects Following the success of AREVA's previous Polish Supplier Days held in Warsaw last October and in Wroclaw and Opole in March, AREVA and EDF have organized, with the support of the Association for th ... more | .. |
 OECD chief: Japan needs nuclear power The head of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development urged Japan on Tuesday to resume nuclear electricity generation despite public opposition. ... more | .. |
 Japan power companies warn of summer shortages Japanese power companies are warning a hot summer could bring blackouts for some areas unless nuclear plants are re-started. ... more |
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 Candu applies to build Turkey nuclear plant Turkey's energy minister said Friday that Canadian company Candu had applied to build the country's second nuclear power plant in cooperation with Turkish company EUAS. ... more | .. |
 RWE joins rival E.ON in suing Germany over nuclear exit German power supplier RWE said Thursday it is joining its bigger rival E.ON in filing a complaint with Germany's highest court over compensation for the government's decision to abandon nuclear power. ... more | .. |
 Armenia extends life of Soviet-era nuclear reactor Armenia on Thursday said it had decided to extend the life of its Soviet-era nuclear reactor by four years until 2020 despite concerns raised by environmentalists in the earthquake-prone country. ... more | .. |
 Bulgaria no-confidence vote over axed nuclear deal aborts Bulgaria's government was spared a motion of no-confidence over its decision to drop a deal for a new nuclear plant on the Danube after the parliament speaker ruled Thursday the vote no longer had sufficient backing. ... more |
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Technique Could Reveal Hidden Habitats on Moon and Mars
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 Lawyer to take over at Fukushima plant operator A 64-year-old lawyer is to be the new chairman of Tokyo Electric Power, taking on the task of revamping the troubled operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, officials said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  US seeks 'restraint' amid India missile plan The United States called Wednesday on all nuclear powers to exercise restraint, but stopped short of criticizing growing partner India which plans to test a new long-range nuclear-capable missile. ... more | .. |
 NRC Action Will Force Major Court Fight An adverse decision by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will force parties concerned about the already troubled Vogtle nuclear reactor project in Georgia to file a motion this week in federal ... more | .. |
 Ukraine nuclear plant halts reactor after electrical failure A reactor at a nuclear power station in Ukraine has been disconnected from the grid following an electrical failure but radiation levels were not elevated, authorities said on Tuesday. ... more |
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  Peaceful atom for distant space missions According to Russia's Nuclear Agency (Rosatom) the nuclear power and propulsion installation of the megawatt-class is to be built by 2017. The assembly will start already next year, first units of t ... more | .. |
 New underwater images show damage at Fukushima Tokyo Electric Power Co. has released dramatic images taken by an underwater camera showing major damage at a spent fuel storage pool at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. ... more | .. |
Future of Japan's nuclear energy uncertain 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. ... more | .. |
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 |
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 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 | .. |
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 |
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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 | .. |
  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 |
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