Civil Nuclear
Vietnam forges ahead with nuclear power
Hanoi, Vietnam (UPI) Mar 8, 2012 - Vietnam is pressing ahead with nuclear power, a government official said.
Civil Nuclear
No meltdown for nuclear after Fukushima
Tokyo (AFP) March 7, 2012 - Last year's Fukushima disaster plunged the nuclear industry into its deepest crisis since Chernobyl, but dire predictions that atomic power would have to be abandoned have proved wide of the mark.
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RWE earnings hit by German nuclear phase-out
Frankfurt (AFP) March 6, 2012 - RWE, Germany's second biggest-power supplier, said Tuesday earnings last year were hit by a one-billion-euro ($1.3-billion) charge related to the shutdown of some of its nuclear power plants.
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New Mapping Tool Shows How Severe Nuclear Accident Could Look in US
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 06, 2012 - A new mapping tool released by the Natural Resources Defense Council illustrates the potential radiological impacts of a severe accident at the nation's nuclear reactors and flags risk factors assoc
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Shareholders sue TEPCO for $67 bn: reports
Tokyo (AFP) March 5, 2012 - Forty-two shareholders of Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) are suing the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant seeking a record-breaking $67 billion compensation, news reports said Monday.
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Seoul nuclear summit to focus on safety after Fukushima
Seoul (AFP) March 5, 2012 - South Korea's foreign minister said Monday that the question of how to strengthen global atomic safety following Japan's nuclear disaster would be a key topic at an upcoming summit in Seoul.
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One year after Fukushima, IAEA says nuclear power safer
Vienna (AFP) March 5, 2012 - Nuclear power is safer around the world than it was a year ago at the time of the Fukushima disaster in Japan, the head of the UN atomic agency said Monday, while warning against complacency.
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Canada enters nuclear talks with UAE
Ottawa (AFP) March 5, 2012 - Canada began talks Monday with the United Arab Emirates on nuclear cooperation, hoping to sell the wealthy Gulf state nuclear reactors or technologies for power generation and other civilian purposes.
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Fukushima disaster pushes France’s Areva to record loss
Paris (AFP) March 1, 2012 - French nuclear energy giant Areva reported Thursday a record loss for 2011 after taking massive provisions in the aftermath of Japan's Fukushima disaster but reaffirmed its forecasts to 2016.
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NGOs in anti-nuke probe ‘diverted’ foreign funds: India
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 29, 2012 - India said Wednesday criminal cases were lodged against four non-profit groups accused of fuelling protests against planned atomic power stations because they diverted overseas donations.
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India slap cases on aid groups over nuclear row: reports
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 28, 2012 - Indian authorities said on Tuesday that charges have been slapped on four non-profit groups accused of fuelling protests against plans to build two atomic power stations, reports said.
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Study Confirms Low Levels of Fallout from Fukushima and Enhances Knowledge
Sunrise Valley MS (SPX) Feb 27, 2012 - Fallout from the 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power facility in Japan was measured in minimal amounts in precipitation in the United States in about 20 percent of 167 sites sampled in a nationwid
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Japan wants to replace TEPCO board: report
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 25, 2012 - Japan's government wants to replace the entire board of the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in exchange for $12 billion of tax money to resuscitate the firm, a report said Saturday.
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India freezes aid group funds over nuclear protests
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 25, 2012 - India said Saturday it had frozen the assets of three non-profit groups it alleges were diverting foreign aid funds to fuel protests against plans to build two atomic power stations.
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New countries go nuclear despite Fukushima: UN official
United Nations (AFP) Feb 24, 2012 - At least five countries will start work on their first nuclear reactors this year despite the jolt to international confidence caused by the Fukushima disaster, a top UN nuclear official said Friday.
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India PM blames foreign NGOs for anti-nuclear demos
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 24, 2012 - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh blamed US non-profit groups in an interview published Friday for whipping up anti-nuclear demonstrations that have stalled two new atomic plants.