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FACTBOX-Nuclear Suppliers Group | Reuters

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:40:27 -0000

The Nuclear Suppliers Group meets on Thursday in another attempt to agree terms for lifting a ban on trade with India to help finalise New Delhi's nuclear cooperation deal with Washington.

Here are some facts about the NSG:

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Radio Taiwan International: Shortlist of nuclear dump sites released

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:35:24 -0000

Three Taiwanese villages are being considered as future sites for nuclear waste disposal facilities. The Ministry of Economic Affairs announced the list on Tuesday under pressure from local media. The three villages are Taitung County's Nantien village, Pingtung County's Hsuhai village and the village of Dongjiyu on the offshore islands of Penghu.

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AFP: Chinese move for Australian uranium: report

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:32:58 -0000

Chinese steelmaker Sinosteel has moved to buy into Australia's uranium industry, applying to develop a mine in the outback, a report said Wednesday.

The Australian newspaper said Sinosteel PepinNini Curnamona Management had lodged a minerals claim with the South Australian government, a development which could lead the way to a formal mining lease application.

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2 nuclear reactors could be shut down over earthquake fears - The Mainichi Daily News

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:00:14 -0000

The Tokyo High Court is expected to propose that two reactors at a nuclear power plant in an area where a powerful earthquake is feared to strike be permanently shut down until their safety is confirmed as part of a settlement plan, sources involved in the case said.

If the settlement is reached, it is expected to have a huge influence on discussions on the safety of nuclear power plants, say experts.

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At-sea generator to outperform N-plants (The Daily Yomiuri)

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:25:16 -0000

Efforts to develop a massive environmentally friendly power plant combining photovoltaic generators and windmills that will float on the sea are progressing well, according to a team of scientists at Kyushu University.\n\nThe planned plant will measure two kilometers by 800 meters and will be equipped with light-emitting diodes that shine light into the sea to promote seaweed growth, which in turn will absorb carbon dioxide and attract fish.

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Taipower gets nod for nuclear waste dump in Taipei County - The China Post

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:23:40 -0000

he Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gave conditional approval to a plan by the state-owned Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) to build a temporary dump site in Taipei County to dispose of spent nuclear fuel rods from the neighboring No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, despite strong protest from the area's residents yesterday.

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North Korea Halts Disabling Nuclear Plant

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:06:36 -0000

South Korea urged North Korea, Tuesday, to honor its pledge to disable the regime's nuclear facilities in Yongbyon, denouncing Pyongyang's announcement that it had halted the denuclearization process agreed upon at six-party nuclear talks last year.

Officials from Seoul's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade downplayed the move as a trademark brinkmanship tactic.

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Toshiba to tie up with S. Korean nuclear firm: The Daily Yomiuri

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:05:06 -0000

Toshiba Corp. has reached an agreement with IHI Corp. and South Korea's leading heavy industries corporation over a business tie-up in the production of nuclear reactors, company sources said Tuesday.

The latest accord means IHI, a major shipbuilding and engineering corporation formerly known as Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., and Doosan Heavy Industries Co. will participate in a nuclear power business framework established in 2006 when Toshiba acquired the U.S. company Westinghouse Electric Corp.

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Operations postponed at Monju nuclear reactor : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:55:15 -0000

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency announced Wednesday it would postpone until February the resumption of operations of the Monju fast-breeder reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture.

The JAEA initially planned to resume operations of the reactor, which has remained inoperative since a sodium leak in October 1995.

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Operations postponed at Monju nuclear reactor : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:55:14 -0000

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Westinghouse, Areva eye India nuclear plants-paper | Markets | Markets News | Reuters

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:37:50 -0000

India's Nuclear Power Corp has tentatively picked four suppliers, including U.S.-based Westinghouse Electric and France's Areva (CEPFi.PA: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), for planned new projects, the Hindu Business Line reported on Monday.

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Gulf Times – India's Tata eyeing $3 billion nuclear venture

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:19:04 -0000

With India’s nuclear isolation likely to end soon, energy major Tata Power is busy planning and studying a minimum $3bn (Rs.120bn) foray into nuclear power.
“Tata Power will initially venture into nuclear power either on its own or through a joint venture once the sector is opened up to private utilities,” said Sharaf Ali Bohra, advisor for Tata Power.

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Crack found in nuclear plant coolant pipe 5 times deeper than first thought - Mainichi Daily News

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:25:46 -0000

A crack found in a nuclear reactor's primary coolant pipe here is at least five times deeper than originally believed, and experts say if it widens it could cause a serious accident.

The crack was found on the inside of a weld in the primary cooling wate

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11 nuclear power plants to be built by 2030 : SKorea

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:14:56 -0000

The government has decided to build 11 more nuclear power plants by 2030, boosting the percentage of power generated by nuclear energy from the current 26 percent to 41 percent. It has also decided to boost the percentage generated by renewable energy sources from 2.24 percent to 11 percent.

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EDF finalises deal to run two China nuclear plants | Industries | Industrials, Materials & Utilities | Reuters

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:23:44 -0000

EDF the world's biggest single producer of nuclear energy, signed a formal agreement on Sunday to invest in and operate two new-generation reactors in the southern province of Guangdong.

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2 more exposed to low radiation dose after nuclear fuel plant spill - Mainichi Daily News

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:37:47 -0000

Two more workers have been exposed to a small amount of radiation after an accident at a nuclear fuel processing plant here, bringing the number of victims to four, the plant operator said Saturday.

None of them suffered any illness as a result, and the radiation did not contaminate the environment around the facility in Yokosuka owned by Global Nuclear Fuel-Japan Co., according to the company.

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Hibakusha tells story of how atomic bombing led to life of suffering for unborn sister - Mainichi Daily News

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:36:56 -0000

Hiroko Ikeda's fate was sealed before she was even born. Exposed to radiation while still in her mother's womb after the bombing of Nagasaki, she suffered with frequent convulsions for many years until her death earlier this year, as her brother Teruo Deguchi, 72, explained to a local junior high school on Saturday.

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The Associated Press: Nagasaki mayor urges nuclear weapons ban

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:36:01 -0000

Nagasaki's mayor commemorated the 63rd anniversary of the world's second atomic bomb attack on Saturday with a call for stricter measures against North Korea, Pakistan and Israel for their possession of nuclear weapons.

A moment of silence was observed throughout Nagasaki in southern Japan at 11:02 a.m., the time in 1945 when a U.S. B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the city, killing about 74,000 people. The attack came three days after an atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima, killing at least 140,000.

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Residents angered over slow report on leak of radiation from nuclear sub - Mainichi Daily News

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:25:46 -0000

Residents in Nagasaki and other areas have expressed anger over news that a U.S. nuclear submarine leaked small amounts of radioactive cooling water over a period of more than two years while calling at ports in Japan.

Data showed no abnormalities when the USS Houston called in at ports, but residents remain angered over the recent news.

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China's Big Push for Renewable Energy: Scientific American

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:03:00 -0000

Winds rush through the capital city of China, blowing dust storms that envelop it in grit from the encroaching Gobi Desert each spring. Last year, the government finally took advantage of those winds, installing 33 wind turbines manufactured by domestic company Xinjiang Gold Wind at the Guanting wind power field to harvest this energy and use it to supplement the electricity provided by polluting coal. Those suburban turbines began turning in earnest on January 20, providing 35 million kilowatt-hours of electricity to Beijing through July, or roughly 300,000 kilowatt-hours a day.

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