Civil Nuclear
Radiation affects 13 US nuclear plant employees
Washington (AFP) Feb 27, 2014 - A total of 13 employees of a New Mexico underground nuclear waste site were exposed to radiation, test results showed Wednesday.
Civil Nuclear
France’s Areva posts 3rd straight annual loss
Paris (AFP) Feb 26, 2014 - France's state-controlled nuclear energy conglomerate Areva on Wednesday posted 2013 results showing its third consecutive annual loss and forecast lower revenues this year because of persistent problems in the market.
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Obama approves Vietnam nuclear deal
Washington (AFP) Feb 24, 2014 - President Barack Obama Monday approved a civilian nuclear pact with Vietnam which could lead to the sale of US reactors to Washington's energy-hungry former war foe.
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Iran seeks new Russia reactor in exchange for oil
Moscow (AFP) Feb 17, 2014 - Iran's ambassador to Moscow on Monday said Russia could build the Islamic republic a second nuclear power reactor under a proposed oil-for-goods swap that has raised grave concern in Washington.
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Fukushima should eye ‘controlled discharges’ in sea: IAEA
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 13, 2014 - The UN nuclear watchdog on Thursday urged Japan to consider controlled discharges into the sea of contaminated water used to cool the crippled reactors at Fukushima.
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Japan to abandon troubled fast breeder reactor: report
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 12, 2014 - Japan will scrap plans to generate electricity at its multi-billion dollar experimental Monju fast breeder reactor, a media report said Friday, in a move that could affect the nation's nuclear fuel cycle programme.
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Abe hails election of pro-nuclear Tokyo governor
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 10, 2014 - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday welcomed the election of a conservative governor of Tokyo in a result analysts say will help boost Abe's economic reform agenda and reinforce his drive to restart Japan's nuclear reactors.
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Govt-backed pro-nuclear candidate wins Tokyo governor vote
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 09, 2014 - The establishment candidate backed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe romped home in Sunday's election for governor of Tokyo in a result which analysts said would boost the premier's pro-nuclear agenda.
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Hungary approves controversial nuclear project with Russia
Budapest (AFP) Feb 06, 2014 - Hungarian lawmakers approved Thursday a controversial Russian-financed extension of the country's only nuclear power plant, despite concerns in Hungary and Brussels over transparency and fair competition.
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Westinghouse Eyes Poland’s Plan To Build Nuclear Power Plants
Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Feb 05, 2014 - Westinghouse Electric Company welcomes yesterday's decision by the Polish government to adopt its new program for nuclear power, which will pave the way for the construction of the country's first n
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France admits Niger has ‘legitimate’ demands in uranium talks
Paris (AFP) Feb 05, 2014 - France on Wednesday admitted that former colony Niger's demands for more revenues from uranium mining are legitimate, as the two countries pursue tough negotiations.
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Niger, Areva tussle over future of uranium mining
Niamey (AFP) Feb 02, 2014 - Niger's government and French nuclear giant Areva are engaged in tough talks on the future of uranium mining in the west African country, whose leaders want more money from the resource to help pay for development.
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UK plant gets all-clear after radioactivity levels rise
London (AFP) Jan 31, 2014 - Britain's Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant was given the all-clear on Friday after elevated levels of radioactivity were detected.
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Fukushima operator books $7.54 bn profit on bailout, rate hike
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 31, 2014 - Tepco, the operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, said Friday it booked a whopping $7.54 billion April-December profit owing to an electricity rate hike and its massive government bailout.
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Tokyo governor race kicks off with focus on nuclear power
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 23, 2014 - The race to become the next governor of Tokyo kicked off Thursday in an election widely seen as a referendum on Japan's energy policy, almost three years after the nuclear disaster at Fukushima.
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Japan researchers use cosmic rays to see nuclear fuel
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 23, 2014 - Japanese researchers said Thursday they had succeeded in using cosmic rays to find nuclear fuel inside a reactor, a technology that might be helpful in the complicated decommissioning at Fukushima.