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Belgian nuclear chief 'sceptical' reactor can be restartedBrussels (AFP) Aug 10, 2012 The head of Belgium's federal agency for nuclear safety AFCN said on Friday he was "sceptical" that an ageing reactor closed over fears of cracks could be restarted. "I'm fairly sceptical for the moment," Willy de Roovere told RTBF public radio, even if "the possibility remains that I am wrong." According to French-language daily Le Soir, a crack of between 15 and 20 millimetres (0.6 and 0.8 inches) was discovered during a test in June. There has been no denial of this report. According to t ... read more |
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 Japan's Onagawa nuclear plant 'remarkably undamaged': IAEA The UN atomic agency said Friday that Japan's Onagawa nuclear power plant, despite having been closest to the epicentre of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, was in surprisingly good shape. ... more | .. |
 Belgium's nuclear watchdog may close two reactors Belgium's nuclear watchdog is mulling the permanent closure of two of the country's seven reactors producing electricity due to safety concerns, according to an internal document seen by AFP Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  AREVA and AEG Power Solutions present a new software-free battery-charging rectifier AREVA and AEG Power Solutions have jointly developed and qualified Profitec SN1, a new battery-charging rectifier which ensures the continuous availability of the internal power supply of the key pa ... 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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  TEPCO video shows tensions as Fukushima crisis unfurls Video footage released Monday shows the head of the Fukushima nuclear power plant shouting "We have a big problem, a big problem!" as a reactor exploded after last year's quake-tsunami disaster. ... more | .. |
 Japan A-bomb survivors warn against nuclear power The scars that still mark Sunao Tsuboi's face from the wartime bombing of Hiroshima are a grim reminder of the power of the atom as a wave of nuclear wariness sweeps post-Fukushima Japan. ... more | .. |
 South Korea restarts oldest reactor South Korea's oldest nuclear reactor - shut down since March - will resume operations, the government said. ... more | .. |
 AREVA joins the World Association of Nuclear Operators AREVA is joining the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO), as a Category 1 Member. The group qualifies for WANO membership due to its operation of La Hague nuclear fuel recycling facility i ... more |
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 AREVA receives NRC approval of new Simulation Validation Test for Digital I and C System After becoming the first and only supplier to receive NRC approval for full plant application of a safety-related digital I and C system (TELEPERM XS), AREVA announces NRC approval of a Simulation V ... more | .. |
 carboNZero Holdings and Energy and Technical Services Limited (ETSL) form Strategic Partnership carboNZero Holdings and Energy and Technical Services Limited (ETSL) has announced that they have formed a strategic partnership that will deliver more streamlined carbon emission factors reporting ... more | .. |
  Japan increasingly turning to solar power Many Japanese municipalities are turning their backs on nuclear power and Japan could soon become one of the world's biggest solar power nations, experts say. ... more | .. |
TEPCO chief vows cost cuts amid $3.68 bn loss Tokyo Electric Power's chief on Wednesday vowed "nothing was sacred" in his bid to chop costs as the operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant posted a $3.68 billion quarterly loss. ... more |
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Australia inks UAE nuclear deal Australia has signed a nuclear supply treaty with the United Arab Emirates in a deal Foreign Minister Bob Carr said would see the Gulf state become Canberra's first Middle Eastern uranium customer. ... more | .. |
 TEPCO receives $12.8 billion public bailout The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant was effectively nationalised Tuesday as it received one trillion yen ($12.8 billion) of taxpayer money to stay afloat. ... more | .. |
 EnBW says won't sue Germany over nuclear exit German power group EnBW said Monday it will not join other utility companies in filing a complaint with Germany's top court over compensation for Berlin's decision to abandon nuclear power. ... more | .. |
 Automatic shutdown at S. Korea nuclear reactor A South Korean nuclear reactor went into automatic shutdown on Monday apparently after a malfunction, plant operators said, while ruling out a possible radiation leak. ... more |
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 Anti-nuclear protesters surround Japan parliament Thousands of demonstrators holding aloft candles and lights formed a human chain around Japan's parliament on Sunday in a new protest against nuclear power after last year's Fukushima atomic crisis. ... more | .. |
Saudis, Emirates push nuclear power plans Saudi Arabia is pressing ahead with its ambitious plans to develop nuclear power to meet rising electricity demand and save oil for export. ... more | .. |
Convoy taking Italian spent nuclear fuel to France: reports A rail convoy carrying highly radioactive spent nuclear fuel from Italy to France set off from the northern Italian town of Saluggia overnight, Italian media reported Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Opportunity after the nuclear disaster at Fukushima Japan's energy policy is now at its most critical juncture since the inception of nuclear power in 1966. Nearly 16 months after the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station - the worl ... more |
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 AREVA and Northrop Grumman Announce Plans to Provide Cybersecurity Support to U.S. Nuclear Facilities AREVA Inc. and Northrop Grumman have joined forces to provide cybersecurity protection support for the nuclear industry. The alliance is in response to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's call for c ... more | .. |
 Japan probes claim workers' radiation levels faked Japan's labour minister on Tuesday ordered an investigation into claims that subcontractors at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant told workers to lie about their radiation exposure. ... more | .. |
40 India nuclear plant workers contaminated: firm More than 40 workers at a nuclear power station in northern India have been exposed to tritium radiation in two separate leaks in the past five weeks, company managers said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Stanford researchers calculate global health impacts of the Fukushima nuclear disaster Radiation from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster may eventually cause anywhere from 15 to 1,300 deaths and from 24 to 2,500 cases of cancer, mostly in Japan, Stanford researchers have calcu ... more |
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Japan, TEPCO accused of ignoring nuclear accident risks Japanese officials and Tokyo Electric Power ignored the risk of an atomic accident because they believed in the "myth of nuclear safety", a government-backed report on the Fukushima crisis said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Japan sets compensation for Fukushima evacuees Japan on Friday set compensation guidelines for tens of thousands forced to evacuate an area around the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant last year, with some able to claim the full value of their home. ... more | .. |
 Fukushima a 'Wake-Up Call' Seen for Sleeping US Nuclear Regulators The same underlying "man-made" problems that contribute significantly to the Fukushima reactor disaster in Japan are in place in the United States and require preventative actions that go far beyond ... more | .. |
Nuclear fears galvanise usually sedate Japan Japan's usually sedate society is angry and getting organised against nuclear power, with the kind of snowballing protest movement not seen for decades. ... more |
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Japan's TEPCO gets go-ahead for power bill boost The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday was told it could hike household bills by around 8.5 percent, as the president insisted his company was misunderstood by the public. ... more | .. |
 Japan to probe 'active faults' under nuclear plants Japan's nuclear safety watchdog on Wednesday ordered a probe into claims the country's only working nuclear power station sits on an active tectonic fault. ... more | .. |
UAE to begin constructing two nuclear reactors The UAE will begin building two of four nuclear power plants in partnership with a South Korean consortium, the first of which will begin production in 2017, the Gulf state announced Wednesday. ... more | .. |
US nuclear plant problem worse than thought: report US nuclear regulators published an update on California's troubled San Onofre power plant Thursday, sparking an expert warning that the problem is more serious than first thought. ... more |
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