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July 21, 2016

EU investigates rescue of nuclear firm Areva
Brussels (AFP) July 19, 2016
EU anti-trust regulators have opened an investigation into the restructuring of the French state-owned nuclear reactor builder Areva, the European Commission said on Tuesday. The probe will "determine whether the French state's contribution to the financing of the Areva group's restructuring gave the company an unfair advantage not available to its competitors within the meaning of the EU rules on state aid," a statement said. Problem-prone Areva, which is 87-percent owned by the French state, h ... read more

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China 'may build nuclear plants' in South China Sea China may build mobile nuclear power plants in the South China Sea, state media reported on Friday, days after an international tribunal dismissed Beijing's vast claims in the strategically vital waters. ... more		Iran says to cooperate with France on nuclear project Iran and France have agreed to cooperate on the multi-national nuclear fusion project known as ITER, the spokesman of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation said on Tuesday. ... more		Fukushima reactor makers not liable: Japan court A Japanese court on Wednesday turned down a class action lawsuit seeking damages from nuclear plant makers Toshiba, Hitachi and GE over the Fukushima meltdown disaster, the plaintiffs, one of the companies and a report said. ... more
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Germany may wait 100 years for nuclear waste storage site Germany may not have a final storage facility for its nuclear waste up and running until the next century, an expert report released on Tuesday suggested. ... more		Russian floating nuclear power station undergoes mooring tests The first of its kind floating nuclear power station, Akademik Lomonosov, developed by Rosatom started mooring tests on Friday. The tests will be held at the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg, accor ... more		Japan deploys troops after wave of deadly bear attacks New Copernicus Satellite Strengthens Earth Observation Programme Ancient mantle revealed by 3.7-billion-year-old rocks in Australia		Reactor fuels Russia bid for post-Fukushima atomic lead The new No. 6 reactor at Russia's Novovoronezh atomic power station is not just about generating power, but relaunching Russia's ambitions to become a major player in the nuclear industry. ... more
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Radioactive cesium fallout on Tokyo from Fukushima concentrated in glass microparticles New research shows that most of the radioactive fallout which landed on downtown Tokyo a few days after the Fukushima accident was concentrated and deposited in non-soluble glass microparticles, as ... more		EDF nuclear project 'more difficult' after Brexit: Sapin A controversial project by French energy giant EDF to build two nuclear reactors in Britain has become "more difficult" following the country's vote to leave the European Union, France's finance minister said on Wednesday. ... more		Eyes turn to space to feed power-hungry data centers China's Mars orbiter captures detailed images of interstellar object 3I ATLAS Suspected debris strike delays Chinese spaceship's return		Russia to spend $60M in 2016-2018 to fund space voyages to Moon, Mars The project to create a nuclear-power transport module, intended to fly to the moon and Mars, will receive 3.81 billion rubles ($60 million) in funding in 2016-2018, according to the public procurem ... more
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	India to send atomic experts to Namibia Namibia's President Hage Geingob and the visiting Indian President Pranab Mukherjee agreed in principle Thursday that India should send technical atomic energy experts to help with issues affecting ... more		India blames China for stalled nuclear group entry India has blamed regional rival China for blocking its entry to a nuclear trade group opposed to the proliferation of nuclear weapons, after its members met in South Korea with no decision on India's bid to join. ... more

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Renewables take wind out of Hungary-Russia nuclear project

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