Civil Nuclear
Work at Kudankulam quickens for first reactor
Work at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) is progressing rapidly with employees working even on holidays to get the atomic regulator's nod to…
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Spain’s nuclear sector eyes growth in China
Spain's nuclear energy sector has gained a strong foothold in China over the past quarter century, providing components or services to nine of the…
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India can’t produce 20,000 MW n-energy by 2020
India's ambitious deadline to generate 20,000 MW nuclear energy by 2020 may be delayed by almost a year, a top official said here Wednesday.
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France waits for India to clarify n-liability framework
In the midst of the run-up to the French presidential elections, France has been in dialogue with India to clarify issues relating to the nuclear liability law…
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Bulgaria approves new reactor at nuclear plant
Bulgaria's government approved on Wednesday preliminary plans to install a new 1,000-megawatt reactor at its Kozloduy nuclear power plant, after another project fell through.
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Turkey PM oversees nuclear agreements with China
Turkey's Prime Minister oversaw the signing of two nuclear agreements with China Monday on a trip to the Asian nation that also saw him make an unprecedented stop in ethnically-tense Xinjiang.
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China expands oldest nuclear power plant
With the addition of a new pressurized water reactor power-generating unit, the Qinshan nuclear power facility near Shanghai has a total capacity of 4.32…
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Japan sets new safety standards for nuclear plants
The Japanese government approved new safety guidelines for nuclear power plants on Friday in a bid to restart reactors idled after the Fukushima disaster last year.
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Japan proposes reactor re-starts
The Japanese government says it has adopted new provisional safety standards for restarting suspended nuclear reactors, with critics saying they're inadequate.
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Bulgaria PM faces confidence vote over axed nuclear deal
Bulgaria's opposition Socialists filed a no-confidence motion against the centre-right government Friday over its decision to drop a deal with Russia for a new nuclear plant on the Danube.
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S. Korea deports Greenpeace activists
South Korea denied entry on Monday to three Greenpeace activists and was to deport them after they attempted to get into the country as part of an anti-nuclear campaign.
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So. Calif. officials express nuclear worry
Officials in cities near Southern California's San Onofre nuclear power plant say they're worried about the safety of the facility, shut down since January.
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Sandia’s Ion Beam Laboratory looks at advanced materials for reactors
Sandia National Laboratories is using its Ion Beam Laboratory (IBL) to study how to rapidly evaluate the tougher advanced materials needed to build the next generation of nuclear reactors and extend the lives of current reactors.
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Russia ready to build nuclear plants in Britain: official
Russia's state nuclear firm Rosatom said Friday it was ready to replace E.ON and RWE after the two German energy giants pulled out of their British nuclear power joint venture.
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Lithuania, Hitachi sign initial nuclear plant deal
Lithuania and Japan's Hitachi signed on Friday a deal on construction of a nuclear plant in Lithuania to replace its only nuclear power station, closed in 2009 under an EU deal.
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TEPCO asks for $12 bn capital injection
The operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday asked the Japanese government for a capital injection of $12 billion in a bid to avoid insolvency.