Civil Nuclear
Nuclear phase-out possible for Japan?
A former chief of the International Energy Agency said he was doubtful that Japan could follow through on its plan to phase out nuclear power by 2040.
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Bulgaria to hold referendum on new nuclear power plant
Bulgaria will hold a referendum on the construction of a second nuclear power plant, parliament decided on Wednesday, eight months after the government scrapped a deal with a Russian firm to build one.
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Bulgaria nuclear reactor back online
Bulgaria's only nuclear power plant was fully operational again Wednesday after technical problems at one of its two reactors were resolved, the operator said.
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Westinghouse Announces Master Research Agreement With University Of Missouri
Westinghouse Electric Company is pleased to announce the signing of a multiyear master research and collaboration agreement with the University of Missouri-Columbia and Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla.
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Queensland to restart uranium mining
The Australian state of Queensland has lifted a decades-old ban on uranium mining.
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Jordan ends uranium deal with France nuclear giant
Jordan said on Tuesday it had terminated a uranium mining licence for a joint venture between Areva and a local firm, but the French nuclear giant insisted the agreement was only covering exploration.
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International consortium to bid for Magnox-RSRL Parent Body Organisations
Three of the world's leading nuclear companies, CH2M HILL, AREVA and Serco, joined forces in a newly-formed consortium - CAS Restoration Partnership - and…
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Bulgaria shuts nuclear reactor after generator problem
Bulgaria shut down one of two reactors at its only nuclear power plant on Tuesday after a generator control problem, the operator said, adding that there was no radiation leak.
Civil Nuclear
AREVA to equip all Pressurized Water Reactors with Passive Autocatalytic Recombiners
AREVA will equip all of the Japanese Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) fleet with more than a hundred of its Passive Autocatalytic Recombiners (PARs).
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Australia’s Queensland lifts uranium mining ban
Australia's mineral-rich Queensland state reversed a decades-long ban on uranium mining Monday, citing rekindled interest in the nuclear fuel after Canberra gave the go-ahead to exports to India.
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AREVA awarded new contract to supply LEU fuel elements to Research Reactor MARIA
At the occasion of the RERTR 2012 International Meeting on Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactors, hosted by the U.S.
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Australia, India take first steps on nuclear deal
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Wednesday agreed to open negotiations to export uranium nuclear fuel to energy-hungry India after meeting her counterpart Manmohan Singh in New Delhi.
Civil Nuclear
Fukushima panel chief hopes for change in Japan
The head of a hard-hitting panel that blamed cultural factors for the Fukushima nuclear disaster voiced hope Tuesday that the tragedy would help open up Japan's system of government.
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Australian PM Gillard in India for uranium talks
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, in New Delhi on a three-day state visit, has said she will open talks with energy-hungry India over selling uranium for civil nuclear use.
Civil Nuclear
Australia to export uranium to India?
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said exports of uranium to India will figure prominently during her state visit to India this week.
Civil Nuclear
Tepco admits Fukushima mistakes
Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, admitted that it had avoided taking some safety measures prior to the March 2011 nuclear accident, a new report reveals.