Nuclear Power Technology, Science And Industry News

March 28, 2016

Japan utility to scrap reactor over heavy safety costs
Tokyo (AFP) March 25, 2016
Japanese nuclear power operator said Friday it would decommission an ageing reactor because of the cost of upgrading, the sixth to be scrapped due to tougher rules brought in after the Fukushima disaster. Japan is pushing to restart its nuclear reactors, which were shuttered after a huge earthquake-triggered tsunami sent the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into meltdown in 2011. But safety regulations brought in after the disaster, which require companies to build structures to guard against hug ... read more

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'No terror link' in murder of guard at Belgian nuclear centre The murder this week of a security guard at a Belgian nuclear research centre is a purely criminal affair unrelated to any terrorist threat, prosecutors said Saturday. ... more		Detecting radioactive material from a remote distance In 2004 British national Dhiren Barot was arrested for conspiring to commit a public nuisance by the use of radioactive materials, among other charges. Authorities claimed that Barot had researched ... more		France's EDF to decide on UK nuclear plant by May: Macron French power company EDF will take a final investment decision on the controversial Hinkley Point nuclear power plant in Britain by early May, Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday. ... more
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China's advanced meltdown-free nuclear plant gets core component Chinese enginners have installed the main component of a reactor in the Shandong Province nuclear power plant that is expected to become the world's first meltdown-free nuclear energy system. A reac ... more		Vessel carrying plutonium departs Japan port for US A nuclear transport vessel carrying a huge cache of plutonium - enough to produce 50 nuclear bombs - to be returned to the US left a Japanese port on Tuesday afternoon. ... 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		Vessel to carry plutonium to US arrives at Japanese port: media An armed nuclear transport vessel preparing to ship a huge cache of plutonium - enough to produce 50 nuclear bombs - to the US arrived at a Japanese port on Monday amid tight security, local media said. ... more
				Japan to send plutonium cache to US this weekend Japan will return a huge cache of plutonium - enough to produce 50 nuclear bombs - to the United States starting this weekend as part of a bilateral storage deal, Greenpeace and other anti-nuclear campaigners said Friday. ... more		France says will recapitalise energy giant EDF 'if there's a need' The French government stands ready to inject fresh capital into energy giant EDF if necessary, Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday. ... more

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Japan restarts another reactor, fourth since tsunami disaster shutdown

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