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 Bucharest (AFP) Nov 07, 2012 One of the two reactors at Romania's sole nuclear power plant stopped unexpectedly Wednesday after its automatic shutdown system was mysteriously triggered, management said. The state-owned Nuclearelectrica group, which holds a majority stake in the Cernavoda plant, said the reactor would remain out of service until the cause of the "unplanned" shutdown was understood. "The incident did not endanger staff, residents or the environment," the group added in a statement. Located in the country' ... read more |
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 Scandal prompts S. Korea to probe all nuclear reactors South Korea's nuclear watchdog said Wednesday it would carry out a rigorous inspection of all the country's 23 reactors after a scandal involving unvetted components fuelled public fears about nuclear safety. ... more | |
 TEPCO believes Fukushima may cost $125 bn The cost of the clean-up and compensation after Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster may double to $125 billion, the plant's operator warned Wednesday. ... more | |
 TEPCO says Fukushima clean up, compensation may hit $125 bn The cost of cleaning up the mess left by meltdowns at Fukushima nuclear power station and compensating those affected may double to $125 billion, the plant's operator 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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 Canada, India clinch nuclear trade deal Canada and India on Tuesday clinched a deal opening the door to Canadian exports of uranium and other nuclear supplies to the energy-hungry South Asian nation for the first time in nearly four decades. ... more | |
  UNH Space Scientists to Develop State-of-the-Art Radiation Detector Scientists from the Space Science Center (SSC) at the University of New Hampshire have been selected by NASA to develop a space radiation detector that possesses unprecedented performance capabiliti ... more | |
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Northrop Grumman Hypersonic Navigation System Exceeds Rocket Test Milestones
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  Russian drug cops find plutonium during bust A Russian anti-drug unit has stumbled across radioactive soil samples from the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster as well as some dangerous traces of plutonium, officials said Thursday. ... more | |
 U.S. nuclear energy safety questioned The United States is headed toward a major nuclear disaster - one that could mirror what happened last year in Japan - unless the government more closely monitors aging power plants, safety advocates and activists said. ... more | |
  Fishing for answers off Fukushima Japan's "triple disaster," as it has become known, began on March 11, 2011, and remains unprecedented in its scope and complexity. To understand the lingering effects and potential public health imp ... more | |
 Fukushima operator TEPCO slashes loss forecast TEPCO, the operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, on Wednesday dramatically slashed its fiscal-year loss projection, citing asset sales and cost-cutting for the change. ... more |
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 Bulgarian president sets nuclear referendum for next January Bulgarians will be asked in a January referendum whether they want their country to be home to a second nuclear power plant, the office of President Rosen Plevneliev said Wednesday. ... more | |
 US nuclear plant exits 'alert' after storm waters recede A US nuclear plant exited "alert" status Wednesday after the storm surge from Hurricane Sandy receded, ending the flood threat at New Jersey's Oyster Creek plant, though it remained offline. ... more | |
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 Hitachi enters Britain's nuclear sector Japan's Hitachi Ltd. will build up to six new nuclear reactors in the United Kingdom as part of its agreement to acquire Horizon Nuclear Power from German energy companies RWE and E.ON. ... more | |
 Hurricane forces three US reactors shut Three US nuclear power reactors remained shut down and a fourth on alert Tuesday after Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc with transmission networks and high waters threatened cooling systems. ... more | |
 Chile thinking again of nuclear power use Chile is thinking again of meeting its future energy needs with nuclear power, after more than a year of hesitation and delays caused by the March 2011 Fukushima atomic reactor disaster in Japan. ... more | |
 Slovenian nuclear plant resumes output after preventive shut down Slovenia's only nuclear power plant resumed energy production on Tuesday after a preventive shut down as the Sava river - which is used to cool down the plant - was clogged up by leaves and rubbish. ... more |
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