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Japan urges Singapore to ease ban on Fukushima imports via The Malay Mail

TOKYO, Jan 10 — Japan pressed Singapore to ease its ban on Fukushima food imports, following the European Union’s move to relax restrictions on imports from the area, according to media reports today. Japanese agriculture minister Hiroshi Moriyama said the … Continue reading

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EU due to start easing restrictions on food imports from Fukushima via The Japan Times

The European Union will start easing restrictions Saturday imposed on Japanese food imports over the Fukushima nuclear disaster, including vegetables and beef produced in the prefecture, the farm ministry said. Tsuyoshi Takagi, Cabinet minister in charge of rebuilding from the … Continue reading

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EU to exempt some Fukushima foods from radiation checks via The Japan Times

BRUSSELS – The European Union has decided to stop requiring radiation screening for some food products imported from Fukushima Prefecture, informed sources have said. It will be the first time for the EU to exclude foods items from Fukushima from … Continue reading

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America’s new, more ‘usable’, nuclear bomb in Europe via The Guardian

The B61 bomb, 180 of which are stockpiled in Europe, is getting an upgrade which will make it more “usable” in the eyes of some in the American military The $8 billion upgrade to the US B61 nuclear bomb has … Continue reading

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Austria files complaint against UK nuclear plant via The Local

Austria has filed a legal challenge at the European Court of Justice against EU-granted state subsidies for a new nuclear power plant in Britain, government officials confirmed on Monday. Austria to formally object over UK nuke subsidy (23 Jun 15) … Continue reading

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Trouble ahead for UK’s nuclear hopes via Reuters

The next generation of reactors in the U.K. has been in the works for a decade, but now a looming challenge in the European Court of Justice attacking nuclear subsidies, growing technical problems and cost overruns are casting doubt on … Continue reading

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Austria to file EU complaint against UK nuclear plant via yahoo!news

Vienna (AFP) – Austria will next week officially file a legal complaint in Brussels against state subsidies for Britain’s planned new Hinkley Point nuclear power plant, the government in Vienna said Tuesday. “We cannot accept that a technology such as … Continue reading

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Romania wants an energy mix of renewable energy sources and nuclear energy via Business Review

Minister of energy Andrei Gerea presented Romania’s energy policy in European context and the national objectives in the field of energy and environment.  “Our main concern is to ensure energy security in this part of Europe. We want Romania to ensure … Continue reading

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Unfinished Nuclear Plants Raise Safety Doubts via Climate News Network

A new generation of giant reactors, meant to provide fresh hope for nuclear power in Europe, has been found to have a serious safety problem. LONDON, 13 April, 2015 − The future of the world’s biggest nuclear reactor, under construction … Continue reading

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英原発補助金めぐり提訴へ オーストリア、EUに via 中日新聞

【ウィーン共同】英政府の原発補助金支出を欧州連合(EU)が認めた決定に対し、憲法で原発建設を禁じるオーストリアが「市場競争をゆがめる」と反 発、5月にもEU司法裁判所に無効確認の訴訟を起こす。英政府は「内政干渉」(キャメロン首相)と主張、対抗措置を警告したとも報じられ、両国の外交戦に 発展しそうな気配だ。 「われわれは誰の脅しにも屈しない。持続可能でも、再生可能でもない原発への補助金には明確に反対する」。 続きは英原発補助金めぐり提訴へ オーストリア、EUに  当サイト既出関連記事: UK threatens to hit back at Austria over Hinkley Point legal challenge via The Guardian Austria to launch lawsuit over Hinkley Point C nuclear subsidies via The Guardian

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