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November 15, 2016

Advanced Radioactive Threat Detection System Completes First Large-Scale Citywide Test
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 14, 2016
On a recent sunny fall day in the nation's capital, several hundred volunteers-each toting a backpack containing smartphone-sized radiation detectors-walked for hours around the National Mall searching for clues in a "whodunit" scavenger hunt to locate a geneticist who'd been mysteriously abducted. The geneticist and his abduction were fictitious. But the challenge this scavenger hunt was designed to address is real: The need to detect even small quantities of radioactive material that terrorists ... read more

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Vietnam to scrap planned nuclear plants: state media Vietnam is scrapping plans to build two nuclear power plants over soaring costs and safety concerns, state media reported Friday. ... more		Japan, India sign controversial civil nuclear deal Japan and India signed a controversial civil nuclear deal on Friday that will allow Japanese companies to export atomic technology to the Asian giant as the two countries deepen economic and security ties. ... more		N. Korea urges shift from US, Seoul says it has Trump's support North Korea on Thursday warned the incoming Donald Trump administration will have to acknowledge it as a nuclear state, as the South said the maverick billionaire had pledged to protect it. ... more
				Russia, China Plan Documents to Build 2 New Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant Reactors Russia and China plan an operational preparation of documents on the construction of two new reactors in China's largest nuclear power plant, Russia's Rosatom said Tuesday. "The heads of gover ... more		French, Finns divided over nuclear dispute ruling Finnish utility TVO claimed partial victory Thursday in a bitter dispute with France's Areva over a troubled nuclear reactor in International Chamber of Commerce arbitration, but the French side dismissed the ruling as "technical". ... more

Japan, India to ink controversial nuclear deal next week: reports Japan and India are set to sign a controversial civil nuclear deal this week, reports said Sunday, as the two Asian allies look to boost economic and security ties to counter an assertive China. ... more		A new method to help solve the problem of nuclear waste In the last decades, nanomaterials have gained broad scientific and technological interest due to their unusual properties compared to micrometre-sized materials. At this scale, matter shows propert ... more		Ash improves methane yield and fertilizer value in biogas systems Bio-oil from agricultural and forest waste could help seal abandoned oil wells and store carbon Rice researchers turn wasted data center heat into clean power		Rosatom Considers No Restrictions on Commercial Supplies of Uranium to US The Russian Rosatom nuclear corporation does not consider any measures aimed at restrictions on commercial uranium supplies to the United States, Rosatom's Deputy CEO for Corporate Development and I ... more
				Putin signs law halting plutonium disposal deal with US President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law suspending an agreement with the United States on disposing of weapons-grade plutonium amid a rise in tensions with the West. ... more		UN votes to launch talks on nuclear weapons ban A UN General Assembly committee on Thursday voted to launch negotiations on a new treaty banning nuclear weapons despite fierce opposition from the world's nuclear powers. ... more

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Nuclear Plant Digitalization Conference - Nov 15-16 - Charlotte NC USA

Greenland uranium mining opponents join government Greenland's ruling Siumut party on Thursday formed a new coalition after clashing with its former partners, but admitted it was divided on the controversial issue of uranium mining. ... more		Bulgaria to pay Russia 600 mn euros for dropped nuclear plant Bulgaria said Wednesday it had agreed to pay Russia over 600 million euros ($655 million) in compensation after cancelling plans to build a nuclear plant on the Danube. ... more		Airbus, Leonardo and Thales reported moving towards European space firm New study links satellite discharges to electron buildup in orbit Gilat wins $7 million US defense contract for transportable SATCOM systems		Radioactive leak at Norway nuclear reactor A nuclear research reactor in Norway suffered a minor radiation leak that is not believed to pose a threat to public health or the environment, Norwegian authorities said Tuesday. ... more
Germany approves controversial nuclear waste deal Germany on Wednesday paved the way for nuclear power plant operators to pay 23.5 billion euros towards managing atomic waste, in a deal critics say lets firms get off too lightly. ... more		Impact of the Fukushima accident on marine life, five years later Five years ago, the largest single release of human-made radioactive discharge to the marine environment resulted from an accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan. Approximatel ... more		Anti-nuclear politician's win hurts Japan atomic push An anti-nuclear candidate pulled off a surprise victory in a local Japanese election at the weekend, hurting Tokyo's already struggling bid to restart shuttered reactors more than five years after Fukushima. ... more		Mars astronauts face chronic dementia risk from cosmic ray exposure Will astronauts traveling to Mars remember much of it? That's the question concerning University of California, Irvine scientists probing a phenomenon called "space brain." UCI's Charles Limol ... more

	Scientists discover supramolecule could help reduce nuclear waste Indiana University researchers have reported the first definitive evidence for a new molecular structure with potential applications to the safe storage of nuclear waste and reduction of chemicals t ... more		Study eyes radiation of everyday objects Most people assume all radioactive materials are dangerous, if not deadly. But a new study on the radiation emitted by everyday objects highlights the fact that we interact with radioactive material ... more

Canada watchdog warns of faulty nuclear monitoring		Scientists and Engineers Evaluate Orion Radiation Protection Plan		Japan nuclear reactor shuttered for safety work		Putin scraps plutonium disposal deal with 'unfriendly' US		Russia suspends US joint nuclear energy research
Color-changing smart material sensor to alert user to get out of sun		South Africa's nuclear programme kicked into touch, again		Deal signed for giant UK nuclear project		Melting Greenland ice threatens to expose Cold War waste		UN trims nuclear power growth forecasts

AREVA and Synatom sign a contract for the manufacture of transport and storage casks

Tardigrades use protective protein to shield their DNA from radiation

Britain approves Hinkley Point nuclear deal

US should act to support innovation in increasingly clean electric power technologies

Hinkley Point: a huge nuclear gamble for France

Is nuclear crucial to climate change targets?

Scientists expect to calculate amount of fuel inside Earth by 2025

Work starts on two new Iran nuclear reactors

Ex-Japan PM Koizumi says Fukushima not 'under control'

New simulations of wind power generation

Russia's Rosatom Ready to Help Saudi Arabia Build Nuclear Reactors

Sealing the Deal: Turkey, China Launch Nuclear Cooperation Partnership

Rosneft and Gazprom Discuss New Joint Projects With Japanese Companies

May defends delays on China-backed nuclear project

EDF board members sue to overturn Hinkley Point plan

Philippines eyes reviving mothballed nuclear plant

Iran to build two nuclear plants with Russia: official

U.S. capital comes up short on solar power

A new generation of cheap networked nuclear-radiation detectors

French state, EDF strike deal to close nuclear plant

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