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2016-03-31
Xi-Obama bilateral talk to advance ties
President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama will meet Thursday afternoon on the sidelines of the fourth Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) in a bid to expand cooperation and manage differences between the two super powers.
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2016-02-14
Canadian cyclotron turns 40
Canada has marked the fortieth anniversary of operations at the world's largest cyclotron accelerator, the 520 MeV Main Cyclotron at the Triumf national laboratory for particle physics.
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2016-02-14
Decommissioning plans submitted for three Japanese units
Plans for the decommissioning of three nuclear power units in Japan's Fukui Prefecture have been submitted to the country's nuclear regulator for approval.
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2016-02-05
Wendelstein 7-X produces first hydrogen plasma
The Wendelstein 7-X - the world's largest stellarator-type fusion device - started scientific operation yesterday with the production of its first hydrogen plasma, the actual investigation object.
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2016-02-03
Niger uranium project receives mining permit
Niger has approved GoviEx's mining permit application for the Madaouela 1 tenement area, the company announced today.
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2016-02-03
Third Japanese reactor resumes operation
Kansai Electric Power Company today restarted unit 3 of its Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui prefecture.
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2016-02-03
US appropriations signed into law, boosting nuclear spending
US nuclear energy programs, including small modular reactors and the development of new advanced reactors, are to receive $960 million under an appropriations act signed into law by President Barack Obama.
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2016-02-03
HPR1000 fuel assembly undergoes irradiation testing
A prototype fuel assembly for use in China's HPR1000 reactor design has completed the first fuel cycle irradiation test.
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2016-02-03
USA applauds Iran's uranium shipment to Russia
October 18 marked Adoption Day of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the international agreement limiting Iran's nuclear program in return for the lifting of economic sanctions.