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January 03, 2016

Belgian nuclear reactor shut down three days after restarting
Brussels (AFP) Jan 3, 2016
An ageing Belgian nuclear reactor shut down on Saturday afternoon, just three days after it was restarted, but there was no safety risk, the power utility that operates it said. The Doel 1 reactor in northern Belgium was restarted on December 30, after originally being shut down in February in line with a law that called for the country's gradual exit from nuclear power. "Doel 1 automatically shut down at 6:00 pm," a spokeswoman for power utility Electrabel told AFP, confirming a report publishe ... read more

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Russian Government Not Suspending Turkish Stream, Akkuyu Nuclear Projects

Higher levels of Fukushima cesium detected offshore

Nuclear power as panacea for climate change? Experts divided

Ship carrying nuclear waste arrives in Australia

Hungary open to dialogue with EU over nuclear plant expansion

Russia's Rosatom ready to work with Japanese NPP suppliers

Nuclear power crucial for UN climate goal: top scientist

German power giant RWE to spin off renewables business

Fukushima protective sea wall cracking

AREVA and Hitachi-GE sign Memorandum of Understanding

Argentina's nuclear energy accords with China a "historic opportunity"

Too Early to talk about status of Russia-Turkey joint projects

Belgium extends lives of ageing nuclear reactors

Nuclear agreement between Seoul, Washington comes into effect

Nuclear waste storage sites in rock salt may be more vulnerable

AREVA NP Strengthens Market Position for Nuclear Plant Cyber Security Services

Foreign groups seek to build Poland's first nuclear plant

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