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Saturday, July 9, 2011

IAEA Daily Press Review

IAEA Daily Press Review

The objective of the DPR is to present a general overview of international, English-language, media coverage of the IAEA and nuclear issues, that does not purport to be exhaustive. The following articles are obtained from external news sources for whose content the IAEA takes no responsibility.
July 8, 2011
A review of today's news covering the IAEA and related nuclear issues. | The objective of the DPR is to present a general overview of international, English-language, media coverage of the IAEA and nuclear issues, that does not purport to be exhaustive. The following articles are obtained from external news sources for whose content the IAEA takes no responsibility.
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08 July 2011 IAEA Daily Press Review
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Stress-Test Proposal Sows Confusion A surprise proposal by the Japanese government to begin stress tests of the nation’s nuclear-power plants has thrown into confusion plans to restart shut-down reactors – the first since the Fukushima Daiichi crisis erupted in March. WSJ
Radioactive water treatment facility at Fukushima misses target A key system to treat highly radioactive water at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is operating below its target, threatening to delay the year-end goal for treating all the accumulated water. Asahi
Tepco halts cooling system at nuclear plant after sparks-Kyodo The operator of Japan’s Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant, located near the tsunami-crippled Daiichi plant, on Thursday halted the cooling system at one of its reactors after electrical sparks were detected, Kyodo news agency reported. Reuters
Tepco Says 3 More Workers Exposed to Radiation Exceeding Limit Tokyo Electric Power Co. said three more workers at its crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant were exposed to radiation exceeding the government’s annual limit. Bloomberg
Japan govt: nuclear safety more important than energy supply Japan’s top government spokesman said on Friday higher priority should be given to ensuring the safety of nuclear plant operations than to a stable energy supply. Reuters
Japan’s Legally Safe Reactors Still at Risk, Regulator Says Atomic reactors deemed safe by Japan’s nuclear regulator are still at risk from temblors even after safety measures taken following the worst atomic accident in 25 years, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said. Bloomberg
Genkai mayor retracts approval of reactor restarts after ’surprise’ stress tests The government plan to require all nuclear power reactors to undergo stress tests will push back the expected restart of two reactors at the Genkai nuclear power plant this summer. Asahi
President of Japan Nuclear Operator May Resign Over E-Mails The president of a nuclear plant operator said on Thursday that he may resign as a result of a scandal over faked e-mails that has added a bizarre new twist to a decision whether to allow Japan’s idled reactors to restart in the wake of the Fukushima disaster. NYT
IAEA in the News

IAEA worried over Iran plans to triple uranium production UN nuclear chief Amano to meet Iranian FM Salehi, says “further cooperation is needed to restore confidence of int’l community.” Reuters
Other Nuclear News
Pakistan denies N.Korea bribe for nuclear technology A retired Pakistani general strongly denied on Thursday a report that he took $3 million in cash in exchange for helping smuggle nuclear technology to North Korea in the late 1990s, while the nation’s foreign office called the story “preposterous.” Reuters
New NSG guidelines may affect India in the long run: officials Any move to curb transfer of enrichment and reprocessing technologies to India by NSG countries will have no impact in the near future but may create hurdles in the long run for the domestic nuclear sector. Economic Times
China moving toward establishing its first law on nuclear power Chairman Zhang Huazhu of the China Nuclear Energy Association revealed in an interview with the Denki Shimbun that the association would compile a draft of China’s first Atomic Energy Act by December. Denki Shimbun
Opinion and Analysis
Malcolm Fraser : We all share the duty to eliminate nuclear weaponsSMH

Govt must swiftly ensure safety of N-reactors for early restartYomiuri

Nuclear power plant ’stress tests’ must be transparentAsahi

Summer to test Japan resolve over nuclear powerReuters

Haste vs. Procrastination on Nuclear WasteNYT

The nuclear limitDeccan Chronicle

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