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IAEA in the News
IAEA Begins to Check Disaster Impact on Onagawa N-Plant The International Atomic Energy Agency began a research mission at the Onagawa nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan on Monday to check the impact of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami on its facilities. Jiji
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Other Nuclear News
Iran expects to hold more nuclear talks – foreign minister Iran expects to hold more talks with world powers on its nuclear programme following an inconclusive round of negotiations in Istanbul earlier this month, its foreign minister said in a newspaper interview published on Monday. Reuters
Automatic shutdown at S. Korea nuclear reactor A South Korean nuclear reactor went into automatic shutdown on Monday apparently after a malfunction, plant operators said, while ruling out a possible radiation leak. AFP
Japan’s Chubu sees 1-yr delay in nuclear plant safety steps Japan’s third biggest utility, Chubu Electric Power Co, said on Monday there would be a year’s delay, until December 2013, in the completion of safety measures needed for the restart of its sole nuclear plant. Reuters
Ministry tries to justify fallout data delay The science ministry has claimed it was appropriate to withhold radiation fallout forecasts from the public immediately after the Fukushima reactor meltdowns because the data were “based on assumptions.” Kyodo
State Department Sought to Put Taiwan Nuclear Trade Pact Ahead in Queue, by Elaine M. Grossman The U.S. State Department moved nearly a year ago to put Taiwan ahead of other nations with which Washington hoped to pursue a nuclear trade agreement, drafting text for a renewal pact that would include a key nonproliferation pledge by Taipei. National Journal
EnBW says won’t sue Germany over nuclear exit German power group EnBW said Monday it will not join other utility companies in filing a complaint with Germany’s top court over compensation for Berlin’s decision to abandon nuclear power. AFP
Regulator warns of design vulnerability Nuclear regulators have instructed licensees of US nuclear power plants to provide information about the designs of their electric power systems after an incident earlier this year revealed a potential weak spot. WNN
Opinion and Analysis
Govts Boost Nukes While Cutting Aid, Social Services International Press Service
Use Fukushima lessons to improve nuke plant safety Korea Herald
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