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FUKUSHIMA NEWS

* [Fukushima-IAEA] IAEA May Open Permanent Office at Japan Nuclear Accident Site, Jacob Adelman, Bloomberg (via Nevada ANP)

* [Fukushima-Japan-npp] Nuclear researchers receiving questionable donations from industry, gov't, Mainichi Daily News (via Nevada ANP)

* [Fukushima-radiation-construction materials] Radioactive crushed stone used in around 60 Fukushima buildings, Mainichi Daily News (via Nevada ANP)

* [Fukushima-radiation-construction materials] Tainted stone tied to 60 buildings so far, Japan Times (via Nevada ANP)

* [Fukushima-TEPCO] Japan to double guarantee on loans to Tepco - Nikkei (Update 1), Ashutosh Pandey, Reuters Africa (via Nevada ANP)

* [Fukushima-TEPCO] Japan's Tepco undecided on spinoff or sale of thermal power business, Takeo Kumagai, Platts (via Nevada ANP)

* [Fukushima] Falling radiation permits search for bodies near Fukushima, Mark Willacy, ABC (via Nevada ANP)

* [Fukushima] What was the response to the Fukushima nuclear disaster? We don't know., MajiroxNews (via Nevada ANP)

* [Fukushima] The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster – One Year, Later, PEJ News (via Nevada ANP)

* [Fukushima] YIES / Hosono: Contribute to world through decommissioning, Hiromu Namiki, Daily Yomiuri (via Nevada ANP)

* [Fukushma-Japan-taxes] 60 percent opposed to consumption tax hike: Mainichi poll, Mainichi Daily News (via Nevada ANP)

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see previous Fukushima news at nuclear.com's Fukushima page

US NUCLEAR POWER PLANT NEWS

* [npp-US-ASME B&PV Code Cases N-722-1 and N-770-1] RULES American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Codes and New and Revised ASME Code Cases: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Codes and New and Revised ASME Code Cases; Corrections Pages 3073-3075 [FR DOC# 2012-1212], Nuclear Regulatory Commission (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-US-Crystal River] Progress puts nuke surcharge behind it, Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-US-Crystal River] Questions raised about Florida Progress nuke settlement, Jim Saunders, Palm Beach Post (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-US-Crystal River] Many unanswered questions in Crystal River nuclear plant settlement, Ivan Penn, Tampa Bay Times (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-US-Crystal River] Settlement deal lets Progress Energy avoid Crystal River accountability, Robert Trigaux, Tampa Bay Times (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-US-Crystal River/newbuild-Levy County] Progress Energy customers still on the hook, Tampa Bay Times editorial (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-US-Davis-Besse] Davis Besse future a topic in Kaptur-Kucinich race, John Seewer, WTOL (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-US-Fort Calhoun] NRC: Waiting on OPPD, Nuke Plant "Has A Lot of Work" Ahead, Joe Jordan, Missouri News Horizon (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-US-newbuild-Iowa] Regulators: Nuclear plan could cost Iowa residents, Mike Glover, Chicago Tribune (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-US-newbuild-North Dakota] Nuclear plant idea merits study, Jamestown Sun (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-US-newbuild-SMRs] DOE promoting modular nuclear reactors, Frank Munger, Knoxville News Sentinel blog (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-US-newbuild-SMRs] Small is beautiful for federal funds, World Nuclear News (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-US-newbuild-Turkey Point] Group appeals to Florida Supreme Court in effort to block nuclear plant prepayment fees, BySusan Salisbury, Palm Beach Post (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-US-newbuild-Turkey Point] Nuclear cost recovery order challenged in Florida, Power Engineering Magazine (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-US-Oyster Creek] Oyster Creek Stands By Closure Plan Despite Federal Court Ruling, Elaine Piniat, Lacey.Patch (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-US-Pilgrim] Report claims local drinking water at risk from nuclear power plants, Wicked Local Plymouth (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-US-post-Fukushima] NRDC petitions NRC to order licensees to comply with 12 specific recommendations in the NRC Near-Term Task Force (NTTF) Report, 'Recommendations for Enhancing Reactor Safety in the 21st Century', Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Federal Register (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-US-Vermont Yankee] Why the Vermont Yankee case matters, Steve Skutnik, The Neutron Economy (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-US-Vermont Yankee] The Yankee ruling, Keene Sentinel (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-US-Vermont Yankee] Hanna: Vermont Yankee Ruling, Cheryl Hanna, Vermont Public Radio (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-US-Vermont Yankee] Vt. Lawmakers Continue To Weigh Options After Vermont Yankee Decision, Samantha Fields, Vermont Public Radio (via Nevada ANP)

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see previous nuclear plant news at nuclear.com's main nuclear power page

OTHER NUCLEAR POWER PLANT NEWS

* [npp-newbuild-Egypt] Opinion: Nuclear fallout, Ramadan A. Kader, Egyptian Gazette (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-newbuild-Netherlands] Dutch utility puts off plan for nuclear power plant, Gilbert Kreijger, Reuters Africa (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-newbuild-Netherlands] Mixed news on Netherlands new build, World Nuclear News (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-France] The True Costs of French Nuclear Power, Susie Greaves, Institute of Science in Society (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-India-Jaitapur] Shiv Sena forced to put Jaitapur N-plant protest on hold, Alok Deshpande, Daily News & Analysis (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-India-newbuild-Kudankulam] Centre's expert group to meet State panel, people, The Hindu (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-Japan-IAEA] IAEA delegation talk with Japan on nuclear stress tests, Xinhua News (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-Japan-IAEA] IAEA team, NISA hold first talks on stress tests, Japan Times (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-Japan-IAEA] IAEA begins review of Japan's nuclear stress tests, Shinichi Saoshiro, Reuters (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-Japan-Kashiwazaki-Kariwa unit 6] Tokyo Electric to delay maintenance on 1 reactor, Osamu Tsukimori, Reuters (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-Japan-seismic] University of Tokyo Estimates 70% Chance 7.0 Earthquake To Hit Tokyo Within 4 Years, RocketNews24 (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-Japan] Gov't withheld estimates showing electricity surplus to boost nuclear power: critics, Mainichi Daily News (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-South Korea] South Korea Has 92 Percent of Nuclear Capacity Online, Sangim Han, Bloomberg (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-UK-EU] Lawyers sent complaint to European Commission about subsidies for nuclear power, Engineer Live (via Nevada ANP)

* [npp-UK] Oldbury Power Station set to shut last reactor next month, Marion Sauvebois, Gloucestershire Gazette (via Nevada ANP)

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IRAN NEWS

* [Iran-EU-talks] France, Germany, Britain urge Iran to talk "seriously", Yann Le Guernigou and John Irish, Reuters (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-EU] EU to draw sanctions on Iranian central bank, oil exports, Xinhua News (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-EU] Iran Urged to Negotiate as Europe Agrees on New Sanctions, Stephen Castle And Alan Cowell, New York Times (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-EU] EU states agree gradual ban on Iran oil, sanctions on central bank (Update 2), Justyna Pawlak and David Brunnstrom, Reuters (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-EU] Factbox: EU sanctions against Iran, Justyna Pawlak, Reuters (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-IAEA] Key UN nuclear visit will be test for Iran, James Blitz, Tom Burgis, Joshua Chaffin and Najmeh Bozorgmehr, Financial Times (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-IAEA] IAEA: Iran visit to resolve key issues, Press TV (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-Israel] Tougher EU sanctions on Iran 'important': Israel, AFP Google (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-oil-EU] EU holds talks on Iran oil embargo, Xinhua News (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-oil-EU] EU imposes sanctions on Iran oil, Press TV (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-oil-EU] Hague terms Iran oil embargo legitimate, Press TV (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-oil-EU] What will be the impact of the EU ban on Iranian oil?, Jonathan Marcus, BBC News (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-oil-India] India drawn to Iran's favourable oil terms: Reddy, IBNLive (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-oil-Spain-Saudi] Spain says Saudis promise to make up for loss of Iran oil, Julien Toyer and David Brunnstrom, Reuters Africa (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-Qatar] Qatar Prime Minister Opposes Any Kind of Action Against Iran, Robert Tuttle, Bloomberg (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-Russia] Russia alarmed by EU ban on Iranian oil, sanctions, Reuters Africa (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-Russia] Russia says unilateral sanctions on Iran 'do not help', AFP Google (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-Russia] Russia hopes Iran nuclear talks will resume soon, Alexei Anishchuk, Reuters (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-Russia] Russia hopes Iran nuclear talks will resume soon, Alexei Anishchuk, Reuters (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-sanctions-oil price] Will sanctions on Iran affect the price of oil?, BBC News (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-sanctions] Ashton: Sanctions should encourage Iran 'to negotiate', BBC News (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-sanctions] US welcomes EU sanctions on Iran, hopes they lead to nuclear talks, Kate Dourian, Platts (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-sanctions] 'Iran sanctions will backfire on West', Press TV (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-sanctions] 'Iran sanctions will fizzle', Press TV (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-sanctions] U.S. tightens grip on Iran's financial system, Rachelle Younglai, Reuters (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-sanctions] Obama says EU sanctions show united front against Iran, Alister Bull, Reuters (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-Strait of Hormuz] Iran May Shut Hormuz, Will React to Sanctions, Press TV Reports, Emre Peker, Bloomberg (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-talks] Iran 'must come to the table' on nuclear issue, BBC News (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-talks] Hague plea to Iran on nuclear talks, Press Association (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-US-Africa] US mounts pressure on Iran using Africa, Press TV (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-US-oil] Iran oil sanctions spark war of words between Tehran and Washington, Ian Traynor in Brussels and Nick Hopkins, The Guardian (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-wardrums] NPR and PBS Anti-Iranian Propaganda, Stephen Lendman, OpEdNews (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran-wardrums] 'Iran war rhetoric is ridiculous', Press TV (via Nevada ANP)

* [Iran] A winning Strategy For Iran, and for the World, Scott Baker, OpEdNews (via Nevada ANP)

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KOREA NEWS

* [North Korea-Iran] Why Iran and North Korea Are Different, John Glaser, antiwar.com (via Nevada ANP)

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see previous North Korea-related news at nuclear.com's North Korea page

OTHER NUCLEAR WEAPON NEWS

* [n-weapons-India-Russian sub] India sails new nuclear submarine home, Yahoo!7 News (via Nevada ANP)

* [n-weapons-India-Russian sub] India gets nuclear submarine from Russia, Kalyan Ray, Deccan Herald (via Nevada ANP)

* [n-weapons-India-Russian sub] India joins elite nuclear sub club, Rahul Singh, Hindustan Times (via Nevada ANP)

* [n-weapons-India-Russian sub] Finally, India gets n-sub from Russia, Manu Pubby, Indian Express (via Nevada ANP)

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see previous nuclear weapons-related news at nuclear.com's main Nuclear weapons page

OTHER NUCLEAR NEWS

* [site-Hanford] NOTICES Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Acquisition of a Natural Gas Pipeline and Natural Gas Utility Service at the Hanford Site, Richland, WA, and Notice of Floodplains and Wetlands Involvement (DOE/EIS-0467) Pages 3255-3257 [FR DOC# 2012-1139], Energy Department (via Nevada ANP)

* [site-Idaho National Lab] Sobering report places responsibility for plutonium contamination on Idaho lab managers, Rocky Barker, Idaho Statesman (via Nevada ANP)

* [site-Kansas City Plant] Firms win $80M in contracts to help with NNSA plant move, Brenna Hawley, Kansas City Business Journal (via Nevada ANP)

* [site-Kansas City Plant] NOTICES Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Disposition of the Bannister Federal Complex, Kansas City, MO, and Notice of Wetlands Involvement Pages 3259-3261 [FR DOC# 2012-1207], National Nuclear Security Administration (via Nevada ANP)

* [site-Kansas City Plant] NOTICES Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Disposition of the Bannister Federal Complex, Kansas City, MO, and Notice of Wetlands Involvement Pages 3259-3261 [FR DOC# 2012-1207], Energy Department (via Nevada ANP)

* [site-Los Alamos-radiation workers] Luján's fight for sick LANL workers becomes a personal battle, Kate Nash, Santa Fe New Mexican (via Nevada ANP)

* [site-Los Alamos] NOTICES Transfers of Land Tracts: Transfer of Land Tracts Located at Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico Pages 3257-3259 [FR DOC# 2012-1208], Energy Department (via Nevada ANP)

* [site-Oak Ridge-radiation workers] Help for sick nuclear workers (and their families), Frank Munger, Knoxville News Sentinel blog (via Nevada ANP)

* [site-Oak Ridge] HEU reactor fuel, Frank Munger, Knoxville News Sentinel blog (via Nevada ANP)

* [site-Oak Ridge] Tennessee Science Bowl set for March 3, Frank Munger, Knoxville News Sentinel blog (via Nevada ANP)

* [site-Paducah] NOTICES Boundary Revisions: Notice of 229 Boundary Revision at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Page 3255 [FR DOC# 2012-1214], Energy Department (via Nevada ANP)

* [site-Pantex] B&W Pantex got $33.4M from feds to run plant, Bobby Cervantes, Amarillo Globe-News (via Nevada ANP)

* [site-Sandia National Lab] Changes at NNSA's Sandia site office, Frank Munger, Knoxville News Sentinel blog (via Nevada ANP)

* [site-Yucca Mountain] "Maybe you get some radiation, it leaks and then you got big ants. Big giant ants, and then Nevada could be known for large ants", Karoun Demirjian interview with Marvin E. Quasniki, puppet presidential candidate, Las Vegas SUN (via Nevada ANP)

* [site-Yucca Mountain] Illinois senator, Yucca Mountain proponent, suffers stroke, Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal blog (via Nevada ANP)

* [uranium mining-Australia-China] Chinese one step closer to uranium buyout, The Australian (via Nevada ANP)

* [uranium mining-Australia] New WA Labor leader stirs up uranium debate, ABC (via Nevada ANP)

* [uranium mining-Canada] Cameco's requests to nuclear commission opposed by Northwatch, Dan Bellerose, Sault Star (via Nevada ANP)

* [uranium mining-US-Virginia] Necessary delay on uranium decision, Virginian Pilot (via Nevada ANP)

* [uranium mining-US-Virginia] Southside split on uranium-mining proposal, Rex Springston, Lynchburg News and Advance (via Nevada ANP)

* [n-waste-spent fuel] Sandia chemists find new material to remove radioactive gas from spent nuclear fuel, Insciences (via Nevada ANP)

* [n-waste-UK] West Lakes 'faces being ruined by nuclear dump', NW Evening Mail (via Nevada ANP)

* [n-waste-US] Panel: U.S. nuclear waste problem can be managed, Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News (via Nevada ANP)

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OTHER ENERGY NEWS

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