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February 22, 2016

Radioactive water leak suspends Japan reactor start-up
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 21, 2016
A radioactive water leak has halted plans to re-start a reactor at a nuclear power plant in western Japan, which would have been the fourth to come online after a nationwide shutdown, its operator said Sunday. Kansai Electric Power said some 34 litres (8.8 gallons) of cooling water containing radioactive substances leaked out from the reactor at its Takahama plant 380 kilometres (236 miles) west of Tokyo. "Resumption procedures related to the incident have been suspended as we are still investig ... read more

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Sweden's Vattenfall results nuked by atomic energy tax Swedish state-owned energy group Vattenfall on Wednesday reported a record loss for 2015, blaming a tax on nuclear energy and sliding electricity prices. ... more		India Connects First Unit of Kudankulam NPP to National Electric Grid The first unit of India's Russian-designed Kudankulam nuclear power plant (NPP) was connected to the country's electric grid after a recent relaunch, a source in India's nuclear sector said Saturday ... more		Germany reassured "for now" over Belgian nuclear plants Germany's environment minister Barbara Hendricks said Monday she was reassured for the moment over the safety of Belgian nuclear power plants that have also worried the Netherlands and Luxembourg. ... more		Struggling Areva plans 5 bn euro capital increase Areva said Wednesday it plans a five billion euro capital increase to stabilise its finances, as the struggling French nuclear giant seeks to finalise the takeover of its reactor arm by rival EDF. ... more

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