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For full access to NucNet’s range of emergency communications and subscription-based services, write to editors@nucnet.org or visit our web site www.nucnet.org. editors@nucnet.org (John Shepherd) Features nucnet editorial office application http://www.nucnet.org/Content/rss_channel.gif http://www.nucnet.org http://www.nucnet.org/all-the-news/2012/02/22/nrc-releases-transcripts-of-fukushima-daiichi-telephone-calls 22 Feb (NucNet): Transcripts of telephone conversations involving US nuclear regulatory staff indicate the extent of problems getting accurate information from authorities in Japan following the March 2011 accident at Fukushima-Daiichi. editors@nucnet.org Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:28:43 GMT http://www.nucnet.org/all-the-news/2012/02/21/iaea-team-leaves-for-more-talks-in-tehran 21 Feb (NucNet): A five-member International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team has left for Iran for talks aimed at resolving “all outstanding issues” in relation to Iran’s nuclear programme. editors@nucnet.org Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:46:42 GMT http://www.nucnet.org/all-the-news/2012/02/21/spanish-regulator-agrees-on-garo-a-life-extension 21 Feb (NucNet): Spain’s Santa Maria de Garoña nuclear power plant is safe to operate until 2019, Spain's nuclear security agency (CSN) has said in response to a request by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism to review the facility. editors@nucnet.org Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:36:55 GMT http://www.nucnet.org/all-the-news/2012/02/20/japan-stress-tests-show-ohi-3-and-4-would-survive-extreme-events 20 Feb (NucNet): Stress tests carried out as a result of the Fukushima-Daiichi accident show units 3 and 4 at the Ohi nuclear plant (pictured) would not be damaged by a tsunami 9.5 metres higher and an earthquake 80 percent more powerful than allowed for in the original design basis, Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) has said. editors@nucnet.org Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:50:12 GMT http://www.nucnet.org/all-the-news/2012/02/17/paris-agreements-pave-way-for-first-eprs-in-uk 17 Feb (NucNet): EDF today signed agreements in Paris that pave the way for “massive investment” to begin towards the construction to begin of the first new nuclear reactors in Britain since 1988. editors@nucnet.org Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:10:50 GMT http://www.nucnet.org/all-the-news/2012/02/17/landmark-deal-with-france-paves-way-for-new-units-in-uk 17 Feb (NucNet): The UK and France are to sign a landmark agreement in Paris today to cooperate on civil nuclear energy, paving the way for the construction of a new generation of power plants in the UK. editors@nucnet.org Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:45:18 GMT http://www.nucnet.org/all-the-news/2012/02/15/us-regulator-issues-three-violations-to-palisades-plant 15 Feb (NucNet): The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued three violations to the Palisades nuclear power plant, one of which is for a “substantial safety significance” issue related to a September 2011 electrical fault caused by personnel at the site which resulted in a reactor trip. editors@nucnet.org Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:48:33 GMT http://www.nucnet.org/all-the-news/2012/02/14/pime-2012-debate-will-be-dominated-by-calls-for-pan-eu-frameworks 14 Feb (NucNet): The debate about nuclear power in the coming years will be dominated in Europe by the “open questions” of whether there should be a legal framework at EU level for safety, licensing and design clearance, the PIME 2012 conference in Warsaw heard today. editors@nucnet.org Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:27:10 GMT http://www.nucnet.org/all-the-news/2012/02/14/massive-investment-needed-in-europe-s-energy-infrastructure 14 Feb (NucNet): Massive investment is needed in European energy infrastructure such as new transmission lines and refurbishment of existing lines if Europe is to meet its energy policy and climate goals, a conference heard. editors@nucnet.org Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:58:19 GMT http://www.nucnet.org/all-the-news/2012/02/13/pime-2012-fukushima-communications-policy-led-to-distrust-and-doubt 13 Feb (NucNet): There was “much confusion, distrust and doubt” following the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear accident in Japan because the government and regulator failed to communicate problems at the plant in a clear and concise way, a conference heard today. editors@nucnet.org Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:48:35 GMT http://www.nucnet.org/all-the-news/2012/02/10/nuclear-industry-s-tritium-emissions-stabilising-says-asn 10 Feb (NucNet): The nuclear industry's emissions of tritium have increased slightly, but have remained more or less stable since the mid-1980s, representing only a fraction of the levels produced by natural sources, a report says. editors@nucnet.org Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:49:11 GMT http://www.nucnet.org/all-the-news/2012/02/09/regulator-gives-go-ahead-for-first-us-reactors-in-more-than-30-years 9 Feb (NucNet): The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved the first new nuclear reactors in America for more than three decades. editors@nucnet.org Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:57:49 GMT http://www.nucnet.org/all-the-news/2012/02/08/partial-success-in-efforts-to-cool-down-fukushima-daiichi-unit-2 8 Feb (NucNet): Attempts to cool the temperature in unit 2 of the disabled Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant have only “partially succeeded” despite the injection of more cooling water, the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum has said. editors@nucnet.org Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:32:33 GMT http://www.nucnet.org/all-the-news/2012/02/07/french-regulator-approves-atmea-1-safety-options 7 Feb (NucNet): France’s nuclear safety authority announced today that it has approved the safety options of the Atmea-1 nuclear reactor unit being developed by the Atmea joint venture between Areva and Japanese partner Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). editors@nucnet.org Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:21:04 GMT http://www.nucnet.org/all-the-news/2012/02/06/tepco-releases-english-version-of-fukushima-daiichi-report 6 Feb (NucNet): Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) has released an English version of an interim report on the March 2011 accident at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant. editors@nucnet.org Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:48:58 GMT