Civil Nuclear
US, Vietnam sign civil nuclear deal
The United States signed a civilian nuclear pact with Vietnam on Thursday under which Hanoi committed not to produce ingredients for atomic weapons, US officials said.
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S. Korea finds forged reactor safety documents
South Korean nuclear reactors have been abruptly shut down 128 times over the past decade because of faulty parts, officials said Thursday, amid a scandal over forged safety certificates.
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UN atomic agency praises British nuclear safety
The UN atomic agency on Wednesday praised Britain's improvements to its regulatory framework for nuclear safety but said more needed to be done.
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Six Fukushima workers doused with radioactive water
Six workers at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant were doused with radioactive water from a desalination system Wednesday, the plant's operator said.
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Russian warhead fallout keeps America warm
Uranium fuel from 20,000 disarmed Russian warheads is generating about half of US nuclear power in a spinoff from a landmark disarmament accord, a top US official said Wednesday.
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Report says U.S. could face shortage of nuclear reactor material
The United States could be facing a shortage of lithium, an element vital to the operation of many of the country's nuclear reactors, a study says.
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Japan nuclear regulator berates Fukushima operator
Japan's atomic watchdog summoned the boss of Fukushima operator TEPCO on Friday for a public dressing-down over sloppy standards at the crippled nuclear plant, as yet another problem with radiation-polluted water emerged.
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Bangladesh breaks ground for first nuclear power plant
Bangladesh's prime minister inaugurated construction for the country's first nuclear power plant.
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Radioactivity found in fracking waste water in Pennsylvania
Elevated levels of radioactivity, salts and metals were found in treated water from oil and gas operations discharged into a Pennsylvania creek, scientists say.
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New leak at crippled Fukushima nuclear plant: TEPCO
A new radioactive water leak has been discovered at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant and may have flowed into the Pacific Ocean, its operator said Thursday, according to Japanese news agencies.
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Jellyfish ‘invasion’ causes Swedish nuclear reactor shutdown
A Swedish nuclear reactor was restarted on Wednesday following a three-day closure caused by a build-up of jellyfish in a cooling system, according to the operators.
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Bangladesh starts building first nuclear plant
Energy-starved Bangladesh on Wednesday inaugurated the opening phase of work for its first ever nuclear power plant using Russian technology.
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Four tonnes of radioactive water spilled in Fukushima
The operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said Tuesday workers had spilled four tonnes of radioactive water, likely contaminating the soil and possibly groundwater.
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Westinghouse, Toshiba And Exelon To Team Up For Saudi Nuclear Project
Westinghouse Electric Company, Toshiba Corporation and Exelon Nuclear Partners (ENP), have announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)…
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Westinghouse Contracted to Segment Spain’s Jose Cabrera Nuclear Reactor Vessel
Westinghouse Electric Company has been awarded a contract by ENRESA (Empresa Nacional de Residuos Radiactivos), the Spanish agency responsible for radioactive…
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Restart attempt at idled Swedish nuclear reactor fails
An attempt to restart an idled nuclear power reactor at Sweden's Oskarshamn plant failed this week, adding to a debate over the aging plant's future.