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Germany to shut down seven reactors
Germany will shut down its seven oldest nuclear power reactors and may not restart them, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday.
Civil Nuclear
Chile atomic energy support wanes post-Japan quake
As a potential nuclear disaster unfolds in Japan, quake-prone Chile is thinking twice about atomic power as a solution to its pressing energy needs.
Civil Nuclear
Asia’s nuclear drive on despite Japanese crisis
Asian governments that are ramping up nuclear power face huge pressure to curb their programmes in the wake of Japan's atomic crisis, but dozens of reactors will still be built in the near future.
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After Japan ‘apocalypse’, EU agrees nuclear ‘stress tests’
European Union nations on Tuesday agreed to subject their scores of nuclear power plants to safety "stress tests" to ward off risk of the "apocalypse" unravelling in Japan.
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S. Korea boasts of safety of home-built nuke plants
President Lee Myung-Bak boasted Monday of the safety of South Korean-built nuclear reactors as explosions at an earthquake-hit atomic plant in Japan raised fears of a nuclear disaster.
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Philippine nuclear proponent reverses stand
The leading proponent of introducing nuclear energy to the Philippines reversed his stand Monday in the wake of a potential nuclear disaster in quake-hit Japan.
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Operator says Japan reactor cooling system fails: Jiji
The cooling system at the number two reactor at the quake-damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Japan has failed, Jiji Press reported Monday, citing…
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Japan’s nuclear power plant crisis worsens
Japan's earthquake-stricken nuclear power plant was hit with a second explosion Monday, posing a new risk of meltdown.
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Japan reels as second blast rocks nuclear plant
A new explosion at a stricken nuclear power plant hit Japan Monday as it raced to avert a meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people.
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Japan quake setback to global nuclear industry
The meltdown and radiation fears at Japan's nuclear power plants following a massive earthquake put nuclear power supporters on the defensive Monday just as the industry was enjoying a renaissance.
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Japan nuke plant rocked by second blast
An explosion rocked an earthquake-hit nuclear plant Monday, as Japan struggled to avert a catastrophic reactor meltdown caused by a quake and tsunami feared to…
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Japan battles nuclear emergency after deadly quake
Japan raced to avert a meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant Monday as the death toll from the disaster on the ravaged northeast coast was…
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Germany suspends nuclear extension
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has shelved for three months a decision to extend nuclear power in the country following the Japanese nuclear crisis, which has reopened the debate on the energy source in Europe.
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Germany puts nuclear extension on ice
Fears of a nuclear disaster in Japan prompted Germany on Monday to put on ice extending the lifespan of its nuclear power plants, pending a safety review.
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Fukushima ‘unlikely’ to be new Chernobyl: IAEA
The crisis at Japan's earthquake-damaged nuclear power plant is "unlikely" to turn into a new Chernobyl, which was the world's worst nuclear accident, the UN atomic watchdog said on Monday.
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Areva drops 9% on market amid Japan nuclear fears
French nuclear group Areva dropped 9.5 percent Monday as European stock markets reacted to growing fears over nuclear power owing to problems with reactors in quake-hit Japan.