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January 13, 2014

TEPCO to siphon off radioactive water from tunnels under Fukushima plant
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Jan 13, 2014
The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi atomic plant plans to start cleaning underground tunnels believed to be part of the sources of radioactive materials poisoning the groundwater in the area. The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) will first block the flow of tainted water between the damaged buildings and the tunnels. Workers will begin burying pipes in the ground to carry refrigerants in January, NHK TV network reported. In April, they are set to start draining the contaminated ... read more

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				Greenland and Denmark to agree on uranium in 2014: Danish PM An agreement between Greenland and Denmark governing uranium extraction in the Arctic territory will be in place by the end of the year, the Danish prime minister said on Wednesday. ... more		Czech environment minister cancels nuke waste repository site survey Exploration of an area of the southeastern Czech Republic as a site for long-term radioactive waste storage has been canceled, the environment ministry says. ... more

Westinghouse Announces Setting of AP1000 Plant Shield Building Conical Roofs Westinghouse Electric Company, its consortium team member CB&I and China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation announce the successful setting of the shield building conical roofs on the firs ... more		China loans Pakistan $6.5 bn for nuclear plants China has agreed to lend Pakistan $6.5 billion to help build nuclear power stations including a 2,200-megawatt plant in Karachi, as Beijing increases its involvement in the cash-strapped country. ... more		Severe floods threaten global rice yields, study finds Ancient RNA recovery reveals gene activity in Ice Age mammoths 6 Things to Know From NASA About New US, European Sea Satellite		Renewables Provides All New US Electrical Generating Capacity In November According to the latest "Energy Infrastructure Update" report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Office of Energy Projects, solar, biomass, wind, geothermal, and hydropower "units" prov ... more
				Fukushima operator readies new restructuring plan Tokyo Electric Power Wednesday submitted a fresh restructuring plan to a Japanese government-backed fund that envisages the creation of a special unit to dismantle the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. ... more		Saudi royal firm to file complaint against France's EDF Saudi-owned Soroof International will file a complaint against French energy giant EDF, the conglomerate chaired by Prince Bandar bin Abdullah al-Saud said on Tuesday. ... more

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Romania says Enel, ArcelorMittal exit nuclear project Energy giants Enel and ArcelorMittal will pull out of the construction of two nuclear reactors in Romania after a Chinese company entered the deal, Romanian officials said Monday. ... more		Westinghouse Expands European Nuclear Center To Meet Growing Demand Westinghouse Electric Company today inaugurated the extension of its European Maintenance Center in Nivelles, Belgium to provide scalable growth to support an increasing customer base, including Ele ... more		Record doubleheader: SpaceX launches 2 Falcon 9 rockets from Florida ESA pinpoints 3I/ATLAS's path with data from Mars Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission achieves key flyby milestones		Solvay and AREVA team up to develop new thorium applications Solvay and AREVA have signed an agreement to develop new applications for the use of thorium, an element that is abundantly present in the earth's crust and part of rare earth elements or uranium. ... more
				Over 1,000 protest in Niger against French nuclear firm Areva More than 1,000 demonstrators marched in the Niger capital Niamey on Saturday to protest against their country's "unbalanced" partnership with nuclear firm Areva as the French giant negotiates a new uranium mining agreement with the government. ... more		Finland's Fennovoima inks reactor deal with Russia's Rosatom Finnish power company Fennovoima has signed an agreement with Russia's Rosatom for the delivery of a mid-sized nuclear reactor, the Finnish company said in a statement. ... more

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	Japan to boost financial support for Fukushima operator Japan will nearly double financial support for the operator of Fukushima to $86 billion, as the government vowed to speed up the removal of contaminated soil and compensation for victims. ... more		Fukushima's last two reactors to be decommissioned Tokyo Electric Power Company, operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant, will decommission the facility's two remaining reactors, Units 5 and 6. ... more		Brussels opens probe into UK state aid for new nuclear plant The European Commission on Wednesday said it had opened "an in-depth investigation" to see whether plans by the British government to subsidise a new nuclear plant comply with EU state aid rules. ... more		TEPCO to decommission surviving Fukushima reactors The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said Wednesday it will decommission two reactors at the troubled site that escaped major physical damage from the 2011 tsunami. ... more

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Decommissioning of nuclear installations: world first for the robot CHARLI		S. Korea scales back nuclear expansion plans		Company says no danger after fire at US nuclear plant		China, France to jointly target nuclear power markets		Australian government orders uranium mine to close

Pakistan turns to China for development

France PM touts nuclear expertise in energy-hungry China

Niger says seeks better uranium terms from French Areva

Releasing radioactive water an option for Fukushima?

Fukushima remains 'very complex' despite progress: IAEA

Water decontamination system in trouble at Japan's Fukushima

Npower layoffs reignite calls for Britain energy market reforms

Iran, Russia in talks on new Bushehr nuclear plant

Typhoons spread Fukushima fallout, study warns

Quake near Iran nuclear plant kills 8

World Bank says no money for nuclear power

Westinghouse Sees Promising Future for Nuclear Energy Development in Brazil

Japan director turns to crowdfunding for anti-nuclear film

Bomb blast near India nuclear plant kills six: police

Pakistan launches largest nuclear power project

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Uranium seized in South Africa 'not from the continent': agency

Romania, China ink nuclear cooperation agreements

UN nuclear watchdog in Japan for Fukushima review

AREVA and Wroclaw University of Technology sign memorandum of understanding

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