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October 24, 2013

India's controversial Kudankulam nuclear plant commissioned
New Delhi (UPI) Oct 23, 2013
Electricity supply from India's controversial Kudankulam nuclear power plant in the southern Tamil Nadu state has been connected to a southern region power grid. "This development means that the electricity supply process has started," The Wall Street Journal quoted an unidentified executive of state-run Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. as saying Tuesday. Environmentalists, anti-nuclear campaigners and local residents have protested the Kudankulam plant since 1988 over concerns ra ... read more

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EU to examine govt aid for UK nuclear deal The European Commission said Tuesday it would examine British government support for a massive 19-billion-euro nuclear plant to be built by French and Chinese firms. ... more		British nuclear plant deal seen as spur to more development An agreement reached this week on electricity "strike prices" for a new nuclear power plant could spur more such development in Britain, an analyst says. ... more		India starts up controversial Russia-backed nuclear plant India's largest nuclear plant - dogged by protests and multiple delays - is generating power and was linked Tuesday to the grid in the country's south, an official said. ... more
				UN atomic agency suffers 'malware' attack The UN atomic agency said Tuesday that some of its computers were infected by malicious software, in its second embarrassing IT slip-up over the past year. ... more		Iran to launch Bushehr fuel line in 3 months: Salehi Iran's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi said the a fuel production line for its sole nuclear power plant will go on stream within three months, media reported on Tuesday. ... more

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Radioactive leaks top priority at Fukushima: nuclear watchdog Contaminated water remains the greatest challenge at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant after the 2011 meltdown, the worst atomic disaster in a generation, the UN's nuclear watchdog said Tuesday. ... more		Storm caused radioactive leaks at Fukushima: operator Heavy rain at the Fukushima nuclear plant caused a leak of radioactive water containing a cancer-causing isotope, possibly into the sea, its operator said Monday, as a typhoon approaching Japan threatened further downpours. ... more				EDF deal reignites debate over energy costs in Britain As two French energy giants clinch a deal to build Britain's first new nuclear plant for a generation, debate has been reignited over nuclear's cost to taxpayers and the legacy of delays at similar projects. ... more
				Britain grabs slice of Chinese investment Britain has assuaged its hunger for economic ties with China after finance minister George Osborne came away from a trip to the Asian powerhouse with a range of investment deals. ... more		Japan to seek Fukushima decommissioning ideas overseas Japan is to solicit proposals from both domestic and overseas nuclear experts and firms for how best to decommission Fukushima's ruined reactors, officials said Thursday. ... more

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Britain commits to new nuclear power plant Britain on Monday paved the way for its first nuclear plant in a generation, to be built by state-owned foreign firms, underlining the government's controversial commitment to atomic power. ... more		India PM fails to strike nuclear deal in Russia Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh failed Monday to strike a long-delayed nuclear power deal with Russia during talks with President Vladimir Putin that also focused on big arms and energy deals. ... more				Groundwater radiation spikes at crippled Fukushima Groundwater radiation levels at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have soared near a tank that leaked 300 tonnes of toxic water in August, struggling operator Tokyo Electric Power said. ... more
				Britain, EDF strike deal on nuclear project: source The British government and French energy giant EDF have agreed on a deal to build two latest generation nuclear reactors in Britain, an informed French source said on Thursday. ... more		China and Russia to boost energy cooperation China and Russia plan to expand cooperation on energy projects, including oil and gas supply, nuclear energy and renewable energy, government officials said. ... more

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Fukushima operator seeks reactor restart

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Iran to take control of Russian-built reactor 'Monday'

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