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Tokyo's anti-nuclear protesters remember WWIITokyo (AFP) Aug 17, 2012 Japanese anti-nuclear demonstrators on Friday recounted the horror of World War II, days after the region marked Tokyo's surrender nearly seven decades earlier. Thousands of marchers took to streets in the capital for a weekly rally in front of the prime minister's office and parliament to pressure the government to drop its policy of using nuclear power. The rally came after Japan on Wednesday marked the 67th anniversary of its surrender, which came after the United States dropped nuclear bombs ... read more |
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 Belgian nuclear safety chief spells out fissure fears Belgium stepped up controls on nuclear safety that found cracks in the casing of an ageing reactor and led to two sites now closing after learning of signs of fissures in French atomic power plants, the national watchdog said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 UAE announces $3bn in nuclear fuel deals The United Arab Emirates said Wednesday it had selected six companies to supply fuel to its four planned nuclear reactors in deals worth an estimated $3 billion (2.43 billion euros). ... more | .. |
  Fukushima caused mutant butterflies: scientists Genetic mutations have been found in three generations of butterflies from near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, scientists said Tuesday, raising fears radiation could affect other species. ... 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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 Fukushima caused mutant butterflies: scientists Genetic mutations have been found in three generations of butterflies from near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, scientists said Tuesday, raising fears radiation could affect other species. ... more | .. |
 Japan's Toshiba eyes nuclear power alliance 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. ... more | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
 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 |
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Northrop Grumman Hypersonic Navigation System Exceeds Rocket Test Milestones
Teledyne Labtech and Bangor University advance Welsh space cooling technology
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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 | .. |
 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 |
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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 | .. |
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 |
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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 | .. |
 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 |
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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 | .. |
 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 |
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