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January 18, 2013

South Korean nuclear reactor shuts down
Seoul (AFP) Jan 17, 2013
A South Korean nuclear reactor shut down Thursday due to a technical malfunction, the latest in a series of glitches that have raised public safety concerns The Uljin-1 reactor, 330 km (206 miles) southeast of Seoul, was tripped off by what a spokesman for the Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co said appeared to be a faulty gauge. "There has been no radioactive leak and there is no health hazard involved. It was an automatic shutdown for safety," the spokesman told AFP, adding that an investigation ... read more

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				Westinghouse Achieves Milestones For World's First Ap1000 Nuclear Power Plants Westinghouse Electric Company has announced the successful on-time installations of AP1000 full-scope plant reference simulators at China's Sanmen and Haiyang Nuclear Power Plants. The company ... more		Regulator wants more info before clearing Belgian reactors The Belgian nuclear regulator said Tuesday it wanted more information before it could make a final decision on whether to restart two reactors, shut down last year after cracks were found in them. ... more

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Bangladesh PM to ink $1.5bn arms, nuclear deals in Russia Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will sign defence and nuclear energy deals worth $1.5 billion during a three-day visit to Russia which begins on Monday, the government announced. ... more		UAE, Argentina sign civil nuclear agreement The UAE and Argentina signed on Monday an agreement to cooperate in the field of peaceful nuclear energy during a visit by President Cristina Kirchner, the state news agency WAM reported. ... more		NASA ISRO radar satellite beams first Earth images from space Morocco High Atlas whistle language strives for survival China warns Papua New Guinea over Australian defence deal		Malaysia nuclear plan delayed: official Malaysia's nuclear power plans will be delayed by the pall over the industry from Japan's atomic disaster, along with domestic anger at a controversial rare-earths plant, an official said Tuesday. ... more
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				A French nuclear exit? France has been held up, worldwide, as the forerunner in using nuclear fission to produce electricity. However, a third of the nation's nuclear reactors will need replacing in the next decade, and p ... more		Space Trash May Make Radiation Shields Researchers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are evaluating small tiles made of space trash to find out whether they can be stored aboard spacecraft safely or even used for radiation shield ... more

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Asian bids 'closer' to winning Turkey nuclear plant project

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Japan anti-nuclear vote melts away

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Faults said risk to Japan nuclear plants

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Japanese party victory a boost for nuclear

Japan to host nuclear safety conference in Fukushima

British regulators OK nuke reactor design

LA wants public hearings on nuke plant

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