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Second container possibly leaked at New Mexico nuclear dump
2014-09-19 03:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A second container of plutonium-contaminated debris may have contributed to a radiation leak that has led to the indefinite suspension of operations at an underground nuclear waste dump in New Mexico, a U.S. Energy Department official said on Thursday. Preliminary findings from an investigation of a Feb. 14 accident at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad that sent high levels of radiation into a salt mine half a mile (0.8 km) below ground where nuclear waste is stored suggested the culprit...
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Japan nuclear plants not affected by strong quake
2014-09-17 06:55:44| Energy - Topix.net
Japan Atomic Power Co and Tokyo Electric Power Co reported no irregularities at their three nuclear plants in eastern Japan following a magnitude 5.6 quake that hit north of Tokyo on Tuesday. A Japan Atomic official said there have been no irregularities at the 1.1-gigawatt Tokai Daini plant, which has been shut since March 2011.
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Iran to begin construction of two nuclear power plants before March 2015
2014-09-16 01:00:00| Power Technology
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) is planning to commence construction of two new nuclear power plants in the southern-province of Bushehr, Iran, in the current Iranian year, which ends on 20 March 2015.
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New data center protects against solar storms and nuclear EMPs
2014-09-15 13:40:28| InfoWorld: Top News
In Boyers, Pa., a recently opened 2,000-sq.-ft. data center has been purpose-built to protect against an electromagnetic pulse (EMP), either generated by a solar storm or a nuclear event. The company that built the facility isn't disclosing exactly how the data center was constructed or what materials were used. But broadly, it did say that the structure has an inner skin and an outer skin that use a combination of thicknesses and metals to provide EMP protection.
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General Dynamics to provide support services for US Navys nuclear submarines
2014-09-15 01:00:00| Naval Technology
General Dynamics (GD) Electric Boat has been awarded a $234m contract by the US Navy to provide planning yard work, engineering and technical support for nuclear submarines.
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