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Kiev Claims Nuclear Facilities in Crimea Belong to Ukraine

Kiev (Sputnik) Jun 16, 2015 - The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry insisted in a statement issued Friday that nuclear facilities located on the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea belong to Ukraine despite the fact that the region rejoined

Jun 16, 2015

Japan speeds up return of Fukushima refugees to cut costs

Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 16, 2015 - Japan will revoke evacuation orders for most of the people who were displaced by the Fukushima nuclear disaster so the government can save on compensation payouts and expedite reconstruction.

Jun 16, 2015

Japan Prepares to Restart Sendai NPP

Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 16, 2015 - Japan's nuclear plant operator Kyushu Electric Power plans to restart its Sendai-1 power plant in the city of Satsumasendai in mid-August after a four-year break, the Kyodo news agency said Friday.

Jun 16, 2015

Japan delays removal of fuel rods from Fukushima for 3 years

Tokyo (Sputnik) Jun 16, 2015 - The removal of spent uranium fuel rods from the Fukushima power plant will begin three years later compared to the originally planned date, the Japanese government said in a roadmap published on Fri

Jun 16, 2015

Turkey Elections Pose No Threat to Nuclear Power Plant Project With Russia

Ankara, Turkey (SPX) Jun 15, 2015 - Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yildiz says that the joint Russia-Turkey project on the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Turkey will be implemented regardless

Jun 15, 2015

South Korea Plans to Increase Number of Nuclear Reactors to 36

Seoul, South Korea (Sputnik) Jun 15, 2015 - South Korea's government has proposed to build two additional nuclear reactors by 2029, increasing the total number of atomic reactors to 36, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

Jun 15, 2015

Russia to Introduce New Nuclear Arctic Icebreaker Project by End of 2015

Gorki, Russia (Sputnik) Jun 15, 2015 - Russian Deputy Defense Minister announced that the layout of Russia's Leader-class nuclear-powered icebreaker will be presented by the end of 2015. The layout of Russia's Leader-class nuclear-

Jun 15, 2015

China reaffirms NPT state status crucial for NSG membership

Beijing (XNA) Jun 15, 2015 - Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying on Wednesday reaffirmed that the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) regarded the status of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) state as a crucial

Jun 15, 2015

Cairo Says Russia’s Rosatom Submits Bid to Build Egypt’s Nuclear Plant

Cairo, Egypt (Sputnik) Jun 15, 2015 - According to press service of the Egyptian leader, head of Russia's state-run atomic energy agency Rosatom Sergei Kirienko submitted a business proposal on the construction of the first nuclear powe

Jun 15, 2015

Bolivia, Russia to ink nuclear cooperation agreement

La Paz, Bolivia (SPX) Jun 15, 2015 - Bolivia and Russia are set to sign a nuclear energy cooperation agreement later this month, the state Bolivian News Agency (ABI) reported Friday. Bolivian Hydrocarbons and Energy Minister Luis

Jun 15, 2015

Alarm Spreads Over Meltdown at French Nuclear Plant

Paris (Sputnik) Jun 15, 2015 - The French nuclear safety watchdog says it has found multiple failure modes that carry grave consequences on crucial safety relief valves on the Flamanville nuclear plant in northern France, whi

Jun 15, 2015

S. Korea to close its oldest reactor

Seoul (AFP) June 12, 2015 - South Korea's oldest nuclear reactor is expected to be shut down permanently in 2017 after growing safety concerns over the ageing facility.

Jun 12, 2015

Japan’s Over Confidence Proved Deadly in Fukushima Disaster

Vienna, Austria (Sputnik) Jun 11, 2015 - Japan's excessively firm belief in the safety of its nuclear power plants was among the main reasons why the country was unprepared to the Fukushima Daiichi disaster of 2011, the International Atomi

Jun 11, 2015

Bolivia Set to Sign Cooperation Deal With Russia’s Rosatom

Sucre, Bolivia (Sputnik) Jun 11, 2015 - On Friday, Bolivian Hydrocarbons and Energy Minister Luis Alberto Sanchez announced plans to visit Russia later this month to sign a cooperation agreement with Russian state-owned nuclear energy cor

Jun 11, 2015

S. Africa to finalize nuclear procurement process by end of this year

Cape Town, South Africa (XNA) Jun 10, 2015 - The South African government will finalize the nuclear procurement process by the end of this year in a fresh bid to meet the country's growing energy demand, a senior official said on Tuesday.

Jun 10, 2015

Rosatom road shows of world’s largest fast neutron reactor

Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 10, 2015 - Russia's state atomic energy corporation Rosatom has begun to search for international partners, now that it has developed a new fast neutron reactor which will be the world's largest; the worldwide

Jun 10, 2015