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Ukraine signs Westinghouse nuclear fuel deal
Ukraine on Tuesday sealed an additional nuclear fuel supply deal with US giant Westinghouse in order to ease its energy dependence on Russia.
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Radiation Levels Spike at Ukrainian Nuclear Plant: DPR Official
Radiation levels at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant are 14 times higher than normal, according to DPR representative Denis Pushilin cited by LifeNews.
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Third Unit of Rostov NPP Produces Its First Current to Russia’s Power Grid
One of the most important events of the recent years in Russia's nuclear power industry occurred late Friday night: a new, third unit of Rostov Nuclear…
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Russia in Talks With China Over Fast Neutron Nuclear Reactors Construction
Moscow and Beijing are negotiating the construction of the Tianwan Nuclear Power Station's seventh and eighth units as well as fast neutron reactors, the head of a subsidiary of Russia's Rosatom nuclear giant announced Friday.
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Russia Approves Draft Agreement on Building First Nuclear Plant in Jordan
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has approved a draft agreement between the governments of Russia and Jordan on the development of a project to build Jordan's first nuclear power plant.
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Moscow, Kiev Sign Agreement on Electricity Supply to Ukraine: Official
Moscow and Kiev have signed an agreement on the supply of 9 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity to Ukraine, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak said.
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Former TEPCO Board Can Escape Prosecution Over Fukushima Disaster
Japanese prosecutors are not likely to press new charges against three former Tokyo Electric Power Company executives for professional negligence in the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, Kyodo news reported Friday, citing an anonymous source.
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Ukraine shuts down faulty nuclear power plant reactor
Ukraine on Sunday shut down one of the six reactors in its most powerful nuclear power plant for the second time in a month due to an apparent electrical malfunction.
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Over 3,700 Fukushima Evacuees Yet to Claim Compensation
Over 3,700 persons who were forced to evacuate during Japan's Fukushima nuclear reactor meltdown in 2011 have not yet claimed compensation from Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), the Japan Times reported, citing a company executive.
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Gas leak kills three at S. Korea nuclear plant
Three people were killed in a gas leak Friday at an under-construction atomic reactor in South Korea, but the national nuclear operator ruled out any connection to a cyber-attack that targeted the plant last week.
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S. Korea says nuclear reactors safe after cyber-attacks
South Korea on Thursday ruled out the possibility that a recent string of cyber-attacks on its nuclear power operator could cause a malfunction at any of the country's 23 atomic reactors.
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Hacker Threatens to Publish 100,000 Pages on SKorean Nuke Reactors
A hacker in possession of South Korean nuclear reactor blueprints has posted internal company information about the facilities, warning that more material…
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S. Korea heightens cyber security watch on hacking
South Korea has heightened its security readiness against cyber attacks as concerns grew over a series of online information leaks at nuclear power plants, officials said Tuesday.
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China experimental fast reactor runs at full capacity
China's first sodium-cooled fast neutron reactor hit a milestone after operating at full capacity for 72 hours as of Thursday afternoon, a sign that China has fully mastered core technologies in fast reactor design.
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S. Korea nuclear plants stage drill against cyber attack
South Korea's nuclear power plant operator launched a two-day drill Monday to test its ability to thwart a cyber attack, after a series of online information leaks by a suspected hacker.
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First UAE nuclear plant to start in 2017: official
The first of four nuclear reactors being built by the United Arab Emirates will come on line in 2017 and the rest will be fully operational by 2020, an official said Monday.