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Nuclear Plant In US Leaked 4 Lakh Gallons Of Radioactive Water
A Minnesota nuclear power plant released at least 400,000 gallons of radioactive water in November but the spill was finally made public on Thursday.
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"Powerful Explosions" At Europe's Biggest Nuclear Plant In Ukraine
UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said Sunday that "powerful explosions" occurred at Ukraine's Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant yesterday evening and this morning.
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"If There's An Explosion, End of Europe": Ukraine On N-Plant Attack
Europe's largest nuclear power plant in eastern Ukraine came under attack from Russian shelling early Friday, Ukrainian officials said, raising the stakes in Vladimir Putin's invasion as his forces bombarded cities across the nation.
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Iran Launches New "Advanced" Nuclear Centrifuges After Natanz Plant Explosion
Iran's nuclear body said Tuesday it had launched a new "advanced centrifuges" facility to replace one badly damaged by "sabotage" at its main Natanz nuclear fuel plant in July.
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Japan Court Rejects Lawsuit Against Construction Of Nuclear Plant
A court in northern Japan on Monday rejected a lawsuit to halt construction of a nuclear plant, said the company building the facility, Electric Power Development Co (J-Power).
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Explosion At French Nuclear Plant, No Contamination Risk: Official
An explosion at a nuclear power plant on France's northwest coast on Thursday caused minor injuries, but the authorities said there was no risk of radiation.
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Anti-nuclear protester booked for explosion which killed 6 near Kudankulam N-plant
At least six people including two children died as country-made bombs exploded at the Tsunami Colony in Idinthakarai village, the ground zero for protests against the Kudankulam Nuclear Plant in the Tirunelvelli district of Tamil Nadu.
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Boston marathon blasts: US nuke plant tightens security
The only nuclear power plant in Massachusetts has increased security after two bombs exploded in Boston on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring dozens. The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, Massachusetts, about 45 miles (70 kilometres) south of Boston, was already shut down for refuelling when the explosions occurred.
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Sweden on alert, explosives found near nuke plant
Sweden raised the security alert for the country's nuclear power plants on Thursday after explosives were found on a truck at the southwestern atomic power station Ringhals and police said they were investigating possible sabotage.
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Robots to gauge radiation in Japan's quake-hit plant
The operator of Japan's stricken nuclear plant two remote-controlled robots into a reactor building to gauge radiation and temperature levels.
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France nuclear explosion kills one, no leaks reported
One person died and another was seriously injured in an explosion on Monday in a site that treats nuclear waste in southern France, the country's nuclear safety body said, adding that no radioactive leaks have been detected.
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Robots to gauge radiation in Japan's quake-hit plant
The operator of Japan's stricken nuclear plant two remote-controlled robots into a reactor building to gauge radiation and temperature levels.
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Helicopters drop seawater on stricken reactor in Japan
Military helicopters were on Thursday morning dumping seawater on a stricken nuclear reactor in north-eastern Japan to cool overheated fuel rods inside its core.Japanese news agency NHK broadcast pictures of a helicopter dropping a load of water on Unit 3, one of six reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant.A defence ministry spokeswo...
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Helicopter mission to cool down reactors aborted
Japan aborted a mission to use a helicopter to cool down reactor number 3 at the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant. Earlier on Wednesday morning, two air force helicopters had lifted off from an air base near Sendai, carrying large buckets of water. However, the plan was changed as the radiation levels were too high for the pilots to f...
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Flight ban over Fukushima nuclear plant
Japan has banned flights within a 30-km range of the Fukushima nuclear plant amid radiation fears due to a series of explosions at the facility on Tuesday, Xinhua reported.The ban by the transport ministry excludes aircraft engaged in search and rescue operations. It is not expected to have a major impact on scheduled commercial flights, Xinhua cit...
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Nuclear Plant In US Leaked 4 Lakh Gallons Of Radioactive Water
A Minnesota nuclear power plant released at least 400,000 gallons of radioactive water in November but the spill was finally made public on Thursday.
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"Powerful Explosions" At Europe's Biggest Nuclear Plant In Ukraine
UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said Sunday that "powerful explosions" occurred at Ukraine's Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant yesterday evening and this morning.
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"If There's An Explosion, End of Europe": Ukraine On N-Plant Attack
Europe's largest nuclear power plant in eastern Ukraine came under attack from Russian shelling early Friday, Ukrainian officials said, raising the stakes in Vladimir Putin's invasion as his forces bombarded cities across the nation.
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Iran Launches New "Advanced" Nuclear Centrifuges After Natanz Plant Explosion
Iran's nuclear body said Tuesday it had launched a new "advanced centrifuges" facility to replace one badly damaged by "sabotage" at its main Natanz nuclear fuel plant in July.
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Japan Court Rejects Lawsuit Against Construction Of Nuclear Plant
A court in northern Japan on Monday rejected a lawsuit to halt construction of a nuclear plant, said the company building the facility, Electric Power Development Co (J-Power).
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Explosion At French Nuclear Plant, No Contamination Risk: Official
An explosion at a nuclear power plant on France's northwest coast on Thursday caused minor injuries, but the authorities said there was no risk of radiation.
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Anti-nuclear protester booked for explosion which killed 6 near Kudankulam N-plant
At least six people including two children died as country-made bombs exploded at the Tsunami Colony in Idinthakarai village, the ground zero for protests against the Kudankulam Nuclear Plant in the Tirunelvelli district of Tamil Nadu.
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Boston marathon blasts: US nuke plant tightens security
The only nuclear power plant in Massachusetts has increased security after two bombs exploded in Boston on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring dozens. The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, Massachusetts, about 45 miles (70 kilometres) south of Boston, was already shut down for refuelling when the explosions occurred.
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Sweden on alert, explosives found near nuke plant
Sweden raised the security alert for the country's nuclear power plants on Thursday after explosives were found on a truck at the southwestern atomic power station Ringhals and police said they were investigating possible sabotage.
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Robots to gauge radiation in Japan's quake-hit plant
The operator of Japan's stricken nuclear plant two remote-controlled robots into a reactor building to gauge radiation and temperature levels.
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France nuclear explosion kills one, no leaks reported
One person died and another was seriously injured in an explosion on Monday in a site that treats nuclear waste in southern France, the country's nuclear safety body said, adding that no radioactive leaks have been detected.
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Robots to gauge radiation in Japan's quake-hit plant
The operator of Japan's stricken nuclear plant two remote-controlled robots into a reactor building to gauge radiation and temperature levels.
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Helicopters drop seawater on stricken reactor in Japan
Military helicopters were on Thursday morning dumping seawater on a stricken nuclear reactor in north-eastern Japan to cool overheated fuel rods inside its core.Japanese news agency NHK broadcast pictures of a helicopter dropping a load of water on Unit 3, one of six reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant.A defence ministry spokeswo...
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Helicopter mission to cool down reactors aborted
Japan aborted a mission to use a helicopter to cool down reactor number 3 at the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant. Earlier on Wednesday morning, two air force helicopters had lifted off from an air base near Sendai, carrying large buckets of water. However, the plan was changed as the radiation levels were too high for the pilots to f...
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Flight ban over Fukushima nuclear plant
Japan has banned flights within a 30-km range of the Fukushima nuclear plant amid radiation fears due to a series of explosions at the facility on Tuesday, Xinhua reported.The ban by the transport ministry excludes aircraft engaged in search and rescue operations. It is not expected to have a major impact on scheduled commercial flights, Xinhua cit...
