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| May 28, 2014 |
 Niger, Areva in hard-won uranium deal Niamey (AFP) May 26, 2014 - The government of Niger and French nuclear energy group Areva announced on Monday that they had signed a deal to renew a decades-old agreement for the operation of two uranium mines. Under the deal, negotiated for 18 months, Areva agreed that a 2006 mining law sharply increasing taxes on mineral extracted would apply to the Somair and Cominak operations in the north of the country which it p ... more |  |
Japan to create underground ice wall at crippled nuclear plant Tokyo (AFP) May 26, 2014 - Japan's nuclear regulator on Monday approved a plan to freeze the soil under the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to try to slow the build-up of radioactive water, officials said. The Nuclear Regulation Authority examined plans by Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) to construct an underground ice wall at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant starting in June, regulatory officials said. The wa ... more |  |
Veolia eyes decommissioning Germany's nuclear plants Frankfurt (AFP) May 26, 2014 - French group Veolia Environnement is hoping to move into the market for decommissioning nuclear power plants in Germany, one of its top executives said in a magazine interview on Monday. "We're in talks with possible partners," the head of Veolia Environnement's German operations Etienne Petit told the weekly WirtschaftsWoche. "There's very big potential in Germany. It's a market which ... more |  |
Westinghouse Chosen To Fuel Three Vattenfall Reactors Brussels, Belgium (SPX) May 26, 2014 - Westinghouse Electric Company has announced that it has been selected by Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel AB in Sweden to provide replacement nuclear fuel deliveries and related engineering services for three of their reactors: Forsmark 3, Ringhals 3 and Ringhals 4. The contract includes yearly deliveries of fuel for the three reactors during a four-year period (2016 to 2019). Under the terms of th ... more |  |
AREVA to monitor nuclear reactor fluid systems Paris (SPX) May 26, 2014 - AREVA has signed an agreement with the American engineering firm NUCCORP Inc. to be the exclusive supplier of the Nuclear Grade Air Trap (NGAT) technology to the nuclear industry. This device passively monitors and regulates accumulated air and gas in certain nuclear plants safety systems. The accumulation of air and gas may compromise the proper operation of these systems essential for sa ... more |  |
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AREVA technologies recognize by the US Nuclear Energy Institute Paris (SPX) May 26, 2014 - AREVA's technologies received four awards through its customers at the Top Industry Practice Awards (TIP Awards) ceremony organized by the American Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI). For the fifth consecutive year, AREVA has been awarded the B. Ralph Sylvia "Best of the Best" award through utility customer, Dominion, for the lifetime extension project of the Surry Power Station, Virginia. ... more |  |
Japan utility appeals court injunction on reactor restarts Tokyo (AFP) May 22, 2014 - A Japanese utility on Thursday lodged an appeal against a ban on restarting two nuclear reactors, after a court came down on the side of campaigners for the first time since the Fukushima disaster. The appeal came after Fukui District Court said Wednesday two reactors at its Oi plant should not be restarted because they pose "specific risks" to residents in the event of a major earthquake. ... more |  |
 MIPT Experts Reveal the Secret of Radiation Vulnerability Moscow, Russia (SPX) May 21, 2014 - The discovery can help both in predicting the consequences of irradiation and understanding the fundamental patterns of morphogenesis. The work of the researchers has been published in PLoS One journal and is available online in full. The scientists - Boris Kuzin, Ekaterina Nikitina, Roman Cherezov, Julia Vorontsova, Mikhail Slezinger, Olga Zatsepina, Olga Simonova, Grigori Enikolopov and ... more |  |
Japan Fukushima operator starts diverting groundwater to sea Tokyo (AFP) May 21, 2014 - The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said Wednesday it has begun a bypass system that diverts groundwater into the sea in a bid to reduce the volume of contaminated water. The move is an attempt to stop tonnes of unpolluted groundwater flowing under the battered plant and mixing with water already there that is laced with radioactive isotopes. Coping with the huge - ... more |  |
Fortum drops Areva-Siemens in favour of Rolls-Royce Helsinki (AFP) May 21, 2014 - Finnish power company Fortum said Wednesday it had terminated a contract with Areva and Siemens to modernise a nuclear plant in the southern town of Loviisa, and hired Britain's Rolls Royce instead. Fortum said in a statement that during the testing of the next phase of the agreement with the French and German companies, "it appeared that the implementation of the current project would have ... more |  |
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Japan court rules against restart of nuclear reactors Tokyo (AFP) May 21, 2014 - A Japanese court ruled Wednesday against the restarting of two reactors at a nuclear power plant, acknowledging residents' safety fears and dealing a blow to the government's plan to revive nuclear power. It was the first court ruling in Japan against the restarting of reactors since a massive earthquake and tsunami sparked meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant in March 2011. At pres ... more |  |
 Source of Fukushima's nagging radioactive leak finally discovered Moscow (Voice of Russia) May 21, 2014 - The source of the radioactive leak at the earthquake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was finally identified by the facility's operator TEPCO to be in the primary containment vessel of reactor 3, authorities reported. It was in January when the crew of the plant first noticed that water was leaking through to the drain on the first level of the building housing the reactor. ... more |  |
Fukushima water decontamination system down: operator Tokyo (AFP) May 20, 2014 - The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said Tuesday it had again suspended a trouble-plagued system used to clean radiation-tainted water. Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) put its Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS) on standby mode after it found processed water was cloudy instead of clear. Higher-than-usual levels of calcium were believed to be the cause, but why ... more | |
Japan publisher to review Fukushima nosebleed comic Tokyo (AFP) May 19, 2014 - The Japanese publisher of a comic that came under fire for linking radiation exposure at Fukushima to nosebleeds acknowledged Monday it had caused alarm and promised a review after the prime minister stepped into a growing row. The popular "Oishinbo" ("Gourmets") drew criticism in late April when it showed its main character, a newspaper reporter, having a nosebleed after visiting the tsunam ... more |  |
 Wildfires burn homes as California roasts Los Angeles (AFP) May 15, 2014 - Thousands of people fled raging wildfires in roasting southern California on Wednesday as flames destroyed homes and triggered evacuations at a nuclear power plant, a military base and an amusement park. The blazes, which also closed a major north-south highway, come amid record temperatures in the western US state, where the annual wildfire season typically starts much later in the year. ... more |  |
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Bolivia to develop nuclear power: president La Paz (AFP) May 15, 2014 - Bolivian President Evo Morales said Thursday that, with Argentina's help, his country was working to develop nuclear power. "We are working on nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, for medical purposes," Morales said at the opening of a gas and energy seminar in Santa Cruz, some 900 kilometers (560 miles) east of La Paz. "We salute the Argentine people as we have begun to work on nuclear ... more |  |
Six suffer burns at controversial India nuclear plant: reports New Delhi (AFP) May 14, 2014 - Six workers suffered significant burns on Wednesday at a Russian-backed nuclear power plant in southern India plagued by years of protests before its opening, reports said. A hot water spill caused the accident at Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu state, which went into service in July 2013 after becoming the focus of safety and environmental concerns during its protracted development. ... more |  |
US envoy Kennedy tours Fukushima nuclear plant Tokyo (AFP) May 14, 2014 - US ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy toured the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant for the first time Wednesday, pledging continued US help with the clean-up. The 56-year-old envoy, who took up her post last November, was on a tour of Japan's northeast, which was devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. On Tuesday she met high school students and threw a ceremonial fir ... more |  |
RWE, with an estimated 30 million European customers, suffers because of mild weather Essen, Germany (UPI) May 14, 2013 - German energy company RWE said a mild winter in Europe was to blame for a decline in its income, though CEO Peter Terium said he was optimistic nonetheless. RWE said its recurring net income for the first quarter of 2014 was $1.15 billion, down 36 percent from the same time last year. The company blamed an "extremely mild winter" for its poor performance so far this year. In the ... more |  |
Fewer US nuclear plants could curb climate change fight Washington (AFP) May 07, 2014 - Nuclear power plants in the United States increasingly risk closure amid growing competition from cheap natural gas, which experts said could hamper President Barack Obama's efforts to combat climate change. The White House on Tuesday urged action to fight the repercussions of greenhouse gas emissions, warning that human-caused warming was already having a serious impact. But an increase ... more |  |
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