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Russia to send mission to assess Sea of Japan nuclear contamination
MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday announced an expedition to the Sea of Japan to assess the effects of the nuclear contamination. After a meeting… Read more
Germany to accelerate closure of all nuclear power stations
BERLIN, GERMANY (BNO NEWS) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday said that his government will accelerate the planned closures of all nuclear power stations. According to the DPA news… Read more
Japan protests against nuclear power
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) — About 2,000 people on Sunday took to the streets of Tokyo to call for the closure of all nuclear power plants in Japan, NHK Television reported…. Read more
UK Royal Navy serviceman shot dead alongside nuclear submarine
SOUTHAMPTON (BNO NEWS) — A British Royal Navy serviceman on Friday was shot dead by another service member on the docks alongside a nuclear submarine in Southampton, England. “Two Royal… Read more
Japan PM Kan and French President Sarkozy join to improve global nuclear safety
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) — Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday agreed to work together on setting new international nuclear safety standards, following the nuclear… Read more
Indonesia ready to operate nuclear power plants
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) — Indonesia’s Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (Bapeten) on Tuesday announced that the country is ready to operate nuclear power plants as soon as constructed. “Let me… Read more
IAEA calls for high-level meeting on Japanese nuclear plant crisis
VIENNA (BNO NEWS) — IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano on Monday called for a high-level conference within three months due to the Japanese nuclear power plant crisis. Amano called for… Read more
IAEA sends two more teams to Japan to assist with nuclear emergency
VIENNA (BNO NEWS) — The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Saturday said it has dispatched two additional teams to Japan to assist in the response to the Fukushima Daiichi… Read more
Japan: 3 nuclear plant workers exposed to high radiation
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) — Three nuclear plant workers in Japan were exposed to high-level radiation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, while two of them were taken to a hospital… Read more
Russia and U.S. to conduct joint stress tests at nuclear plants
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) — Russia and the United States on Thursday agreed to conduct joint stress tests at nuclear plants in both countries due to the ongoing nuclear crisis… Read more
