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June 24, 2013

New radioactive water leak at Fukushima: TEPCO
Tokyo (AFP) June 21, 2013
Japan's tsunami-battered Fukushima nuclear complex has suffered another radioactive water leak, its operator said Friday, the latest in a series of incidents at the crippled plant. About 360 litres (95 gallons) of tainted water leaked from a desalination unit although it did not escape from the complex, Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) said. The desalination unit removes salt from tainted seawater used to cool reactors that went into meltdown after a giant tsunami crashed into the plant in March 201 ... read more

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US state in new alert over nuclear waste leak Heightened radioactivity levels were found outside a nuclear waste tank in the US state of Washington, officials said Friday, in a new alert about a site used to make Cold War-era bombs. ... more		Romania to sell stake in nuclear plant operator Romania will sell a 10 percent stake in Nuclearelectrica, the company that operates a nuclear power plant in Cernavoda, the government said Wednesday. ... more		Toxic radiation in groundwater at Fukushima: operator Cancer-causing radioactive substances have been found in groundwater at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, its Japanese operator said Wednesday, as it pledged to prevent them getting into the sea. ... more
				Poland may delay launch of nuclear plants: PM Poland could delay building its first nuclear power plants as natural gas, including shale gas, becomes less costly, the prime minister of the central European heavyweight said Tuesday. ... more		Japan PM promotes nuclear exports at central Europe summit Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a push on Sunday for his country's nuclear technologies at a summit in Warsaw with leaders of four ex-Communist European Union countries, as part of his bid to boost the Asian powerhouse's exports. ... more

Lockheed Martin and China Sign Nuclear Plant Safety Systems Work Deal Lockheed Martin and State Nuclear Power Automation System Engineering Company (SNPAS) have signed an agreement to prototype, manufacture and qualify nuclear power plant reactor protection systems fo ... more		Japan PM to tout nuclear exports at central Europe summit Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets the leaders of four ex-communist European countries on Sunday at a regional summit in Warsaw, where he is expected to promote the country's nuclear technologies. ... 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		Moon Radiation Findings May Reduce Health Risks to Astronauts Space scientists from the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) report that data gathered by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) show lighter materials ... more
				EU wants six-yearly post-Fukushima nuclear stress tests The European Commission called for stress tests every six years on the dozens of nuclear reactors operating in the European Union as it issued new safety rules in the wake of Japan's Fukushima disaster. ... more		Fukushima official Twitter tirade under fire in Japan A public official charged with helping victims of Japan's nuclear disaster who launched a foul-mouthed Twitter tirade faced calls to quit Thursday. ... more

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Iran denies 'problem' at sole nuclear reactor Iran's foreign ministry on Tuesday denied its Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant had suffered a malfunction, saying the process of its start-up was going ahead without a hitch. ... more		Japan's first lady says she is 'anti-nuclear' The wife of Japan's pro-business Prime Minister Shinzo Abe does not like nuclear power and would rather her husband's government did not try to export it, she said in a speech. ... 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		Upgrades ordered for U.S. reactors The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has ordered nearly a third of the nation's nuclear reactors to upgrade their venting systems. ... more
				Glitch-hit US nuclear plant shut down for good A California nuclear power plant shut down last year after a radiation leak will be permanently closed, its owners said Friday. ... more		Japan PM to step up nuclear export drive: report Japan's prime minister is expected to sign a nuclear cooperation deal with the Czech Republic this month, a report said Saturday, as Tokyo looks to build up its exports of the technology. ... more

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	S. Korea's top nuclear plant operator sacked South Korea on Thursday fired the head of the state-run company that oversees the country's 23 nuclear reactors over a forged documentation scandal that has shut a host of those reactors down. ... more		Japan's Fukushima operator admits culpability in suicide Japan's Tokyo Electric Power has conceded the Fukushima disaster played a part in a farmer's suicide, lawyers said Thursday, its first admission of culpability in such a case. ... more		Australia seeks to boost uranium sector Australia's Resource Minister has called for ramping up the country's uranium sector. ... more		China, India, Pakistan boost nuclear arsenals: study Three of the world's nuclear powers - China, India and Pakistan - have increased their nuclear arsenals over the past year, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said Monday. ... more

More radioactive leaks reported at Fukushima plant		Russia woos new Bulgaria cabinet to resume nuclear project		Radiation Exposure Associated with a Trip to Mars Calculated		Thousands rally against nuclear power in Tokyo		S. Korea, US hold talks on key nuclear accord
Radiation Measured by Curiosity During Mars Trip Has Implications for Human Missions		No health risk from Fukushima radiation: UN		TEPCO seeks yet more cash for Fukushima payouts		S. Korea PM vows tough penalties over reactor scam		Despite safety and other concerns, nuclear power saves lives, greenhouse gas emissions

Japan nuclear lab accident affected 30: agency

UAE begins construction of second nuclear reactor

S. Korea halts two more reactors over faulty parts

Areva vows to stay in Niger despite uranium mine attack

S. Korea halts two more reactors over faulty parts

Japan nuclear lab accident affected 30: agency

Hundreds rally against Taiwan nuclear referendum

India PM calls for nuclear deal, more Japan investment

Czech minister baulks at cost of nuclear plant bids

Dutch signal willingness to sell Urenco stake

Four researchers exposed to radiation at Japanese lab

Germany must spread cost of energy shift fairly: IEA

Areva, world's 2nd uranium company heavily present in Niger

Farmers plant rice near doomed Fukushima plant

Japan nuclear reactor atop active fault: regulator

Westinghouse and State Nuclear Power Technology Form Joint Venture To Better Serve Global Market

Belgium to re-start two reactors halted since 2012

German energy shift faces headwinds

German MPs debate fresh search for nuclear dump site

Thousands rally against nuclear power in Taiwan

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