Civil Nuclear
Small fire stops Swedish nuclear reactor
A small fire in a turbine hall shut down a Swedish nuclear reactor overnight but the blaze was swiftly extinguished, nuclear power plant officials said Sunday.
Civil Nuclear
Russia’s Rosatom better on transparency: watchdog
Transparency at Russia's state nuclear energy concern Rosatom has improved over the past year, but much remains to be done at the behemoth, Transparency International said on Friday.
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Pakistan repairs nuclear power plant leak
Pakistani officials were forced Thursday to repair a leak in its oldest nuclear power plant, lying on the outskirts of its economic hub Karachi on the Arabian Sea coast, an official said.
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China, Taiwan sign nuclear safety pact
China and Taiwan on Thursday signed an agreement to cooperate on the safety of nuclear power in the wake of Japan's atomic crisis this year.
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TEPCO asks for $9 bln in Fukushima aid: reports
Tokyo Electric Power Company will ask for at least 700 billion yen ($9.1 billion) in a first tranche of state aid to help cover compensation for the Fukushima nuclear disaster, reports said Tuesday.
Civil Nuclear
Sanctions, flaws hobble Iran nuclear program: study
Iran's nuclear program has been hampered by machine design flaws, equipment breakdowns and problems getting parts because of international sanctions, a US think-tank report said.
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World needs joined-up nuclear safety approach: report
The global upsurge in the use of nuclear power in countries such as China, Russia and Britain must be accompanied by a greater focus on security and the management of nuclear waste, a report said Thursday.
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Cold War’s nuclear wastes pose challenges to science, engineering, society
Seven papers published in the current issue of Technology and Innovation, Proceedings of the National Academy of Inventors report on efforts by the U.S.
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Taiwan, China to sign nuclear safety pact
Taiwan and China have agreed to cooperate more closely on nuclear power safety and disaster preparedness in the wake of Japan's atomic crisis this year, Taipei authorities said Wednesday.
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Areva’s Finnish EPR reactor delayed again
A third generation EPR nuclear reactor being built in Finland by French-German consortium Areva-Siemens will likely be delayed once again, to 2014 from 2013, Finnish power company Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) said Wednesday.
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Second Dutch nuclear rail shipment heads to France
A train carrying nuclear waste on Tuesday left the Netherlands bound for a recycling plant in France, the second such shipment that has sparked ire and protests of anti-nuclear activists.
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Green light for nuclear expansion in Britain: minister
Britain will press on with plans to expand its network of nuclear power stations, a minister said Tuesday, after a report on the Fukushima disaster found no grounds to restrict the use of reactors here.
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Green, Aboriginal groups lash BHP mega-mine
Eco-activists and Aboriginal groups Tuesday condemned Australia's approval of a mammoth BHP Billiton mining pit expansion, warning of an environmental and public health disaster if it goes ahead.
Civil Nuclear
China to lead in new nuclear reactors?
While most of the world takes a step back from nuclear power in the wake of the disaster in northern Japan, China is continuing on a path of nuclear power expansion.
Civil Nuclear
Australian mine expansion gains approval
Australia has granted environmental approval for the massive expansion of BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam mine.
Civil Nuclear
Australia approves BHP’s Olympic Dam expansion
Australia on Monday approved BHP Billiton's multi-billion dollar plans to expand its copper and uranium operations at Olympic Dam, but said it must comply with more than 100 strict conditions.