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Japan Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down Automatically, No Radiation Rise Seen
A reactor at a Japanese nuclear power plant automatically shut down on Monday after an alert, but no radiation rise was detected and regulators said they were investigating the cause.
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Ukraine Says No Leak At Nuclear Plant That Caught Fire During Battle
The Ukrainian nuclear regulator said Friday that no leaks of radiation have been detected at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, which caught fire overnight during a battle with Russian troops.
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France Regulator Finds Safety Problems In Third Nuclear Plant
France's nuclear regulator said Thursday that a third nuclear plant was affected a safety problem caused by corroded welds, increasing concerns about the country's power capacity at the height of winter.
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Amid Climate Crisis, Nuclear Power Finally Has "Seat At Table": UN Agency
For more than two decades, promoters and purveyors of nuclear energy felt shunned at UN climate change conferences. At the COP26 summit underway in Glasgow, however, they have been welcomed with open arms, the UN's top nuclear regulator told AFP.
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North Korea Slams Global Nuclear Watchdog As "Marionette" Of West
North Korea has accused the UN agency responsible for regulating atomic energy of being a puppet of hostile countries after a new report said the isolated nation's nuclear weapons stockpile was breaking international law.
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UAE Loads Fuel Rods At Barakah Nuclear Plant, Arab World's First
The United Arab Emirates has started loading fuel rods into the first reactor at its Barakah nuclear plant, operators said Wednesday, two days after regulators gave the green light.
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Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower Calls for Online Regulation
In his address at the Web Summit, Wylie also called on data scientists to be subject to an ethical code just as doctors, nurses and teachers are.
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New Miss United States Kara McCullough Helps Regulate Nuclear Power Plants
The Miss USA pageant on Sunday touted American diversity, and chose an African-American chemist with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to wear the crown.
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United Arab Emirates Delays Launch Of First Nuclear Reactor Until 2018
The United Arab Emirates on Friday delayed the start-up of its first nuclear reactor until 2018 for further safety checks because regulators have not yet granted an operating licence.
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Iran Says New US Visa Law Goes Against Nuclear Deal
Iran said on Sunday new US visa regulations for visitors from 38 mainly European countries but including Iran flies in the face of Tehran's landmark nuclear deal with the West.
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Japan Regulator Urges Finding Another Body to Run Fast-Breeder Reactor
The Japanese nuclear regulator recommended today that the government find an alternative entity to operate the troubled Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor following a series of problems with the current operator.
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Japan's Nuclear Regulator Says No Repeat of Fukushima Under New Safety Rules: Report
Japan's nuclear regulator said an accident on the scale of the 2011 Fukushima disaster would not occur under new safety rules imposed on reactors such as Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai No.1, set to be the first to restart since Fukushima, Japan's Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday.
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Japan Utility Appeals Nuclear Reactor Injunction
The operator of a Japanese nuclear plant whose restart was blocked this week by a court injunction said Friday it would appeal the ruling.
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Japan Court Blocks Restarting of 2 Nuclear Reactors
A Japanese court on Tuesday issued a landmark injunction against the restarting of two atomic reactors, after the country's nuclear watchdog had given the green light to switch them back on.
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Global Watchdog Slams India's Nuclear Regulations
India's atomic regulatory body is not independent and lacks internal emergency arrangements, a draft report by the global nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, has said.
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Japan Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down Automatically, No Radiation Rise Seen
A reactor at a Japanese nuclear power plant automatically shut down on Monday after an alert, but no radiation rise was detected and regulators said they were investigating the cause.
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Ukraine Says No Leak At Nuclear Plant That Caught Fire During Battle
The Ukrainian nuclear regulator said Friday that no leaks of radiation have been detected at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, which caught fire overnight during a battle with Russian troops.
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France Regulator Finds Safety Problems In Third Nuclear Plant
France's nuclear regulator said Thursday that a third nuclear plant was affected a safety problem caused by corroded welds, increasing concerns about the country's power capacity at the height of winter.
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Amid Climate Crisis, Nuclear Power Finally Has "Seat At Table": UN Agency
For more than two decades, promoters and purveyors of nuclear energy felt shunned at UN climate change conferences. At the COP26 summit underway in Glasgow, however, they have been welcomed with open arms, the UN's top nuclear regulator told AFP.
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North Korea Slams Global Nuclear Watchdog As "Marionette" Of West
North Korea has accused the UN agency responsible for regulating atomic energy of being a puppet of hostile countries after a new report said the isolated nation's nuclear weapons stockpile was breaking international law.
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UAE Loads Fuel Rods At Barakah Nuclear Plant, Arab World's First
The United Arab Emirates has started loading fuel rods into the first reactor at its Barakah nuclear plant, operators said Wednesday, two days after regulators gave the green light.
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Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower Calls for Online Regulation
In his address at the Web Summit, Wylie also called on data scientists to be subject to an ethical code just as doctors, nurses and teachers are.
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New Miss United States Kara McCullough Helps Regulate Nuclear Power Plants
The Miss USA pageant on Sunday touted American diversity, and chose an African-American chemist with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to wear the crown.
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United Arab Emirates Delays Launch Of First Nuclear Reactor Until 2018
The United Arab Emirates on Friday delayed the start-up of its first nuclear reactor until 2018 for further safety checks because regulators have not yet granted an operating licence.
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Iran Says New US Visa Law Goes Against Nuclear Deal
Iran said on Sunday new US visa regulations for visitors from 38 mainly European countries but including Iran flies in the face of Tehran's landmark nuclear deal with the West.
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Japan Regulator Urges Finding Another Body to Run Fast-Breeder Reactor
The Japanese nuclear regulator recommended today that the government find an alternative entity to operate the troubled Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor following a series of problems with the current operator.
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Japan's Nuclear Regulator Says No Repeat of Fukushima Under New Safety Rules: Report
Japan's nuclear regulator said an accident on the scale of the 2011 Fukushima disaster would not occur under new safety rules imposed on reactors such as Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai No.1, set to be the first to restart since Fukushima, Japan's Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday.
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Japan Utility Appeals Nuclear Reactor Injunction
The operator of a Japanese nuclear plant whose restart was blocked this week by a court injunction said Friday it would appeal the ruling.
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Japan Court Blocks Restarting of 2 Nuclear Reactors
A Japanese court on Tuesday issued a landmark injunction against the restarting of two atomic reactors, after the country's nuclear watchdog had given the green light to switch them back on.
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Global Watchdog Slams India's Nuclear Regulations
India's atomic regulatory body is not independent and lacks internal emergency arrangements, a draft report by the global nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, has said.
