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December 13, 2016

Bulgaria seeks investor to revive nuclear project
Sofia (AFP) Dec 9, 2016
Bulgaria is looking for an investor ready to revive a long-delayed project for a new nuclear power plant on the Danube, the government announced Friday. The announcement comes after Bulgaria's state-owned National Electricity Company on Thursday paid Russia's nuclear company Atomstroyexport a total of 601 million euros in compensation after cancelling the planned project to build a 2,000-megawatt twin-reactor plant at Belene. In exchange, Bulgaria will receive the equipment manufactured by the R ... read more

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Japan switches on nuclear reactor after safety shutdown Japan has restarted one of its few operating nuclear reactors after a two-month safety checkup, despite still-heated debate over atomic power following the Fukushima disaster. ... more		Construction of nuclear fuel fabrication plant has started in Kazakhstan National Atomic Company Kazatomprom and China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGNPC) have proceeded to implementation of a joint innovative project in the nuclear sector. This has become known du ... more		Court backs damage claims over German nuclear exit A German court on Tuesday ruled that energy suppliers can claim compensation over the country's nuclear power phase-out following the 2011 Fukushima disaster, dealing a blow to one of Chancellor Angela Merkel's flagship policies. ... more
				Fukushima costs to double to nearly $180 bn: report The estimated cost of dealing with the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis has doubled to some $180 billion, a report said Thursday, underlining the challenge Japan faces in overcoming the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. ... more		Ukraine moves giant new safety dome over Chernobyl Ukraine on Tuesday unveiled the world's largest moveable metal structure over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant's doomed fourth reactor to ensure the safety of Europeans for future generations. ... more

'Diamond-age' of power generation as nuclear batteries developed New technology has been developed that uses nuclear waste to generate electricity in a nuclear-powered battery. A team of physicists and chemists from the University of Bristol have grown a man-made ... more		Nuclear energy: who's advancing and who's retreating Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a bid to speed up the phaseout of its ageing nuclear power plants, but is still sticking to its plan to gradually close its reactors. ... more		Relief coming for Europe after brutal heatwave Japan updates 'megaquake' preparedness plan Fiji says would not welcome China military presence in Pacific		Ukraine to unveil giant new safety dome over Chernobyl Ukraine was on Tuesday due to unveil the world's largest moveable metal structure over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant's doomed fourth reactor to ensure the safety of future generations across Europe. ... more
				Swiss reject speedy nuclear phaseout Switzerland's ageing nuclear reactors will keep running for the foreseeable future, after voters Sunday rejected a call to speed up the phaseout of the plants. ... more		Timeline of Chernobyl nuclear disaster The Chernobyl disaster in then Soviet Ukraine, the worst civil nuclear accident in history, left thousands of people dead or dying and contaminated up to three quarters of Europe. ... more

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Breakthrough offers greater understanding of safe radioactive waste disposal A group of scientists from The University of Manchester, the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) and the UK's synchrotron science facility, Diamond Light Source, has completed research into radioactiv ... more		NY moves closer to shutting down Indian Point New York state has taken another step toward shutting down the Indian Point nuclear power plant, outside New York city, officials said Monday. ... more		Tianwen 2 captures Earth and moon from deep space on asteroid mission Venus atmosphere mapped over a decade using Himawari satellite data China launches international association to boost global access to deep space research		Vietnam scraps huge nuclear power plant projects Power-hungry Vietnam scrapped plans for two multi-billion dollar nuclear power plants on Tuesday, citing environmental and financial reasons after the cost of the projects skyrocketed. ... more
Sweden to scrap taxes on solar energy in 2017 Sweden is set to ditch taxes on its production of solar energy in 2017 in a bid to run entirely on renewable energy by 2040, the government said on Monday. ... more		Strong 6.9 quake hits Japan, triggering Fukushima tsunami A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Japan on Tuesday triggering a one-metre (3.3-foot) tsunami wave that crashed into the coast at the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant. ... more		French power company EDF underestimating costs: study France's power giant EDF has "drastically" under-budgeted the cost of dismantling its old reactors and investing in new projects such as a contested British nuclear plant, a Greenpeace-commissioned study said Thursday. ... more		Time to tackle the UK's plutonium mountain Professor Neil Hyatt, Research Chair in Radioactive Waste Management, calls for UK plutonium policy to be re-examined to allow swift immobilisation of UK's civil plutonium stockpile to maximise safe ... more

	Finnish client 'alarmed' by French nuclear industry overhaul Finnish utility TVO said Wednesday it was "alarmed" by the French nuclear industry's restructuring plans after France's Areva, which is building its troubled nuclear reactor, confirmed the sale of its reactor business. ... more		Advanced Radioactive Threat Detection System Completes First Large-Scale Citywide Test 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 search ... more

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French, Finns divided over nuclear dispute ruling		Japan, India to ink controversial nuclear deal next week: reports		A new method to help solve the problem of nuclear waste		Rosatom Considers No Restrictions on Commercial Supplies of Uranium to US		Putin signs law halting plutonium disposal deal with US

UN votes to launch talks on nuclear weapons ban

Greenland uranium mining opponents join government

Bulgaria to pay Russia 600 mn euros for dropped nuclear plant

Radioactive leak at Norway nuclear reactor

Germany approves controversial nuclear waste deal

Impact of the Fukushima accident on marine life, five years later

Anti-nuclear politician's win hurts Japan atomic push

Mars astronauts face chronic dementia risk from cosmic ray exposure

Scientists discover supramolecule could help reduce nuclear waste

Study eyes radiation of everyday objects

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

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