By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - Countries with atomic power plants would be encouraged to host international safety review missions, under a draft U.N. action plan that may disappoint those who had hoped for strong measures to prevent a repeat of Japan's nuclear crisis. [More]
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By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - A controversial Nevada site is not an option for storing toxic waste from nuclear power plants, a senior U.S. official said, dismissing Republican efforts to revive the Bush-era plan. [More]
Read More »U.N. atom chief urges nuclear safety inspections, tests
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Read More »Closing old atom plants poses safety challenge: IAEA
By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - The closing of aging nuclear reactors is expected to peak in 2020-30, posing a major challenge in terms of safety and the environment, a draft U.N. atomic agency report says
Read More »Radioactive particle traces from Japan reach Iceland
By Fredrik Dahl and Alister Doyle VIENNA/OSLO (Reuters) - Miniscule numbers of radioactive particles believed to have come from Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant have been detected as far away as Iceland, diplomatic sources said on Tuesday. [More]
Read More »Q&A-Dangers posed by Japan’s quake-hit atom plant
(Adds comments, byline) By Fredrik Dahl [More]
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