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October 09, 2015

Erdogan warns Russia risks losing Turkey energy deals over Syria
Istanbul (AFP) Oct 8, 2015
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday warned Russia risked losing a deal to build Turkey's first nuclear power plant and its status as the country's main gas supplier, as a diplomatic row over the Russian intervention in Syria intensified. Analysts said while the warning laid bare Erdogan's rage over the Russian air bombardment on Syria and violation of Turkey's airspace, breaking Turkish dependence on Kremlin energy supplies was a near impossible task. Russia is building Turkey's f ... read more

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Bolivia signs nuclear agreement with Russia's Rosatom Bolivia and the Russian state company Rosatom have signed an accord to support a civilian nuclear program being developed by the South American country, Energy Minister Luis Alberto Sanchez said Thursday. ... more		Erdogan warns Russia over Turkey nuclear, gas deals Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday warned Russia that Ankara has alternatives to Moscow for building its first nuclear power plant and importing gas, as tensions rise over the Russian bombing campaign in Syria. ... more		Risk of cyber attack on global nuclear facilities growing With the increasing reliance on digital systems and use of commercial "off-the-shelf" software, global civil nuclear facilities are facing growing risk of a serious cyber attack, according to a repo ... more
				Russia to Cooperate with Armenia on Nuclear Energy Russian nuclear specialists will partner with Armenian nuclear experts on various projects, including in third-party countries, the head of state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom, Sergei Kirienko, ... more		Bulgaria needs over 6.6 bln US to upgrade nuclear reactors, build one more Bulgaria is seeking a total of 6.6 billion U.S. dollars to extend the life cycle of its two operating nuclear reactors and build one more, an official said Thursday. "We make every effort firs ... more

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Poroshenko Ends Cooperation With Russia on Nuclear Plant Construction Kiev decided to scrap the agreement with Russia on the construction of two units of a nuclear power plant in Western Ukraine. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a set of laws to t ... more		Turkey's First Nuclear Plant Likely to Go Operational by 2022 The first Turkish nuclear power plant, a Russian designed project, is planned to be brought online in 2022, materials relevant to the Wednesday meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Tu ... more		Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate role Low crystallinity iron minerals show promise for chromium cleanup and carbon storage		Fukushima disaster was preventable The worst nuclear disaster since the 1986 Chernobyl meltdown never should have happened, according to a new study. In the peer-reviewed Philosophical Transactions A of the Royal Society, resea ... more
				British Treasury guarantee to put Hinkley nuclear plant back on track The British Treasury said Monday a government guarantee worth more than three billion U.S. dollars will help pave the way for the building of Britain's first new nuclear power plant in 20 years. ... more		Britain pledges 2 billion pounds for nuclear plant Britain pledged 2 billion pounds ($3.1 billion) on Monday for a nuclear plant set to be built in England by a consortium, including Chinese firms, which would be the country's first such new power station in decades. ... more

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Russia, Indonesia Sign Memorandum on Building High-Power, Floating NPPs Moscow and Jakarta have signed a memorandum of understanding on the construction of high-power and floating nuclear power plants in Indonesia, Rusatom Overseas, a subsidiary of the Russian state nuc ... more		Fukushima dumps first batch of once-radioactive water in sea Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant Monday began releasing previously contaminated water into the sea, but the man tasked with preventing another meltdown warned other highly radioactive fluid still stored on site could pose a major threat. ... more		DAMPE space telescope finds universal spectral feature that narrows field on cosmic ray origins ThinKom Develops Self-Funded Mobile HPM Weapon to Counter Drone Swarms Planet and Carbon Mapper Plan SWIR-Only Tanager Satellite for Wider Methane Detection		EDF says UK nuclear plant not running to schedule French owned EDF Energy admitted Tuesday that its planned Hinkley Point nuclear power plant in Britain will not be operational by 2023 as originally planned. ... more
China playing central role in nuclear power development: IAEA chief The development of nuclear energy is shifting increasingly toward Asia with China playing a central role, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano said on Monda ... more		France Nears Completion of Chernobyl Steel Confinement Structure Two French companies completed the preliminary construction of a giant arch-shaped steel structure over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) ... more		Kenya signs China nuclear power deal Kenya has signed a deal with China as part of the east African nation's plans to have a nuclear power station by 2025, the Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board (KNEB) said Thursday. ... more		Japan nuclear plant begins commercial operations A Japanese nuclear power plant started commercial operations on Thursday for the first time after two years of shutdown triggered by the Fukushima crisis. ... more

	US Energy Department Improves Equipment for Workers at Nuclear Waste Site The US Department of Energy (DOE) said that Washington-based nuclear waste site would increase personal protective equipment of workers at the field responding to the recent lawsuit against the DOE, ... more		Russia Mulls Participation in Armenian NPP New Power Unit Construction Russia is exploring the possibilities of participation in construction of the new power unit of the Armenian nuclear power plant (NPP), according to the documents on the working visit of President S ... more

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