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Third Unit of Rostov NPP Produces Its First Current to Russia's Power Grid
Dec 29, 2014 (Sputnik)
One of the most important events of the recent years in Russia's nuclear power industry occurred late Friday night: a new, third unit of Rostov Nuclear Power Pl...
Ukraine shuts down faulty nuclear power plant reactor
Dec 28, 2014 (AFP)
Ukraine on Sunday shut down one of the six reactors in its most powerful nuclear power plant for the second time in a month due to an apparent electrical malfun...
Gas leak kills three at S. Korea nuclear plant
Dec 26, 2014 (AFP)
Three people were killed in a gas leak Friday at an under-construction atomic reactor in South Korea, but the national nuclear operator ruled out any connection...
Over 3,700 Fukushima Evacuees Yet to Claim Compensation
Dec 26, 2014 (Sputnik)
Over 3,700 persons who were forced to evacuate during Japan's Fukushima nuclear reactor meltdown in 2011 have not yet claimed compensation from Tokyo Electric P...
S. Korea says nuclear reactors safe after cyber-attacks
Dec 25, 2014 (AFP)
South Korea on Thursday ruled out the possibility that a recent string of cyber-attacks on its nuclear power operator could cause a malfunction at any of the co...
Hacker Threatens to Publish 100,000 Pages on SKorean Nuke Reactors
Dec 24, 2014 (Sputnik)
A hacker in possession of South Korean nuclear reactor blueprints has posted internal company information about the facilities, warning that more material could...
S. Korea heightens cyber security watch on hacking
Dec 23, 2014 (AFP)
South Korea has heightened its security readiness against cyber attacks as concerns grew over a series of online information leaks at nuclear power plants, offi...
China experimental fast reactor runs at full capacity
Dec 23, 2014 (XNA)
China's first sodium-cooled fast neutron reactor hit a milestone after operating at full capacity for 72 hours as of Thursday afternoon, a sign that China has f...
S. Korea nuclear plants stage drill against cyber attack
Dec 22, 2014 (AFP)
South Korea's nuclear power plant operator launched a two-day drill Monday to test its ability to thwart a cyber attack, after a series of online information le...
First UAE nuclear plant to start in 2017: official
Dec 22, 2014 (AFP)
The first of four nuclear reactors being built by the United Arab Emirates will come on line in 2017 and the rest will be fully operational by 2020, an official...
First of four Fukushima reactors cleared of nuclear fuel
Dec 20, 2014 (AFP)
One of four heavily damaged reactor buildings at Japan's tsunami-battered Fukushima nuclear power plant has been cleared of radioactive fuel rods, the operator ...
Drone spotted over Belgium nuclear plant
Dec 20, 2014 (AFP)
An unexplained drone was spotted flying over a Belgium nuclear facility on Saturday, local authorities said, a day after one of the plant's reactors came back o...
Belgium seeks to push back closure of two nuclear plants
Dec 18, 2014 (AFP)
Belgium's government announced Thursday plans to extend the service life of two nuclear reactors due to be shut down next year as the country faces the risk of ...
Nuclear Waste Poses Environmental Risk in Washington State
Dec 18, 2014 (Sputnik)
Storage tanks holding 68 million gallons of nuclear waste in Hanford in the US state of Washington are corroding faster than anticipated, and could soon lead to...
India, US Discuss Building US-Designed Nuclear Power Plants in India
Dec 18, 2014 (Sputnik)
Indian and US experts have discussed a number of issues regarding nuclear cooperation between the two countries, including the establishment of US-developed nuc...
Five countries vie for S.Africa nuclear build
Dec 17, 2014 (AFP)
South Africa has chosen five countries to compete for its nuclear power programme, the government said Wednesday, as it looks to the controversial energy source...
Japan nuclear watchdog greenlights more reactors
Dec 17, 2014 (AFP)
Japan's nuclear watchdog on Wednesday gave the green light to restarting two more atomic reactors, days after pro-nuclear Prime Minister Shinzo Abe swept to ele...
Greenpeace fined over Spain nuclear protest: court
Dec 16, 2014 (AFP)
A Spanish court Tuesday fined Greenpeace and 16 of its activists 20,000 euros ($25,000) for damage caused during a protest at a nuclear plant but acquitted them...
India to provide 2nd site for Russian-designed nuclear plants
Dec 16, 2014 (XNA)
India has agreed to expeditiously identify a second site, in addition to Kudankulam in southern state of Tamil Nadu, to set up Russian-designed nuclear power un...
Nuclear should be in the energy mix for biodiversity
Dec 16, 2014 (SPX)
Leading conservation scientists from around the world have called for a substantial role for nuclear power in future energy-generating scenarios in order to mit...
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