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February 07, 2013

Japan's TEPCO to buy 800,000 tonnes of LNG from US
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 6, 2013
The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power station said Wednesday it plans to buy 800,000 tonnes of light liquefied natural gas (LNG) annually from the United States as it looks to cut its fuel bills. Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) said it had agreed to buy 400,000 tonnes a year from Mitsui & Co trading house, and was in final talks with Mitsubishi Corp trading firm for the same amount. Both will come from the US Cameron liquefaction project to be operated in Louisiana. The power com ... read more

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				World's First AP1000 Containment Vessel Top Head Ready Westinghouse Electric Company, its consortium team member The Shaw Group Inc. and China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) announce the successful setting of the AP1000 containment ... more		Fukushima operator TEPCO projects $1.29 bn year net loss Fukushima nuclear plant operator TEPCO on Monday slashed its outlook for the fiscal year to March, warning it expected to lose about $1.29 billion or almost three times an earlier estimate. ... more

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				Bulgaria nuclear referendum fails: official A referendum in Bulgaria on whether to build a second nuclear power plant has failed due to insufficient turnout, official results showed Tuesday. ... more		Bulgarian nuclear referendum on track to fail Low turnout appears to have scuppered a Bulgarian referendum on whether the former Communist nation should build a second nuclear power plant. ... more

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Bulgaria nuclear referendum set to fail A vote on whether to build a second nuclear power plant in Bulgaria, the EU member's first referendum since the end of communism in 1989, looked set to fail Sunday because of insufficient turnout. ... more		French government backs ex-Areva boss to head EADS: report The French and German governments are said to favour the former boss of nuclear group Areva, Anne Lauvergeon, for the job of chairman at European aerospace giant EADS, French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche (JDD) reported Sunday. ... more		Collision of equal sized bodies may explain Mercurys unique composition Gravitino emerges as contender in dark matter search Molecular 'fossils' offer microscopic clues to the origins of life - but they take care to interpret		Boss of Fukushima operator quizzed for negligence Japanese prosecutors have questioned the former head of the operator of the Fukushima power plant on suspicion of negligence over the nuclear crisis, local media reported Thursday. ... more
				France names ex-Areva boss to EADS board France on Sunday named the former boss of nuclear group Areva, Anne Lauvergeon, to represent it on the board of European aerospace giant EADS. ... more		World's biggest nuke plant may shut: Japan report The largest nuclear power plant in the world may be forced to shut down under tightened rules proposed by Japan's new nuclear watchdog aimed at safeguarding against earthquakes, a report said Friday. ... more

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