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September 18, 2014

Boosting armor for nuclear-waste eating microbes
East Lansing MI (SPX) Sep 18, 2014
A microbe developed to clean up nuclear waste and patented by a Michigan State University researcher has just been improved. In earlier research, Gemma Reguera, MSU microbiologist, identified that Geobacter bacteria's tiny conductive hair-like appendages, or pili, did the yeoman's share of remediation. By increasing the strength of the pili nanowires, she improved their ability to clean up uranium and other toxic wastes. In new research, published in the current issue of Applied and Environm ... read more

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Iran's current uranium enrichment 'not acceptable': US Iran cannot convince the world that its current ability to enrich uranium is acceptable, the top US negotiator said on Tuesday ahead of new nuclear talks with global powers. ... more		Westinghouse Launches New Outage Control Center Westinghouse Electric Company has announced the opening of the company's first outage control center to provide vital central monitoring and response to its utility customers' outage operations at U ... more		AREVA signs a contract to manufacture a panel prototype for ITER project AREVA signed a contract with the agency Fusion for Energy* which gathers the European partners of the ITER fusion project, to manufacture a "first wall" panel prototype. The contract also includes d ... more
				Westinghouse Signs Agreements with China's SNPAS Westinghouse Electric Company has announced it signed two instrumentation and control (I&C) system cooperation agreements with China's State Nuclear Power Automation System Engineering Company (SNPA ... more		Scientists discover hazardous waste-eating bacteria Tiny single-cell organisms discovered living underground could help with the problem of nuclear waste disposal, say researchers involved in a study at The University of Manchester. Although ba ... more

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Kremlin: Oil on table, but Iranian nuclear energy tops agenda Though oil and gas are on the agenda, an aide to the Kremlin said work on nuclear energy was one of the more important issues during talks Friday with Iran. ... more		Japan newspaper apologises for false Fukushima report The publisher of Japan's leading newspaper apologised to readers Thursday for several serious errors in its reporting, retracting an article that claimed workers abandoned their posts during the Fukushima nuclear disaster. ... more		Ex-US climate envoy: Trump threatening 'consensus science' worldwide How did an Indian zoo get the world's most endangered great ape? Australian scientists grapple with 'despicable' butterfly heist		U.S. assessing 'rumors' of Iran, Russia oil agreement The U.S. government is taking a wait-and-see approach to the "rumors" of an oil-for-goods deal between Russia and Iran, a State Department spokesperson said. ... more
				Japan nuclear watchdog backs restart of two reactors Japan's nuclear watchdog Wednesday gave a green light to plans to restart two reactors, more than three years after the Fukushima disaster. ... more		EDF says to re-start UK nuclear reactors by end-2014 EDF Energy said on Thursday that four of its nuclear reactors, closed in northern England last month after the discovery of a crack, should resume operations by the end of the year. ... more

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Japan's first female industry chief visits Fukushima plant Japan's new industry minister Yuko Obuchi on Sunday visited the disaster-stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant, days after assuming her new post. ... more		DSIT Solutions of Israel helps with nuclear power plant security An underwater security system to protect a nuclear power plant against divers and unmanned vehicles has been ordered from Israel's DSIT Solutions Ltd. ... more		Constellations of Power: Smart Dragon-3 and the Geopolitics of China's Space Strategy Ten Years Later, LIGO is a Black-Hole Hunting Machine NASA awards Blue Origin new lunar mission to deliver VIPER rover in 2027		Japan places political star at heart of nuclear revival Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may have hoped that a 40-year-old mother-of-two with impeccable political pedigree might prove the acceptable face of nuclear power when he appointed her industry minister. ... more
Australia, India sign long-awaited civil nuclear deal Conservative leaders Tony Abbott and Narendra Modi sealed a long-awaited nuclear energy deal on Friday, paving the way for Australia to sell uranium to India, crippled by power shortages and blackouts. ... more		China General Nuclear plans $2 bn Hong Kong IPO China General Nuclear Power, the country's largest nuclear power producer, has filed for an initial public offering in Hong Kong reportedly worth $2 billion. ... more		Suspended sentences for Greenpeace nuclear protesters A French court Thursday slapped two-month suspended prison sentences on 55 Greenpeace activists who launched an audacious break-in at France's oldest nuclear power plant to highlight weaknesses at atomic installations. ... more		Iran answers U.S. sanctions with broad nuclear vision Following an announcement of new U.S. sanctions on Iran, an energy official in Tehran said the country is looking to vastly expand its nuclear power capacity. ... more

	China to help build Argentina's fourth nuclear plant China will take part in the construction of Argentina's fourth nuclear power plant, Buenos Aires announced Wednesday. ... more		India, Australia set to sign nuclear deal as Abbott visits Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is set to arrive in India on Thursday to sign a long-awaited deal to sell uranium to his energy-starved hosts and strengthen bilateral ties. ... more

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Iran modifies Arak reactor over nuclear concerns		Westinghouse Aims to Bring Benefits of AP1000 Reactors to Western US		Fukushima operator ordered to compensate for suicide		Iran opens nuclear fuel plant		Fukushima's legacy

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EDF Energy says shuts down nuclear reactors in Britain

NASA Experts, Russia Sign Radiation Safety Protocol Despite Sanctions

Toshiba orders DCIS technology for Fukushima plant cleanup

Fukushima operator unveils newest tainted-water plan

Areva shares fall on first-half loss, lowered outlook

Ex-TEPCO execs should be charged over Fukushima: panel

Westinghouse strikes deal to build Bulgaria nuclear reactor

Taiwan to shutter near-completed nuclear plant

EDF shares jump on strong first-half results

Dismantling Germany's nuclear industry, piece by piece

Strong quake hits Mexico, one dead

Russia inks agreement for floating nuclear plants with China

UAMS To Help Establish NSBRI Center for Space Radiation Research

Japanese get anti-radiation pills ahead of nuclear restart

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Fukushima monkeys show possible 'effects of radiation'

China, Canada to build two nuclear reactors in Romania

Report finds gaps in US nuclear disaster plans

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