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Fukushima Plant Operator Intends to Restart Reactors Elsewhere via The New York Times

Posted on 2013/07/03 by kojimaaiko

[…] The Tokyo Electric Power Company, known as Tepco, said it would soon apply to restart two of the seven reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant, the world’s biggest nuclear power station by capacity. That plant, about 140 miles northeast of … Continue reading →

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Niigata governor blasts TEPCO for applying for screening to reactivate nuclear plant via The Mainichi

Posted on 2013/07/03 by kojimaaiko

NIIGATA — Gov. Hirohiko Izumida has bitterly criticized Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) for suggesting that it will apply for a safety inspection of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in the prefecture in a bid to reactivate the idled power … Continue reading →

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TEPCO seeks screening to restart nuclear reactors with eye on grim financial status via The Mainichi

Posted on 2013/07/03 by kojimaaiko

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has announced it will ask the Nuclear Regulation Authority as early as July 8 to assess two reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant to restart them. TEPCO’s hurried move stems from its grim financial … Continue reading →

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India may have to wait to join sensitive nuclear export body via Reuters

Posted on 2013/06/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

(Reuters) – Some states still appear to be skeptical about letting nuclear-armed India into an influential body regulating sensitive atomic trade, diplomats said on Thursday, suggesting Indian membership may not be imminent. The United States, Britain, France are among countries … Continue reading →

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Japan Moves Toward Restarting Nuclear Reactors via The New York Times

Posted on 2013/06/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO — Japan’s new nuclear regulator adopted a fresh set of safety guidelines on Wednesday, starting a process that could allow some of the country’s idled reactors to come back online early next year. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been … Continue reading →

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Fracked off via The Economist

Posted on 2013/06/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Thanks to cheap natural gas, America’s nuclear renaissance is on hold […] The culprit is the price of natural gas, which fell from over $13 per million British thermal units in 2008, when many of the applications to build new … Continue reading →

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25,000 nuclear waste shipments through town each year via the Pahrump Valley Times

Posted on 2013/05/31 by norma field

Pahrump Town Manager Bill Kohbarger said he had two different impressions before and after a special presentation on the transportation of radioactive nuclear waste through the heart of Pahrump. On Tuesday evening, Nye County Nuclear Waste Repository Office consultant Dr. … Continue reading →

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Nuclear power plant plan gets go ahead via gulfnews.com

Posted on 2013/05/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

India’s supreme court ruling says plant will help ‘people’s welfare’ New Delhi: India’s Supreme Court gave the green light on Monday to the commissioning of the nation’s largest nuclear power plant in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, despite widespread … Continue reading →

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Japan, Saudi Arabia to talk on nuclear technology export via UPI

Posted on 2013/05/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, May 1 (UPI) — Japan and Saudi Arabia agreed to have talks that could lead to negotiations for export of Japanese nuclear energy technologies, an official said. The agreement for working-level talks on the subject was reached … Continue reading →

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Kazakhstan Hopes to be Centre of Peaceful Nuclear Industry via NRG Expert

Posted on 2013/04/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

As North Korea continues to voice threatening rhetoric regarding its nuclear weapons ambitions we at NRG Expert, the market research company, would like to highlight some progressive national policy: the peaceful nuclear industry ambitions of Kazakhstan. A nation that once … Continue reading →

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