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March 05, 2013

US may face inevitable nuclear power exit
Los Angeles, CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2013
In a 2012 report, the Obama administration announced that it was "jumpstarting" the nuclear industry. Because of the industry's long history of permitting problems, cost overruns, and construction delays, financial markets have been wary of backing new nuclear construction for decades. The supposed "nuclear renaissance" ballyhooed in the first decade of this century never materialized. And then came Fukushima, a disaster that pushed countries around the world to ask: Should nuclear power be part o ... read more

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Taiwan nuke power plants to face OECD stress tests International experts will run safety checks on Taiwan's three nuclear power plants as parts of efforts to reassure the public following Japan's nuclear meltdowns two years ago, officials said Monday. ... more		Japan riled by WHO's Fukushima cancer warning Japan on Friday insisted warnings by the World Health Organisation of a rise in the risk of cancer for people in Fukushima were overblown, saying the agency was unnecessarily stoking fears. ... more		Areva says Japan to relaunch six reactors in 2013 The head of French nuclear group Areva, a major supplier to Japan, said Monday six reactors would reopen in the country before the end of the year and that most of the country's nuclear plants would eventually be put back on line. ... more
				Slovenia's only nuke plant back on line Slovenia's sole nuclear power plant Krsko resumed energy production on Sunday, six days after being shut down due to mechanical problems, its operator said. ... more		Namibias Roessing uranium mine to slash jobs The Roessing uranium mine in Namibia, a unit of British mining giant Rio Tinto, said Friday it plans to cut 17 percent of its workforce due to slowing demand for nuclear fuel. ... more

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Westinghouse Nuclear Team Sign MoU With Local Czech Engineering Firms Westinghouse Electric Company, Toshiba Corporation and Metrostav have announced the signing of three highly significant Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with UJV Rez a.s., SKODA PRAHA Invest s.r. ... more		Chernobyl plant building to be covered A section of Chernobyl's nuclear power plant that recently collapsed will be closed with a temporary cover, officials said. ... 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		US teen designs compact nuclear reactor Eighteen-year-old Taylor Wilson has designed a compact nuclear reactor that could one day burn waste from old atomic weapons to power anything from homes and factories to space colonies. ... more
				Fukushima raised cancer risk near plant: WHO Japan's 2011 Fukushima disaster raised the cancer risk for people living near the atomic plant, but no jump in cases is expected elsewhere, the UN's health agency said Thursday, sparking an angry reaction from anti-nuclear campaigners. ... more		Areva narrows loss, targets profit in 2013 French nuclear energy giant Areva said Thursday it aims to return to profit this year after nearly erasing a massive loss incurred due massive depreciations tied to the Fukushima disaster. ... more

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Two workers die in fall at French nuclear plant Two workers were killed and a third was seriously injured Thursday when a raised platform they were standing on collapsed at one of France's largest nuclear plants, officials said. ... more		Bulgaria parliament confirms rejection of new nuclear plant Bulgaria's outgoing parliament confirmed on Wednesday an earlier decision abandoning plans for a new nuclear power plant, after a referendum forced a review of the issue. ... 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		Safety concerns cloud S. Korea nuclear drive South Korea has big plans to become a major nuclear energy player, but they are unfolding at a time when the global industry is under intense scrutiny after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. ... more
				Taiwan to vote on nuclear facility The government of Taiwan said the fate of its fourth nuclear power plant in Taipei, under construction since 1992, will be decided in a public referendum. ... more		German greenhouse gas emissions rose in 2012 Germany saw increased emissions in greenhouse gases last year due to more coal and gas usage while the country seeks to develop its renewable energy sources, officials said Monday. ... more

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	Earthquake shakes buildings in Tokyo A 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit Japan on Monday, setting buildings in the capital swaying but causing no risk of a tsunami, seismologists said. ... more		Trust our nuclear technology: French president to India French President Francois Hollande on Friday urged India "to trust" his country's nuclear technology and extended France's support to the Indian nuclear power generation programme. Hollande st ... more		Finland's Fennovoima may downsize reactor plans Finnish power company Fennovoima said on Monday it had dropped a bid by French group Areva to build a high-power nuclear reactor in favour of a proposal by Toshiba, but added that the project could be downsized. ... more		Taiwan mulls nuke plant referendum Taiwan's Premier Jiang Yi-hua said for the first time Monday that the government may support a referendum on the island's half-completed and hugely controversial fourth nuclear power plant. ... more

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