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US nuclear chief resigns after safety spatWashington (AFP) May 21, 2012 The head of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced his resignation Monday, just months after a public spat with colleagues over the need for proof of safety in the wake of Japan's disaster. Gregory Jackzo said that after three years in the post, it was "the appropriate time" for him to fight for public safety in a different forum. In February Jaczko was the sole commissioner to oppose the approval of the first new US reactors in decades. He argued for "binding commitments" from busin ... read more |
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 Japan to control up to 76% of TEPCO voting rights TEPCO said Monday the Japanese government will control up to three-quarters of the voting rights at the embattled nuclear plant operator after a massive injection of public funds. ... more | .. |
 AREVA and Mitsubishi partner in mining exploration AREVA and Mitsubishi Corporation, through their respective subsidiaries Afmeco Mining and Exploration Pty Ltd (AFMEX) and Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd (MDP), have decided to work together in a ura ... more | .. |
 S. Korea nuclear contractor jailed for parts scam A South Korean businessman has been jailed for three years for supplying potentially defective parts to the country's oldest atomic power plant, a court spokesman said Wednesday. ... 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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  Italy boosts security fearing more anarchist attacks Italy's government has raised the alert level at sensitive sites nationwide after an anarchist group shot and wounded the head of a nuclear energy company, the interior minister said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Japan town approves nuclear reactor restart Japan on Monday took a step towards becoming a nuclear nation again, when councillors in a town that hosts a power station recommended reactor restarts amid fears of a looming summer electricity crunch. ... more | .. |
 Japan's TEPCO posts $9.76 bn full-year net loss TEPCO, the operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on Japan's northeast coast, posted a bigger-than-expected annual loss of $9.67 billion on Monday and warned of tough times ahead. ... more | .. |
 New Romanian PM keen to expand nuclear plant New Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta said Sunday that he backed building two more nuclear reactors to ensure the nation's energy independence, though four of six investors have pulled out. ... more |
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 Firms fear summer meltdown in nuclear-free Japan Japan's hard-hit manufacturers are facing a long summer with businesses making everything from ice cream to crayons fretting production may be hampered as the now nuclear-free nation faces energy cuts. ... more | .. |
Two suspects for Italy nuclear boss shooting Italian police are searching for two men linked to the far-left Red Brigades militant group who are suspected of carrying out an attack on the head of a nuclear energy company, media reports said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 NGO urges compensation for Areva's Niger staff Niger employees of Areva must benefit from the same compensation as their French colleagues, a Niger non-governmental organisation said Friday after a court near Paris said the French state-owned nuclear firm was liable. ... more | .. |
 Germany energy giant RWE hit hard by nuclear exit Germany's second-biggest power supplier RWE said Thursday its net profits had fallen by more than a quarter in the first three months of the year, hit by Berlin's decision to scrap nuclear power. ... more |
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 ATMEA1 Reactor Is Fitting Local Needs JAEC (Jordan Atomic Energy Commission) has completed its evaluation to select a technology in order to build the first nuclear reactor in Jordan. JAEC has conducted, since the last two years, a meth ... more | .. |
 Japan to take control of Fukushima operator TEPCO Japan's government will take a controlling stake in the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant under a plan ministers approved Wednesday, effectively nationalising one of the world's largest utilities. ... more | .. |
 Lithuania seals plan for new nuclear power plant Lithuania's government approved draft legislation Wednesday that would allow a new nuclear power plant for the ex-Soviet Baltic republic heavily dependent on Russian energy supplies. ... more | .. |
 Brazil shelves plans to build new nuclear plants Brazil said Wednesday it has shelved plans to build new nuclear power stations in the coming years in the wake of last year's Fukushima disaster in Japan. ... more |
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  China to supply solar power to Japan? Now that Japan has no nuclear power for the first time in more than 40 years, Chinese solar producers are eyeing the world's third-largest economy for new business opportunities. ... more | .. |
 Bulgaria announces deal on debt for abandoned nuclear plant Bulgaria has reached a debt rescheduling deal for 250 million euros ($326 million) owed to creditors headed by French bank BNP Paribas for an abandoned nuclear plant project, Economy and Energy Minister Delyan Dobrev said on Monday. ... more | .. |
  Experts write on the risks of low-level radiation Each time a release of radioactivity occurs, questions arise and debates unfold on the health risks at low doses-and still, just over a year after the disaster at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Station ... more | .. |
 Japan switches off final nuclear reactor Japan switched off its last working nuclear reactor Saturday, leaving the country without atomic-generated electricity just over a year after the world's worst nuclear accident in a quarter of a century. ... more |
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 Italy relives militancy fears with nuclear boss shooting A gunman shot and wounded the head of an Italian nuclear energy company on Monday in an incident reminiscent of militant attacks in the 1970s, with police saying anarchists could be responsible. ... more | .. |
 Japan to go nuclear-free for first time since 1970 Japan is set to go without nuclear energy for the first time since 1970 from Saturday, when the last operating reactor shuts down for maintenance, heightening fears of a looming power crunch this summer. ... more | .. |
S. Korea starts building new nuclear reactors South Korea on Friday started work on two new nuclear reactors despite fears over safety in the aftermath of the radioactive disaster in Japan last year. ... more | .. |
 Greenpeace activist flies into French nuclear plant: police French police arrested three Greenpeace members Wednesday after an activist flew into the grounds of a nuclear power plant using a paraglider in a stunt aimed at revealing alleged security flaws. ... more |
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 Wash. nuclear cleanup plan criticized Washington State's plan for dealing with dangerous waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation is incomplete and fails to address safety issues, critics say. ... more | .. |
Jordan weighs two offers to build nuclear plant 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. ... 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 |
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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 | .. |
 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 |
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