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February 11, 2013
CIVIL NUCLEAR
France debates nuke waste facility
Bure, France (UPI) Feb 8, 2013
 A public debate on whether to build a mammoth underground nuclear waste facility in northeastern France began this week amid praise and skepticism. France's National Commission for Public Debate launched the proceedings Wednesday as French Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Delphine Batho visited the proposed site at the Meuse/Haute Marne Underground Research Laboratory in Bure, France. Opponents contend the debate is rigged in favor of the building the $20 billion-$ ... read more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Fukushima survivors to sue Japan government
 People whose homes or farms were hit by radiation from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant will file class-action lawsuits next month to seek damages from the Japanese government, lawyers said Friday. ... more
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Japan's TEPCO to buy 800,000 tonnes of LNG from US
 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. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR

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
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Westinghouse Commits To Czech Steel For AP1000 Plants At Temelin
 Westinghouse Electric Company has announced its commitment to source a majority of its steel needs through Czech companies as part of its ongoing localization efforts in preparation for the potentia ... more

CIVIL NUCLEAR

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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New Fukushima pictures show wreckage of plant
 The shattered remains of a reactor building loom against a lowering sky, smoke or steam pouring from a gaping roof in the days after a huge tsunami smashed into Japan, crushing a nuclear power plant. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR

Centrica makes U-turn on British nuclear plant plan
 British energy company Centrica on Monday said it was pulling out of a joint-venture deal to build up to four nuclear power stations in Britain, citing the project's rising costs. ... more
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Nuclear safety chief questioned over Fukushima: report
 Japanese police have questioned a former head of the nuclear safety body regarding possible criminal charges over the Fukushima nuclear crisis, news reports said Sunday. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR

British council votes down nuke depository
 A county council in northwestern England this week voted against allowing further study of possible nuclear waste repository in tourism-dependent Cumbria. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR

Blow to Britain's nuclear waste plans
 Britain's plans to boost its use of nuclear energy and cut greenhouse gas emissions took a hit on Wednesday when the only region interested in hosting an underground waste dump pulled out. ... 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
CIVIL NUCLEAR

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
CIVIL NUCLEAR

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
DISASTER MANAGEMENT

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
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

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
CIVIL NUCLEAR

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
CIVIL NUCLEAR

Construction of Bangladesh N-plant from October
 Bangladesh will start building its first nuclear power plant by October this year after signing a loan deal with Russia to fund the construction, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced Wednesday. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR

Bulgaria to hold referendum on new nuclear plant
 Polls indicate that Bulgarians will on Sunday vote "yes" to a second nuclear power plant in a referendum, in a closely watched contest between the government and the opposition ahead of elections in July. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR

 Japan watchdog says reactors must be terror proof
CIVIL NUCLEAR

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TECH SPACE

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CIVIL NUCLEAR

 Egypt announces uranium discoveries
CIVIL NUCLEAR

 India, Australia to start nuclear energy talks
CIVIL NUCLEAR

 Japan proposes new nuclear safety rules
CIVIL NUCLEAR

 French nuclear firm tightens safety at Niger mine
CIVIL NUCLEAR

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CIVIL NUCLEAR

 Argentina aims to revive nuclear exports
CIVIL NUCLEAR

 South Korean nuclear reactor shuts down
Japan plans world's largest wind farm

Turkey and France to resume nuclear plant talks: minister

Westinghouse Achieves Milestones For World's First Ap1000 Nuclear Power Plants

Regulator wants more info before clearing Belgian reactors

Bangladesh PM to ink $1.5bn arms, nuclear deals in Russia

 UAE, Argentina sign civil nuclear agreement

Malaysia nuclear plan delayed: official

Another tiny miracle: Graphene oxide soaks up radioactive waste

Indian minister says Areva nuclear deal is close

Japan to clamp down on Fukushima clean-up firms

 Iran says sole nuclear plant at 'full capacity'

Material cleans water of nuclear wast

A French nuclear exit?

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China 'biggest' nuclear plant construction resumes

 Most Japan cities hosting nuclear plants OK restart

Experts okay restart of worrisome Belgian nuclear plants

Bulgaria PM lobbies for 'no' in nuclear referendum

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German minister says 'never again' to nuclear power
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