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Japan nuclear regulator berates Fukushima operator
Oct 04, 2013 (AFP)
Japan's atomic watchdog summoned the boss of Fukushima's operator TEPCO on Friday for a public dressing-down over sloppy standards at the crippled nuclear plant...
Bangladesh breaks ground for first nuclear power plant
Oct 03, 2013 (UPI)
Bangladesh's prime minister inaugurated construction for the country's first nuclear power plant. "It is a milestone in the use of technology (in Bangladesh)......
New leak at crippled Fukushima nuclear plant: TEPCO
Oct 03, 2013 (AFP)
A new radioactive water leak has been discovered at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant and has flowed into the Pacific Ocean, its operator said Thursday. ...
Radioactivity found in fracking waste water in Pennsylvania
Oct 02, 2013 (UPI)
Elevated levels of radioactivity, salts and metals were found in treated water from oil and gas operations discharged into a Pennsylvania creek, scientists say....
Jellyfish 'invasion' causes Swedish nuclear reactor shutdown
Oct 02, 2013 (AFP)
A Swedish nuclear reactor was restarted on Wednesday following a three-day closure caused by a build-up of jellyfish in a cooling system, according to the opera...
Bangladesh starts building first nuclear plant
Oct 02, 2013 (AFP)
Energy-starved Bangladesh on Wednesday inaugurated the opening phase of work for its first ever nuclear power plant using Russian technology. Prime Minister She...
Four tonnes of radioactive water spilled in Fukushima
Oct 01, 2013 (AFP)
The operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said Tuesday workers had spilled four tonnes of radioactive water, likely contaminating the soil and possib...
Plastic pad clogs up Fukushima water cleaning system
Sep 29, 2013 (AFP)
A piece of plastic padding which clogged up a drain is thought to have caused the breakdown of a decontamination system at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear pl...
Fukushima operator seeks reactor restart
Sep 27, 2013 (AFP)
Fukushima operator TEPCO on Friday asked Japan's nuclear watchdog for permission to restart a separate atomic power station, as it resumed cleaning polluted wat...
Anti-radiation fence at Fukushima has hole: TEPCO
Sep 26, 2013 (AFP)
Workers at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant Thursday spotted a hole in one of the barriers intended to keep radioactive particles contained in the harbo...
Iran assumes control of Bushehr nuclear plant
Sep 23, 2013 (AFP)
Iran on Monday finally took control of its civilian nuclear reactor at Bushehr, a project begun 37 years ago by West Germany, wracked by setbacks, and finished ...
Iran to take control of Russian-built reactor 'Monday'
Sep 22, 2013 (AFP)
Iran will take control of a Russian-built nuclear power station at Bushehr on its Gulf coast on Monday, Iranian Atomic Energy Agency chief Ali Akbar Salehi said...
Japan PM Abe at Fukushima in PR push
Sep 19, 2013 (AFP)
Japan's prime minister was due Thursday to tour the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant less than two weeks after he assured the world it was "under control" -- de...
Over 1,000 tons of Fukushima water dumped after typhoon
Sep 17, 2013 (AFP)
The operator of the leaking Fukushima nuclear plant said Tuesday that it dumped more than 1,000 tons of polluted water into the sea after a typhoon raked the fa...
Japan nuclear-free as last reactor switched off
Sep 16, 2013 (AFP)
Japan went nuclear-free on Monday after switching off its last operating reactor for inspection, and local media said a restart of any reactors is unlikely at l...
Japan to be nuclear-free as last reactor switched off
Sep 15, 2013 (AFP)
Japan Sunday began switching off its last operating nuclear reactor for an inspection, with no date scheduled for a restart amid strong public hostility towards...
Armenia to extend life of ageing nuclear plant
Sep 13, 2013 (AFP)
Armenia said Friday it would extend the life of its ageing Metsamor nuclear power plant, despite safety concerns over the Soviet-era facility in an active seism...
Steam seen at Fukushima as experts dismiss water fears
Sep 13, 2013 (AFP)
Vapour has begun rising again from a reactor at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, more than two-and-a-half years after its core melted down, the site's Japanes...
Restart attempt at idled Swedish nuclear reactor fails
Sep 13, 2013 (UPI)
An attempt to restart an idled nuclear power reactor at Sweden's Oskarshamn plant failed this week, adding to a debate over the aging plant's future. All three ...
Japan protests French publication's Fukushima cartoons
Sep 13, 2013 (UPI)
Japan's Embassy in France will protest to a French newspaper over cartoons depicting the potential impact of the Fukushima nuclear disaster on the 2020 Summer O...
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