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Nuclear experts to test water, fish around Fukushima plant via Japan Today

BERLIN  The International Atomic Energy Agency says it will test seawater, marine sediment and fish around Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant this month. The Vienna-based agency said Friday that the tests aim to “support the quality assurance of radioactivity data … Continue reading

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Tritiated water and the proposed discharges of tritiated water stored at the Fukushima accident site via Tim Deere-Jones

Briefing paper: July 2018 Tim Deere-Jones (Marine Radioactivity Research & Consultancy: Wales: UK) The problem of accumulating tritiated water at the Fukushima site continues to grow, as cooling waters are still being continuously applied at the site. There is increased pressure … Continue reading

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Meet the UN’s nuclear inspectors via BBC News

The International Atomic Energy Agency’s nuclear inspectors play a crucial role in checking that nuclear sites are peaceful. But how do the inspectors function? BBC News went to the IAEA’s labs at Seibersdorf near Vienna to find out. Read more … Continue reading

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Uganda pushes for nuclear energy via New Vision

People are not aware that you can use nuclear very peacefully for the well-being of humanity,Museveni said. KAMPALA – President Yoweri Museveni has said that unless solar becomes a cheaper alternative source of clean energy, Africa and Uganda in particular … Continue reading

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IAEA専門家 福島第一原発周辺の海水および水産物の調査来日へ via Sputnik

国際原子力機関(IAEA)は専門家チームを16日から26日まで日本に派遣し、福島第一原子力発電所沖合の海水や海底土、および水産物のサンプルを採取する。日本外務省が発表した。 日本外務省の発表によると、環境研究所の海洋モニタリングの専門家2名が訪日予定。 続きはIAEA専門家 福島第一原発周辺の海水および水産物の調査来日へ

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IAEAが柏崎刈羽原発を現地調査 安全対策改善と評価 via NHK News Web

新潟県にある柏崎刈羽原子力発電所の現地調査にあたっていたIAEA=国際原子力機関の調査団は、前回、2年前の調査で問題があると指摘した緊急時の安全対策などについて改善が見られるという認識を示しました。 […] 前回は、緊急時の対応について各部署の手順を網羅した文書がないなど15の問題点を指摘しましたが、タレン氏は東京電力に対し「進捗(しんちょく)が不十分と判断される課題が1つもないことは喜ばしいことだ」と述べ、課題が改善されているという認識を示しました。 […] タレン氏は「前回指摘した15点の問題点のうち、8点は解決した。残る7点は満足できる進捗が見られたが、完全な解決にはさらに時間をかけて確認する必要がある」と話しています。   全文

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Nuclear Technology to Help Pacific Islands: IAEA Director General via IAEA

Nuclear technology can help Pacific islands in a range of areas, including health, agriculture and the environment, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano said last week during the 10th Conference of the Pacific Community (SPC)held in Noumea, New Caledonia. […]     … Continue reading

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Japanese Data on Marine Samples Near Fukushima Reliable, IAEA Report Concludes via IAEA

Japanese laboratories analysing seawater, marine sediment and fish samples from near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan produce reliable data, according to an IAEA report released today. […] Recent results The most recent interlaboratory comparison performed late last … Continue reading

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Australia quietly makes first uranium shipment to India three years after supply agreement via ABC online

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop provided little detail about the inaugural sale, saying only that it was subject to commercial negotiations. The supply deal with India, signed in 2014, is the first of its kind Australia has made with a country not … Continue reading

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A controversial ban and the long game to delegitimize nuclear weapons via The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Sharon Squassoni Sometimes it pays to be in the room when your future is being negotiated, even if it includes a ban on your favorite weapons. This is what nuclear weapon states and their allies may find out by the … Continue reading

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