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Canada nuclear scientists strikeOttawa (AFP) July 9, 2012 More than 800 nuclear scientists and engineers went on strike on Monday, warning of "dire consequences" for Canada's nuclear industry after contract talks broke down with Candu Energy Inc. No nuclear power plants will be shut down as a result of the labor strife, union spokeswoman Michelle Duncan told AFP. But design work, refurbishing and troubleshooting at three reactors in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick provinces, as well as in Argentina, China and Romania "will be directly affected," she ... read more |
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 Swiss nuclear safety watchdog gives stations the all-clear Switzerland's four nuclear power stations are fit to withstand a major earthquake and pose no threat to the population and the environment, inspectors said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Japan reactor back to full power after nuke shutdown A nuclear reactor in western Japan began full operations Monday, the first restart since the country shut down its atomic stations in the wake of last year's crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. ... more | .. |
 Reactor at Bulgarian nuclear plant shut down A 1,000-megawatt reactor at Bulgaria's Kozloduy nuclear plant was temporarily shut down early Saturday due to a turbogenerator problem, but no rise in radioactivity was recorded, a statement said. ... 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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France's Areva to bid for British nuclear plant venture France's nuclear power group Areva and other companies including China's CGNPC will bid for the British joint venture dropped by Germany in March, Areva boss Luc Oursel said Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Habia Cable secures new nuclear contract in Korea Habia Cable is maintaining its leading position in the Korean nuclear market with another new contract. The company recently signed a contract with Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) to supply nuc ... more | .. |
 AREVA submits its offer for construction of two EPR reactors for Temelin 3 and 4 project AREVA is pleased to announce that it has submitted its official bid to the Czech utility CEZ for the construction of two EPR reactors, units 3 and 4, on the Temelin nuclear power plant site. The sco ... more | .. |
  Japan Diet to publish Fukushima disaster probe A Japanese parliament probe into the nuclear disaster at Fukushima is expected to say the then prime minister fanned chaos in the opening days of the crisis when it publishes its final report Thursday. ... more |
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Fukushima was 'man-made' disaster: Japanese probe Last year's Fukushima nuclear accident was a man-made disaster caused by Japan's culture of "reflexive obedience" and not just the tsunami that hit the plant, a damning parliamentary report said Thursday. ... more | .. |
Electricity flows from restarted Japan reactor Electricity generated from nuclear fission began flowing in Japan on Thursday, ending a nearly two-month hiatus in the aftermath of the Fukushima meltdowns, the operator said. ... more | .. |
Japan readies nuclear reactor as protests mount Japan prepared to bring nuclear power back online by reactivating one of its idled reactors on Sunday, defying growing public protests since last year's meltdowns at Fukushima. ... more | .. |
  Japan opens solar energy parks Japan opened several solar energy parks on Sunday as a new law came into force requiring companies to purchase renewable energy at a fixed price in a push for alternatives to nuclear power. ... more |
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Japan restarts nuclear reactor as protests mount Engineers in Japan on Sunday began refiring an atomic reactor, despite growing public protests in the aftermath of meltdowns at Fukushima, ending nearly two months in which the country was nuclear-free. ... more | .. |
French, US, Russian firms bid on Czech nuke plant Czech state-run power group CEZ said on Monday it had received three bids to build two units at its Temelin nuclear power facility in the southern Czech Republic, as expected. ... more | .. |
 Tens of thousands protest Japan nuclear restart Tens of thousands of people rallied outside the Japanese premier's residence in Tokyo Friday, in what organisers said was one of the largest demonstrations held against the restart of nuclear reactors. ... more | .. |
 Japan's TEPCO to drop nuclear exports: report Tokyo Electric Power Co. is to abandon plans to export its nuclear power plant expertise as it struggles to cope with the Fukushima disaster, news reports said Thursday. ... more |
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 Noisy TEPCO shareholders OK Japan state bailout A boisterous shareholders' meeting on Wednesday rubber stamped the effective nationalisation of TEPCO, the operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. ... more | .. |
Record radiation levels detected at Fukushima reactor TEPCO, the operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, said Wednesday record amounts of radiation had been detected in the basement of reactor number 1, further hampering clean-up operations. ... more | .. |
Czech nuclear plant upgrade complete The Dukovany nuclear plant in the southern Czech Republic has increased its total power output to 2,000 megawatts following an extensive upgrade, a plant spokesman said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
Slovakia to raise the ante on nuclear shutdown: PM Slovakia's prime minister said Tuesday he wants more than twice as much EU cash to fully decommission two Soviet-era nuclear reactors that were closed after the country joined the European Union. ... more |
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Central Africa gunmen attack French uranium plant: army Rebels attacked and looted a plant operated by French nuclear giant Areva near a uranium mine in the southeast of the Central African Republic, army and French diplomatic sources said Monday. ... more | .. |
Temelin bidder Areva inks memoranda with Czech partners French state-run energy company Areva signed outline arrangements on Friday with 11 Czech companies on potential cooperation in the construction of two nuclear units in the country. ... more | .. |
 Japan unveils 10% energy-saving target Japan on Friday said its industrial heartland must cut electricity use by 10 percent this summer as the country grapples with a power shortage in the aftermath of last year's Fukushima atomic crisis. ... more | .. |
 Where to put nuclear waste? Researchers in Finland have found that acceptance of the site of a spent nuclear fuel repository can depend on gender and economic background. Writing in the International Journal of Environmental T ... more |
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 Japan protest over nuclear restart About 20,000 people gathered in front of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's residence in Tokyo late Friday to protest his decision to restart two nuclear reactors. ... more | .. |
Lithuania seals approval of Hitachi nuclear plant deal Lithuania's parliament on Thursday approved a deal with Japan's Hitachi on the construction of a new nuclear plant aimed at reducing the Baltic state's energy dependence on Russia. ... more | .. |
 NRC Petitioned to Stop 35 Reactors Until Court Ruling Satisfied The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) must not make final licensing decisions until it has completed a rulemaking action on the environmental impacts of highly radioactive nuclear waste in the for ... more | .. |
Sweden raises security over explosives at nuclear plant Sweden has tightened security at its three nuclear power plants after routine checks revealed an explosive device planted on a truck inside its southern Ringhals plant, police said Thursday. ... more |
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 Abandoning Fukushima was never an option: TEPCO The embattled operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant on Wednesday denied it had ever considered abandoning the crippled power station, blaming poor communication with Japan's government for the claim. ... more | .. |
 Japan sorry for not using US radiation map A Japanese minister apologised Tuesday for the nation's failure to make use of a United States-made map showing how radiation was spreading from crippled reactors in the days after the Fukushima crisis. ... more | .. |
 Japan PM orders first nuclear restart Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda ordered the restart of two reactors at the Oi nuclear complex in Fukui Prefecture in western Japan. ... more | .. |
 Lithuania opens probe into nuclear plant bribery claim Lithuania opened a probe Tuesday after US justice authorities said a US company had paid bribes to officials employed at a nuclear power plant in the Baltic state before it shut down in 2009 under EU rules. ... more |
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