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February 23, 2016

US Westinghouse Fuel Delivered to Biggest Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant
Keiv (Sputnik) Feb 23, 2016
The first batch of nuclear fuel from the US-based Westinghouse Electric Corp was delivered to the largest Ukrainian Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Station, the plant's press service said on Monday. The fuel has already been loaded in two power units of the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) as part of a plan to diversify Ukrainian imports away from Russia. "The first batch of nuclear fuel from the Westinghouse company has been delivered to the Zaporizhia NPP as part of the nuclear fuel divers ... read more

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First Unit of Russia-India Kudankulam NPP Reconnected to Grid The first unit of the Russia-designed Kudankulam nuclear power plant (NPP) was connected to the grid, a source in the Indian nuclear industry said on Monday. In early February, the unit has been sto ... more		New nuclear plants indication of growing trust between Russia and Iran Commenting on the announcement by Rosatom that the construction of two new units at the Bushehr nuclear power plant complex would start soon, Hassan Beheshtipour, political commentator for Iranian E ... more		Radioactive water leak suspends Japan reactor start-up 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. ... more
				Moscow Ready to Fulfill Loan Obligations on Hungarian Paks NPP -Putin Russia is ready to provide a loan 10-billion-euro loan for building new facilities at the Hungarian Paks Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. Earlier ... more		Germany's RWE suspends dividends German energy company RWE said it was moving on a proposal to suspend dividends for common shares in order to move through "difficult times." ... more

UK science leads the way in nuclear research The UK's synchrotron science facility, Diamond Light Source, is a hub for renewable energy and energy recycling research, but less well known are its applications as a hub for nuclear research. Work ... more		Video of Belgian nuclear official seized in Paris attacks probe Investigators probing last year's deadly jihadist attacks in Paris have found video footage of a senior Belgian nuclear official, the federal prosecutor said Wednesday. ... more		Growing rice in the UK 'not so crazy' as climate warms UN support for Morocco's plan for Western Sahara 'historic': King Mohammed VI Camels replace cows as Kenya battles drought		EDF says extending life of 4 UK nuclear power stations EDF Energy, the British arm of French giant EDF, will extend the life of four of its UK nuclear power stations by up to seven years, it said Tuesday. ... more
				Australian state could take 13% of globe's nuclear waste A nuclear dump in an Australian state could handle 13 percent of the world's atomic waste and prove "highly profitable" in the long term, initial findings from a high-level inquiry said Monday. ... more		Russia, Argentina May Construct Atucha Nuclear Power Plant Unit in 2016 A contract with Russia for the construction of a new unit for Argentina's Atucha Nuclear Power Plant may be signed by the end of 2016, Russian Ambassador to Argentina Viktor Koronelli said. Koronell ... more

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