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World Nuclear Facilities Vulnerable to Cyber-Attacks
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has called on the global community to do more to protect the world's nuclear facilities from cyber-attacks.
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Slovakia Looking to Russia for Nuclear Power Plant Modernization
Slovakia is interested in attracting Russian organizations to modernize its national nuclear energy facilities, according to Russian governmental documents…
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Russia, China Mull Cooperation on Nuclear Energy in Third Countries
Russia and China are considering developing their cooperation in the field of atomic energy in third countries, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) told Sputnik at the VII International Forum ATOMEXPO on Tuesday.
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Argentina Hopes to Obtain Russia-Designed Nuclear Reactors
Argentina is interested in acquiring Russian-designed VVER 1000 type reactors, Anibal Blanco, representing the National Atomic Energy Commission of Argentina (CNEA) at the ATOMEXPO 2015 international forum in Moscow, told Sputnik on Tuesday.
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Technical problem shuts down Slovenian nuclear plant
Slovenia's only nuclear plant Krsko said Thursday it has initiated a preventive shutdown over technical problems in the system for monitoring the temperature.
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France moves to salvage key nuclear reactor sector
France faces a unique challenge as it moves to save nuclear reactor manufacturer Areva and salvage one of its world-class industries and jobs, while at same time reducing its own reliance on atomic power.
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French presidency backs tie-up of EDF-Areva reactor businesses
The French presidency on Wednesday gave its backing to a tie-up between state-owned electricity group EDF and Areva's reactor-building unit, adding that…
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Russia’s Rosatom Says Ready to Participate in UK Nuclear Power Projects
Russia's Rosatom is ready to take part in the construction of nuclear power plants in the United Kingdom, the company's Deputy Director General Kirill Komarov said Monday.
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Rosatom Says Ukraine Paid Off 2014 Russian Nuclear Fuel Deliveries
Ukraine has paid for all the nuclear fuel delivered by Russia's Rosatom in 2014, the company's Deputy Director General Kirill Komarov said Monday.
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Japan to Increase Geothermal Power Funding to Substitute Nuclear Energy
Japan will allocate more funds to develop geothermal power in order to boost the use of alternative energy, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday.
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Construction to Begin at Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Plant in Fall
Large-scale work is to begin in the fall of this year on equipping the second and third units of Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Plant, Russia's nuclear agency Rosatom head, Sergey Kirienko, said Monday.
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TEPCO close to completing radioactive water cleanup at Fukushima NPP
According to TEPCO, the remaining contaminated water remains at the bottom of the storage tanks.
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Czech nuclear station calls tender for new reactor
A call for bids for a new unit of the Czech Republic's Dukovany Nuclear Power Station will be announced before the end of 2016, Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka announced on Saturday.
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Extremophile bacteria could improve nuclear waste cleanups
Over the last year, researchers at the University of Manchester have been testing what they call extremophile bacteria, radiation-resistant microorganisms that clean nuclear waste.
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DEQ: Decision on Great Lakes Nuclear Waste Site’Out of Our Hands’
The authorities in the US state of Michigan have no control over Canada's decision to allow burying nuclear waste near the Great Lakes on the US-Canada…
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China’s nuclear power capacity set to reach 30 mln kilowatts
China will have 30 million kilowatts (KW) of nuclear power capacity by the end of 2015, said Xu Yuming, deputy director of the China Nuclear Energy Association on Thursday.