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Chernobyl Workers Held 'Hostage' Amid Fears For Reactor Safety
A hundred technicians are working under armed guard to maintain the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant in northern Ukraine, held hostage for three weeks by Russian forces who seized the compound in the first hours of the invasion.
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Governments Have Never Spoken Truth About Atomic Equipments: Kamal Haasan
Makkal Needhi Maiam President Kamal Haasan on Friday voiced concern over the safety of the country's proposed first Away From Reactor (AFR) facility of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP), saying never in history have governments spoken the truth about atomic equipment.
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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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Ukraine Moves Giant New Safety Dome Over Chernobyl Nuclear Plant
Ukraine on Tuesday unveiled the world's largest movable metal structure over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant's doomed fourth reactor to ensure the safety of Europeans for future generations.
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Gujarat Nuclear Reactor Shut After Leakage. Rest Safe? Top Scientist Explains
Nearly two months after the nuclear reactor at Gujarat's Kakrapar developed a leak in its cooling system and was shut down, nuclear engineers are yet to find how it was caused. And although there was no leakage of radioactivity, the matter has triggered concerns about the safety of the country's 18 other nuclear reactors.
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Japan Court Orders Two Nuclear Reactors To Shut Down Over Safety Fears
A Japanese court today ordered two regional nuclear reactors to shut down over safety concerns, the plant's operator said, just days before the fifth anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
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Japan Restarts Nuclear Reactor Using Plutonium-Mixed Fuel
Japan on Friday restarted a nuclear reactor that uses riskier plutonium-based MOX fuel, the first of that type to resume operations under stricter safety rules introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
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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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South Korea to Close Its Oldest Reactor
South Korea's oldest nuclear reactor is expected to be shut down permanently in 2017 after growing safety concerns over the ageing facility.
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Japan Court Approves Restart of Reactors in Boost for Shinzo Abe's Nuclear Policy
A Japanese court has approved the restart of Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power station, plaintiffs said on Wednesday, rejecting a legal bid to halt the process by residents worried about the safety of the plant.
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Japan Court to Decide on Nuclear Plant, Crucial to Atomic Future
A Japanese court will rule on Tuesday whether to block the restart of nuclear reactors in western Japan on safety grounds, in a case that could complicate Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to return to atomic energy after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
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Japan Utilities Set to Scrap 5 Ageing Nuclear Reactors
Three ageing nuclear reactors in Japan will be decommissioned due to the high cost of upgrading them in line with tougher safety standards set after the Fukushima disaster, their operators said on today.
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Greenpeace protests Europe's aging nuclear plants
Greenpeace activists broke into the grounds of nuclear plants in six European countries on Wednesday, urging governments to close down aging reactors on safety grounds.
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South Korea approves $7 billion reactor plans in boost for nuclear power
South Korea approved on Wednesday a $7 billion project to build two nuclear plants, a boost for an industry struggling to emerge from the shadow of Japan's Fukushima disaster and the first approval since a policy review sparked by a safety scandal at domestic reactors.
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South Korea shuts down two more nuclear reactors over faulty parts
South Korea today shut down two nuclear reactors and delayed the scheduled start of operations at two more, prompting government warnings of "unprecedented" power shortages.
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Chernobyl Workers Held 'Hostage' Amid Fears For Reactor Safety
A hundred technicians are working under armed guard to maintain the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant in northern Ukraine, held hostage for three weeks by Russian forces who seized the compound in the first hours of the invasion.
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Governments Have Never Spoken Truth About Atomic Equipments: Kamal Haasan
Makkal Needhi Maiam President Kamal Haasan on Friday voiced concern over the safety of the country's proposed first Away From Reactor (AFR) facility of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP), saying never in history have governments spoken the truth about atomic equipment.
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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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Ukraine Moves Giant New Safety Dome Over Chernobyl Nuclear Plant
Ukraine on Tuesday unveiled the world's largest movable metal structure over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant's doomed fourth reactor to ensure the safety of Europeans for future generations.
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Gujarat Nuclear Reactor Shut After Leakage. Rest Safe? Top Scientist Explains
Nearly two months after the nuclear reactor at Gujarat's Kakrapar developed a leak in its cooling system and was shut down, nuclear engineers are yet to find how it was caused. And although there was no leakage of radioactivity, the matter has triggered concerns about the safety of the country's 18 other nuclear reactors.
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Japan Court Orders Two Nuclear Reactors To Shut Down Over Safety Fears
A Japanese court today ordered two regional nuclear reactors to shut down over safety concerns, the plant's operator said, just days before the fifth anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
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Japan Restarts Nuclear Reactor Using Plutonium-Mixed Fuel
Japan on Friday restarted a nuclear reactor that uses riskier plutonium-based MOX fuel, the first of that type to resume operations under stricter safety rules introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
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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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South Korea to Close Its Oldest Reactor
South Korea's oldest nuclear reactor is expected to be shut down permanently in 2017 after growing safety concerns over the ageing facility.
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Japan Court Approves Restart of Reactors in Boost for Shinzo Abe's Nuclear Policy
A Japanese court has approved the restart of Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power station, plaintiffs said on Wednesday, rejecting a legal bid to halt the process by residents worried about the safety of the plant.
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Japan Court to Decide on Nuclear Plant, Crucial to Atomic Future
A Japanese court will rule on Tuesday whether to block the restart of nuclear reactors in western Japan on safety grounds, in a case that could complicate Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to return to atomic energy after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
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Japan Utilities Set to Scrap 5 Ageing Nuclear Reactors
Three ageing nuclear reactors in Japan will be decommissioned due to the high cost of upgrading them in line with tougher safety standards set after the Fukushima disaster, their operators said on today.
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Greenpeace protests Europe's aging nuclear plants
Greenpeace activists broke into the grounds of nuclear plants in six European countries on Wednesday, urging governments to close down aging reactors on safety grounds.
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South Korea approves $7 billion reactor plans in boost for nuclear power
South Korea approved on Wednesday a $7 billion project to build two nuclear plants, a boost for an industry struggling to emerge from the shadow of Japan's Fukushima disaster and the first approval since a policy review sparked by a safety scandal at domestic reactors.
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South Korea shuts down two more nuclear reactors over faulty parts
South Korea today shut down two nuclear reactors and delayed the scheduled start of operations at two more, prompting government warnings of "unprecedented" power shortages.
