Civil Nuclear
Tokyo’s anti-nuclear protesters remember WWII
Japanese anti-nuclear demonstrators on Friday recounted the horror of World War II, days after the region marked Tokyo's surrender nearly seven decades earlier.
Civil Nuclear
Belgian nuclear safety chief spells out fissure fears
Belgium stepped up controls on nuclear safety that found cracks in the casing of an ageing reactor and led to two sites now closing after learning of signs of fissures in French atomic power plants, the national watchdog said Thursday.
Civil Nuclear
UAE announces $3bn in nuclear fuel deals
The United Arab Emirates said Wednesday it had selected six companies to supply fuel to its four planned nuclear reactors in deals worth an estimated $3…
Civil Nuclear
NRC Freezes All Nuclear Reactor Construction and Operating Licenses in US
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has acted to put a hold on at least 19 final reactor licensing decisions - nine construction and operating…
Civil Nuclear
Japan’s Toshiba eyes nuclear power alliance
Toshiba plans to sell some of its controlling stake in nuclear-power unit Westinghouse Electric as it looks to form an alliance to tap demand in emerging markets, reports said Tuesday.
Civil Nuclear
Belgium nuke re-start seen as unlikely
The chief of Belgium's nuclear power regulatory agency says he's "skeptical" the Doel-3 reactor near Antwerp can ever be re-started.
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Japan’s Onagawa nuclear plant ‘remarkably undamaged’: IAEA
The UN atomic agency said Friday that Japan's Onagawa nuclear power plant, despite having been closest to the epicentre of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, was in surprisingly good shape.
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Belgian nuclear chief ‘sceptical’ reactor can be restarted
The head of Belgium's federal agency for nuclear safety AFCN said on Friday he was "sceptical" that an ageing reactor closed over fears of cracks could be restarted.
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Belgium’s nuclear watchdog may close two reactors
Belgium's nuclear watchdog is mulling the permanent closure of two of the country's seven reactors producing electricity due to safety concerns, according to an internal document seen by AFP Wednesday.
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Japan A-bomb survivors warn against nuclear power
The scars that still mark Sunao Tsuboi's face from the wartime bombing of Hiroshima are a grim reminder of the power of the atom as a wave of nuclear wariness sweeps post-Fukushima Japan.
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carboNZero Holdings and Energy and Technical Services Limited (ETSL) form Strategic Partnership
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South Korea restarts oldest reactor
South Korea's oldest nuclear reactor -- shut down since March -- will resume operations, the government said.
Civil Nuclear
AREVA receives NRC approval of new Simulation Validation Test for Digital I and C System
After becoming the first and only supplier to receive NRC approval for full plant application of a safety-related digital I and C system (TELEPERM XS), AREVA announces NRC approval of a Simulation Validation Testing tool.
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AREVA joins the World Association of Nuclear Operators
AREVA is joining the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO), as a Category 1 Member.
Civil Nuclear
Australia inks UAE nuclear deal
Australia has signed a nuclear supply treaty with the United Arab Emirates in a deal Foreign Minister Bob Carr said would see the Gulf state become Canberra's first Middle Eastern uranium customer.
Civil Nuclear
TEPCO chief vows cost cuts amid $3.68 bn loss
Tokyo Electric Power's chief on Wednesday vowed "nothing was sacred" in his bid to chop costs as the operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant posted a $3.68 billion quarterly loss.