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August 15, 2012
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Japan's Toshiba eyes nuclear power alliance
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 14, 2012
Toshiba plans to sell some of its controlling stake in nuclear-power unit Westinghouse Electric as it looks to form an alliance to tap demand in emerging markets, reports said Tuesday. The Japanese engineering giant, which holds about 67 percent of Westinghouse, said it would sell as much as 16 percent of the US firm to buyers with a foothold in nations eager to build nuclear plants, after demand in post-Fukushima Japan fell away. "While keeping our stake at more than 50 percent, we are consider ... read more

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NRC Freezes All Nuclear Reactor Construction and Operating Licenses in US
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has acted to put a hold on at least 19 final reactor licensing decisions - nine construction and operating licenses (COLS), eight license renewals, one o ... more
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Belgium nuke re-start seen as unlikely
The chief of Belgium's nuclear power regulatory agency says he's "skeptical" the Doel-3 reactor near Antwerp can ever be re-started. ... more
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Retreat never an option: ex-Fukushima chief
The chief of Japan's Fukushima atomic plant at the time of the quake-tsunami disaster has said he never considered withdrawing from the escalating crisis despite fearing for his life, reports said Sunday. ... more
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Belgian nuclear chief 'sceptical' reactor can be restarted
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. ... 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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South Korea restarts oldest reactor
South Korea's oldest nuclear reactor - shut down since March - will resume operations, the government said. ... more
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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
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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
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SOLAR DAILY

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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