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June 19, 2015

Bacteria could clean groundwater contaminated by uranium ore processing
Newark NJ (SPX) Jun 18, 2015
A strain of bacteria that "breathes" uranium may hold the key to cleaning up polluted groundwater at sites where uranium ore was processed to make nuclear weapons. A team of Rutgers University scientists and collaborators discovered the bacteria in soil at an old uranium ore mill in Rifle, Colorado, almost 200 miles west of Denver. The site is one of nine such mills in Colorado used during the heyday of nuclear weapons production. The research is part of a U.S. Department of Energy program to see ... read more

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Low Enriched Uranium Bank in Kazakhstan Harmless for Population A Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) Bank in Kazakhstan will not harm the environment or attract terrorists, Ambassador at Large of the Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs Barlybay Sadykov said Monday. ... more		US Anticipates Small Modular Nuclear Reactors in Next Decade The United States may add small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) to its energy portfolio in the next ten years, US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said at the 2015 Energy Information Agency conference ... more		Russia Ready to Cooperateon Building Finnish Loviisa Nuclear Plant Russia is ready to take part in the construction of the third unit of Finland's Loviisa Nuclear. Russia's state nuclear energy agency, Rosatom, provides the nuclear fuel for the first and the second ... more
				Japan Prepares to Restart Sendai NPP Japan's nuclear plant operator Kyushu Electric Power plans to restart its Sendai-1 power plant in the city of Satsumasendai in mid-August after a four-year break, the Kyodo news agency said Friday. ... more		Vietnam to evacuate 1,288 households for construction of nuke power plants A total of 1,288 households with a population of 4,911 are expected to be evacuated for construction of Vietnam's nuclear power plants. The authorities have ratified a proposal on evacuation a ... more

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S. Korea to close its oldest reactor South Korea's oldest nuclear reactor is expected to be shut down permanently in 2017 after growing safety concerns over the ageing facility. ... more		Japan speeds up return of Fukushima refugees to cut costs Japan will revoke evacuation orders for most of the people who were displaced by the Fukushima nuclear disaster so the government can save on compensation payouts and expedite reconstruction. ... more		No picnic: How to survive a bear encounter; as Japan battles spike in attacks COP30: Indigenous peoples vital to humanity's future India mega-zoo in spotlight again over animal acquisitions		Japan delays removal of fuel rods from Fukushima for 3 years The removal of spent uranium fuel rods from the Fukushima power plant will begin three years later compared to the originally planned date, the Japanese government said in a roadmap published on Fri ... more
				Kiev Claims Nuclear Facilities in Crimea Belong to Ukraine The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry insisted in a statement issued Friday that nuclear facilities located on the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea belong to Ukraine despite the fact that the region rejoined ... more		South Korea Plans to Increase Number of Nuclear Reactors to 36 South Korea's government has proposed to build two additional nuclear reactors by 2029, increasing the total number of atomic reactors to 36, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. ... more

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Turkey Elections Pose No Threat to Nuclear Power Plant Project With Russia Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yildiz says that the joint Russia-Turkey project on the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Turkey will be implemented regardless ... more		Cairo Says Russia's Rosatom Submits Bid to Build Egypt's Nuclear Plant According to press service of the Egyptian leader, head of Russia's state-run atomic energy agency Rosatom Sergei Kirienko submitted a business proposal on the construction of the first nuclear powe ... more		Bezos's Blue Origin postpones rocket launch over weather SpaceX launches 29 satellites after fireball spotted in the sky Solein protein tech moves toward ISS zero-gravity pilot project		Alarm Spreads Over Meltdown at French Nuclear Plant The French nuclear safety watchdog says it has found "multiple failure modes" that carry "grave consequences" on crucial safety relief valves on the Flamanville nuclear plant in northern France, whi ... more
Bolivia, Russia to ink nuclear cooperation agreement Bolivia and Russia are set to sign a nuclear energy cooperation agreement later this month, the state Bolivian News Agency (ABI) reported Friday. Bolivian Hydrocarbons and Energy Minister Luis ... more		China reaffirms NPT state status "crucial" for NSG membership Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying on Wednesday reaffirmed that the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) regarded the status of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) state as a crucial ... more		Bolivia Set to Sign Cooperation Deal With Russia's Rosatom On Friday, Bolivian Hydrocarbons and Energy Minister Luis Alberto Sanchez announced plans to visit Russia later this month to sign a cooperation agreement with Russian state-owned nuclear energy cor ... more		Japan's Over Confidence Proved Deadly in Fukushima Disaster Japan's excessively firm belief in the safety of its nuclear power plants was among the main reasons why the country was unprepared to the Fukushima Daiichi disaster of 2011, the International Atomi ... more

	Russia to Introduce New Nuclear Arctic Icebreaker Project by End of 2015 Russian Deputy Defense Minister announced that the layout of Russia's Leader-class nuclear-powered icebreaker will be presented by the end of 2015. The layout of Russia's Leader-class nuclear- ... more		S. Africa to finalize nuclear procurement process by end of this year The South African government will finalize the nuclear procurement process by the end of this year in a fresh bid to meet the country's growing energy demand, a senior official said on Tuesday. ... more

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