Civil Nuclear
New nuclear reactors for Japan?
Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has indicated he would approve the construction of more nuclear reactors.
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Fireproofing inadequate at Japan nuclear reactors
Japanese regulators have found inadequate fireproofing at more than one fifth of the nuclear reactors that went offline after the 2011 Fukushima crisis, a major daily said Tuesday.
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S. Korea restarts troubled nuclear reactor
South Korea on Monday restarted one of three nuclear reactors shut down for safety reasons, easing fears of power shortages during the harsh winter.
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Japan PM Abe supports new nuclear reactors: reports
Japan's new prime minister Shinzo Abe has voiced his willingness to build new nuclear reactors, reports said Monday, despite widespread public opposition to atomic energy since the Fukushima crisis.
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Active fault may close Japan nuclear plant
Japan's nuclear watchdog says it will recommend shutting down a power plant in Fukui Prefecture if a geologic fault under the facility proves to be active.
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Toshiba to sell 16 percent stake in Westinghouse: report
Japan's Toshiba is in talks with three parties about selling a stake of up to 16 percent in US nuclear power plant builder Westinghouse Electric, a report said Thursday.
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Japan’s new govt to review zero-nuclear policy
Japan's new leaders set to work Thursday on dismantling plans to rid the country of nuclear power by 2040, pledging to review a post-Fukushima policy.
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Iran denies Russian women paid to cover up in nuclear plant
Iran on Wednesday denied statements by a lawmaker that is it paying Russian women working as technicians at its sole nuclear power plant to adhere to the Islamic dress code, the Fars news agency reported.
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Asian bids ‘closer’ to winning Turkey nuclear plant project
Asian countries are closer to winning a bid to build Turkey's second nuclear power plant near the Black Sea city of Sinop, the Turkish energy minister said on Tuesday, in a signal that Canada was no longer in the running.
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Japan’s incoming pro-nuclear PM ‘to review Fukushima’
Japan's incoming pro-nuclear premier Shinzo Abe said Sunday his government will again investigate the Fukushima atomic crisis, after which the country's reactors could be restarted, reports said.
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Japan anti-nuclear vote melts away
Eight million people signed an Internet petition demanding an end to nuclear power and hundreds of thousands joined public protests.
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Vattenfall wants 3.5 bn euros in German nuclear spat
Swedish energy group Vattenfall is demanding 30 billion kronor (3.5 billion euros, $4.6 billion) in damages from Germany following Berlin's decision to shut some nuclear reactors, media reported on Friday.
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Swedish nuclear reactor shut after sea water infiltration
A reactor in Sweden's biggest nuclear plant was stopped Thursday after an infiltration of sea water, the operator Vattenfall and the national nuclear industry watchdog said.
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Faults said risk to Japan nuclear plants
A nuclear watchdog agency in Japan says earthquake faults in the country's Aomori Prefecture may be active and could affect many nuclear facilities.
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Talks on SoCal nuclear plant restart held
U.S. regulators and Southern California Edison officials say they've discussed a restart proposal for the San Onofre nuclear plant, closed for safety concerns.
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Quake risk at Japan atomic recycling plant: experts
Japan's only reprocessing plant for spent nuclear fuel could sit on an active seismic fault vulnerable to a massive earthquake, experts warned Wednesday.