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February 26, 2016

Nuclear water: Fukushima still faces contamination crisis
Onahama, Japan (AFP) Feb 25, 2016
Fish market vendor Satoshi Nakano knows which fish caught in the radiation tainted sea off the Fukushima coast should be kept away from dinner tables. Yet five years after the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl there is still no consensus on the true extent of the damage - exacerbating consumer fears about what is safe to eat. Environmentalists are at odds with authorities, warning the huge amounts of radiation that seeped into coastal waters after a powerful tsunami caused a meltdown at ... read more

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Areva secures bridging loan to survive 2016 France's struggling nuclear giant Areva said Thursday it has secured a 1.1 billion euros bridging loan from six banks, and pushed back the publication of its annual results by a day. ... more		Lithuania aims synchronization of electricity system with Europe: PM Vice-President of the European Commission (EC) responsible for the EU's energy union Maros Sefcovic met with Lithuanian leaders on Monday to discuss the creation of the Energy Union, regional energy ... more		Remote predictions of fluid flow in fractures possible with new finding A team of researchers has created a way to quickly and remotely evaluate fluid flow in subsurface fractures that could impact aquifers, oil and gas extraction, sequestration of greenhouse gases or n ... more
				US Westinghouse Fuel Delivered to Biggest Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant 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. ... more		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		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		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		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
				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		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

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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		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		Lunar impacts limit late delivery of Earth ocean water Ancient impact may explain moons contrasting sides Lunar dust study links space weathering to changes in Moon ultraviolet brightness		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		Russian Government Proposes to Increase Security at Nuclear Facilities The Russian government has introduced a draft bill to the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, aimed at enhancing anti-terrorism provisions at nuclear facilities by establishing security zones ... more		Over 70% of Japanese Against Nuclear Power Plants After Fukushima Tragedy Over 70 percent of the Japanese are in favor of completely or partially abandoning the use of nuclear power plants (NPP) in the country after the Fukushima disaster, a poll revealed Thursday. ... more		Rapiscan intros MP100 backpack radiation detecter Rapiscan Systems has introduced a lightweight, backpack-borne system for covert detection of radiological and nuclear materials. ... more

	Fukushima plant boss says another disaster won't threaten clean-up The chief of Japan's shuttered Fukushima nuclear power plant warned Wednesday that the biggest risk the crippled facility faces is another major earthquake and tsunami - though insisted the chaos of nearly five years ago won't be repeated. ... more		New York Power Plant Leaking Radioactive Water A New York nuclear power plant is leaking and radioactive tritium has been found in groundwater testing facilities nearby, but the governor and Nuclear Regulatory Commission state that it is not a c ... more

China drafts nuclear safety law		Sweden's Vattenfall results nuked by atomic energy tax		India Connects First Unit of Kudankulam NPP to National Electric Grid		Germany reassured "for now" over Belgian nuclear plants		Struggling Areva plans 5 bn euro capital increase
Britain says 'good progress' being made on nuclear plant		Japan turns on third nuclear reactor since post-Fukushima ban		Turkey to continue current joint energy projects with Russia		Total nuclear power capacity in China to double by 2020		Chinese nuclear firm named world's 5th largest

China planning to build floating nuclear power plant

Russia Pledges $300,000 to IAEA's Innovative Nuclear Reactors Project

India, France to build 6 nuclear reactors at Jaitapur Plant

AREVA signed $300 million in uranium enrichment contracts in 2015

One dead in mudslide at French nuclear waste site

Japan's 'rigid' atomic inspections need freedom: IAEA

Denmark, Greenland sign agreement on uranium

92,000 petition Canada not to store nuclear waste near Great Lakes

Iran Set to Start Construction of Two Nuclear Power Plants

Moscow, Amman to Discuss Building Jordan's First Power Plant Next Month

NASA's Van Allen Probes Revolutionize View of Radiation Belts

Netherlands says 'serious' concerns about Belgium nuclear plants

Belgium's ageing nuclear plants worry neighbours

Belgium fails to reassure Luxembourg over nuclear safety: official

IAEA Starts Assessment of Japan's Efforts on Safe Use of Nuclear Plants

Japan to send plutonium cache to US under nuclear deal: report

Graphene filter can clean nuclear wastewater

Belgian nuclear reactor restarts after shutdown

Belgian nuclear reactor shut down three days after restarting

Construction begins on pilot nuclear power project

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