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February 27, 2015

Fukushima operator concealed radioactive leak for nearly a year
Tokyo, Japan (Sputnik) Feb 27, 2015
Tokyo Electric Power Co., TEPCO, has been slammed by fishermen, for knowingly allowing radioactive substances to flow freely into the sea for ten months. Operators of the tsunami-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant admitted that a drainage ditch allowed highly-contaminated water to flow into the sea, and that the leak was first detected back in May 2014. Fishermen were shocked to hear such confession, voicing disappointment in the company that has been criticized for the cleanup of the Fukush ... read more

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Japan to Restart Idled Nuclear Reactors Another two of the nation's idled nuclear reactors were given a clean bill of health by the country's nuclear regulator on Thursday, providing a new boost for the government's planned resumption of ... more		Post-Fukushima Flooding Hazard Re-evaluation Lessons Learned Important lessons have been learned from flooding hazard re-evaluations performed in response to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's 50.54(f) Letter requesting information to address recommenda ... more		Tiangong hosts dual crews after debris impact delays Shenzhou-20 return Dust and Sand Movements Reshape Martian Slopes Early Matter-Dominated Universe May Have Spawned the First Black Holes and Exotic Stars		Australia Could Resume Uranium Supplies to Russia if Relations Stabilize According to Australian Ambassador to Russia Paul Myler, his country is ready to discuss the resumption of uranium supplies to Russia with Moscow after relations between the two countries stabilize. ... more
Wildfires in Ukraine could revive Chernobyl's radiation When the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded in 1986, some 85 petabecquerels of radioactive cesium was released into the atmosphere and surrounding environs. Researchers believe somewhere between 2 and 8 PBq is still lingering in the soil and forest debris that surrounds the disaster site. ... more		Cairo, Moscow in nuclear deal as Putin bids to boost ties Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Egyptian counterpart Tuesday and agreed a deal to build a nuclear plant, as he sought to boost ties on his first visit to Cairo in a decade. ... more		Half of All NPPs Abroad to Be Constructed by China in 10 Years On February 6, Wang Xiaotao, vice minister of China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), said that China is currently holding talks with a number of countries on constructing nuclear ... more		Second Reactor of Finnish NPP Disconnected From National Grid The Olkiluoto 2 reactor was disconnected from the national grid following a generator malfunction, said Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO), a Finnish nuclear power company operating the plant. The c ... more

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