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Other Nuclear News
N. Korea vows to build nuclear arsenal North Korea said Tuesday it will keep building its nuclear capabilities, accusing the United States of trying to bring down the communist regime. UPI
Time short to stop Iran nuclear plan: Netanyahu Time is running out for the international community to halt Iran’s nuclear programme by peaceful means, the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, told U.S. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta in Jerusalem on Wednesday. Hindu
New nuclear in South Korea South Korea’s nuclear energy program continues apace, with first concrete being poured for unit 1 of the Shin Ulchin plant, while unit 1 at the Shin Wolsong plant has entered commercial operation. WNN
India develops submarine-launched ballistic missile, joins elite club India has successfully developed its first submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) for the indigenous nuclear submarine ‘INS Arihant’, joining an elite club of nations possessing such weaponry. Reuters
Nuclear watchdog candidate vows to make safety top priority Despite being criticized for having close ties to the nuclear energy sector, the nominee to become the head of the new nuclear safety watchdog said he would not hesitate to seek the halt of two nuclear reactors in Fukui Prefecture if active faults are found there. Asahi Shimbun
TEPCO receives $12.8 billion public bailout The operator of Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant was effectively nationalised Tuesday as it received one trillion yen ($12.8 billion) of taxpayer money to stay afloat.. AFP
Cleanup proposed for central Hanford ground water pollution The Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency are proposing a plan to clean up much of the radioactive and hazardous chemical ground water contamination over 35 years in a portion of central Hanford. AP
Opinion and Analysis
Nuclear weapon option stymies Japan’s policy Arizona Republic
Playing the nuclear card Korea Times
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