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March 09, 2016

Finnish radioactive spike traced to nuclear agency's neighbour
Helsinki (AFP) March 8, 2016
A "highly exceptional" surge in radioactivity detected over Finland's capital Helsinki was traced Tuesday to a company sharing a building with the headquarters of the nuclear regulator investigating the mystery. In a bizarre twist, nuclear safety regulator STUK said in a statement that caesium-137, a radioactive isotope of caesium, had been tracked to the basement and garage of the very same building where it has its offices. "In the same building there is also a company that deals with low-leve ... read more

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German states file challenge against Belgian nuclear plants Two western German states said Tuesday they planned to file a complaint at the EU and UN against Belgium over its ageing nuclear reactors which had their lifespan recently extended to 2025. ... more		AREVA Upgrades Reactor Coolant Pumps at Surry Power Station AREVA NP recently completed reactor coolant pump refurbishments at Dominion's Surry Power Station in southeastern Virginia. For this project, the company successfully renovated and qualified four pu ... more		Row over UK nuclear plant alarms EDF investors The resignation of French energy giant EDF's finance chief sent its shares plunging Monday as concerns grew over the risks of its plan to build a next-generation nuclear plant in Britain. ... more
				Closure of France's oldest nuclear plant begins this year French Environment Minister Segolene Royal said Monday that work will begin this year to shut down the country's oldest nuclear power plant, at the centre of a row with neighbouring Germany and Switzerland. ... more		Russia, Kazakhstan may sign nuclear cooperation deal in 2016 Russia and Kazakhstan may sign an agreement on scientific cooperation in the field of peaceful nuclear energy this year, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom's company Science and Innovation sa ... more

Germany demands France shut old nuclear plant near border Germany demanded Friday that France close down its oldest nuclear plant, Fessenheim, near the German and Swiss borders - just one of several ageing atomic plants that are unsettling France's neighbours. ... more		EDF finance chief quits over British nuclear power plant plan The chief financial officer of French energy giant EDF, Thomas Piquemal, has resigned over a disagreement about an ambitious project to build Britain's first new nuclear power plant in decades, a source close to the matter told AFP on Sunday. ... more		Europe bakes in summer's first heatwave as continent warms WHO says all Covid-19 origin theories still open, after inconclusive study Winds hamper firefighters in Turkey as heat wave scorches Southern Europe		Bolivia, Russia ink deal on $300 mn nuclear research lab Bolivia signed a $300 million deal with Russia on Sunday to build a world-class nuclear research lab in the South American nation, President Evo Morales announced. ... more
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