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UAE issues license for 1st Arab nuclear power plant
The UAE has substantial energy reserves, but with a power-hungry population of 10 million it has made huge investments in developing alternative power sources including solar
North Korea blasts Japan's Abe, warns of 'real ballistic missile'
'Abe may see what a real ballistic missile is in the not distant future and under his nose... Abe is none other than a perfect imbecile,' says a foreign ministry official, as reported by North Korean news agency KCNA
Indian nuclear power plant confirms North Korean malware on its network
The malware, Dtrack, affects the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant's administrative network and not the internal network controlling the reactors
North Korean, U.S. officials at nuclear talks after latest missile test
Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Lindh says that dialogue is needed to reach 'denuclearization and peaceful solution'
MISLEADING: Bataan Nuclear Power Plant 'wasted by Cory Aquino'
The Cory Aquino administration decided not to open the $2.3-billion project due to safety and corruption concerns. A court ruling in 2012 also ordered the project broker to return $50 million in ill-gotten wealth.
Nuclear fuel removed from crippled Japan plant
The delicate operation represents the first time the Tokyo Electric Power Company has pulled out fuel from inside a highly contaminated building containing the melted-down reactor, and comes 4 years behind schedule
North Korea may be preparing a missile or space launch – NPR
The photos by the firm DigitalGlobe show the presence of cars and trucks at the site on February 22
Iran in 'successful test' of new cruise missile on revolution anniversary
Tehran insists its missile development programs is 'purely defensive' and compliant with the UN Security Council resolution
China opposes U.S. withdrawal from nuclear missile treaty
'China is opposed to the US withdrawal [from the nuclear missile treaty] and urges the US and Russia to properly resolve differences through constructive dialogue," says Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang
Putin says Russia suspending missile treaty after U.S. move
'Our American partners have announced they are suspending their participation in the deal, and we are also suspending our participation,' says Russia President Vladimir Putin of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
U.S. curbs China nuclear exports as Trump warns Americans not 'stupid'
The US Energy Department says it will make it more difficult to ship nuclear technology to China, one of the few growing markets for new plants
North Korea's nuclear declaration: What it does and does not mean
Here are some questions and answers on the latest developments on North Korea's nuclear declaration
Iran rejects any change to nuclear deal
'We will not accept any changes, any interpretation or new measure aimed at limiting,' says Iran security council secretary Ali Shamkhani
Taiwanese protesters rally for 'nuclear-free homeland'
'The government should move forward, not backwards and restarting the reactor would be a regression,' says lawmaker Huang Kuo-chang, head of the opposition New Power Party
Tillerson defends foreign policy record at year's end
In an opinion piece in the New York Times, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says progress has been made to counter North Korea's nuclear ambitions
North Korea holds mass celebrations for latest missile test
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un declares the country has achieved 'full nuclear statehood'
Fuel removal device installed at meltdown-hit Fukushima reactor
The plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), says it started putting a crane on the roof of unit No. 3 on Sunday to extract a total of 566 rods from its fuel pool
U.S. formally requests UN vote Monday on North Korea
Washington has presented a draft UN resolution calling for an oil embargo on North Korea an assets freeze on Kim Jong Un a ban on textiles and an end to payments of North Korean guest workers
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Swiss vote for gradual nuclear phaseout, energy makeover
Switzerland will increase reliance on hydraulic power as well as renewables like solar wind geothermal and biomass
Japan court rules government liable for Fukushima disaster
Numerous lawsuits have been filed in relation to various aspects of the disaster but Friday s ruling marks the first verdict in a group lawsuit by evacuees seeking compensation from both the government and TEPCO over the catastrophe
Explosion at French nuclear plant, 'no radiation risk'
Senior local official Jacques Witkowski says a ventilator had exploded outside the nuclear zone at the plant Five people suffer smoke inhalation but there were no serious injuries
Swiss reject speedy nuclear phaseout
Voters in Switzerland thumb down a plan to close 3 of the country s 5 nuclear reactors next year
Vietnam scraps huge nuclear power plant projects
The project was suspended not due to technological reasons but the country s current economic situation the government says on its website
Recto: Don't use Malampaya funds for Bataan nuke plant revival
Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto says the funds can instead be used for an independent scientific study on the economic and technical feasibility of completing the plant
Consult scientists on Bataan Nuclear Power Plant – Recto
Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto makes the suggestion following reports that President Rodrigo Duterte allowed the rehabilitation of the BNPP
Vietnam to scrap planned nuclear plants – state media
The planned nuclear facilities in Vietnam would have been the first nuclear plants in Southeast Asia
BNPP: Not about nuclear; it’s about trust and accountability
The discussion on the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant should not be equated with the discussion of nuclear power feasibility
DOE: Nat'l consensus needed to reopen Bataan Nuclear Power Plant
DOE Undersecretary Donato Marcos says Secretary Alfonso Cusi has not issued a direct order to revive the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant
Philippines eyes reviving mothballed nuclear plant
Spokesman Ernesto Abella: Officials are considering all options for sustainable and affordable energy and reviving the Bataan Nuclear Plant is being considered
China 'may build nuclear plants' in South China Sea
Marine nuclear power platform construction will be used to support China s effective control in the South China Sea state run Global Times cites the China National Nuclear Corporation as saying
France's energy giant to decide on UK nuclear project in September
Questions are raised about the financial viability of the project as France s energy giant is struggling with a debt pile of more than 37 billion euros 42 billion
Japan's only working nuclear reactors can stay online
A court rules that the No 1 and No 2 reactors at the Sendai power plant should be allowed to stay online
Japan, US, France to team up on Fukushima cleanup – official
Experts from the 3 countries will work to develop technologies for the major cleanup which could take up to 4 decades
Bataan Nuclear Power Plant impossible to revive – Marcos Jr
The vice presidential candidate however says that setting up a nuclear power plant in the Philippines is still a viable and practical
Former TEPCO bosses indicted over Fukushima disaster
If convicted they face up to 5 years in prison or a penalty of up to one million yen 8 850
Japan turns on third nuclear reactor since post-Fukushima ban
The government and utility firms have been pushing to get reactors back in operation nearly 5 years after the disastrous meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear power plant
Why revive the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant?
Pro nuclear energy advocates say reviving the mothballed plant is a cheaper alternative
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First Fukushima worker diagnosed with radiation-linked cancer – Japan official
2nd UPDATE An official with the health ministry says the ex employee who is in his thirties developed leukemia after working at the plant following the 2011 crisis
Japan ends nuclear shutdown 4 years after Fukushima
The restart comes more than 4 years after a quake generated tsunami triggered meltdowns at the Fukushima plant
Energy chief Petilla confirms resignation
UPDATED Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla says no one pressured him to resign Petilla will not leave the agency until his suitable replacement is found
Regulatory body pushed to study Bataan Nuclear Power Plant revival
The body will also address the safety concerns raised by various sectors against reviving the power facility the energy chief says
Russia to help build Egypt's first nuclear plant – Sisi
At a joint press conference with Putin Sisi says the nuclear power plant would be built in Dabaa in northwest Egypt on the Mediterranean coast
Frenzied diplomacy in Iran talks endgame
US China Russia Britain France and Germany have been negotiating with Iran intensively since February to turn an interim nuclear deal reached in 2013 into a lasting agreement
Radiation fears still haunt Fukushima
Three years after the devastating quake and tsunami and the ensuing nuclear disaster residents of Fukushima are still worried about the effects of radiation
Russia does not want 'closed economy': PM
Russian PM warns Western efforts to isolate or ignore such a powerful nation were impossible
Australia, India sign long-awaited civil nuclear deal
India is struggling to produce enough power to meet rising energy demand as its economy and large middle class expand
Fukushima operator ordered to compensate for suicide
It was the first time that the operator of the stricken plant Tokyo Electric Power Co TEPCO has been ordered to pay compensation for a suicide linked to the 2011 nuclear disaster
Japanese get anti-radiation pills ahead of nuclear restart
The move to distribute the pills started Sunday July 27 for those living within a five kilometer three mile radius of the Sendai nuclear plant
