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Stuff.co.nz

Fire at Moscow nuclear institute, Russia says no risk
Reuters
... There was no risk of a radiation leak after a fire broke out at a Moscow nuclear research centre housing a non-operational 60-year-old atomic reactor on Sunday, said officials, but Greenpeace Russia expressed serious concern about the incident.
Russia Nuclear Institute Fire: 'No Threat' Says GovernmentHuffington Post
'No radiation risk' after fire at Moscow nuclear centreRadio New Zealand

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USA TODAY

After string of foiled plots, concerns mount over Iranian-backed terror
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
By Ron Kampeas · February 5, 2012 WASHINGTON (JTA) -- When America's top intelligence official said that Iran's regime is considering attacks on US soil, he cited a single incident and qualified the assessment with a "probably.
Iran to ban Samsung over explosive Israeli cable ad?CNET
Gulf states struggle to beat oil threat to the Strait of HormuzUPI.com
Postscript: Oops, sorry!Jerusalem Post
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Times LIVE

Feds: Public health risks from major nuclear accident 'very small'
The Hill (blog)
By Andrew Restuccia - 02/01/12 02:43 PM ET The public health consequences of a major accident at one of the country's 104 nuclear reactors would be "very small," federal regulators said Wednesday. Reactor core damage at a nuclear power plant from an ...
Study: Peach Bottom equipped to handle major accidentYork Daily Record
Palisades nuclear plant faces safety downgradeWSBT-TV

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89.3 KPCC (blog)

Nuclear Reactor Incidents Are Reminders of Need for Preparedness
Yahoo! Contributors Network
A reactor at a Southern California nuclear power plant was shut down after a leak in a steam generator tube on Tuesday, Reuters reported. This incident came a day after WIFR reported a nuclear plant lost power and shut down in Byron, Ill., on Monday.
San Onofre nuclear power plant unit shut down as leak is repairedLos Angeles Times
California Nuclear plant shuts down reactor as precautionReuters
Nuclear plant offers no timetable on leak fixU-T San Diego
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Forces to be trained for nuke accidents
Times of India
The decision has been taken in the aftermath of the protests at Kudankulam and Jaitapur over the safety of nuclear plants and the Mayapuri incident in Delhi. The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, will be one of the agencies involved in training.

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KSDK

IEMA tests water and vegetation around Byron nuclear plant
WREX-TV
By Michael Peppers The Illinois Emergency Management Agency assures there's nothing to worry about after Monday's incident at the Byron Nuclear Plant. You may remember on Monday the plant temporarily lost power causing a steam release.
Tests: No radiation leaked at Byron nuclear plantRockford Register Star

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Fukushima reactor leaks, radiation tiny -Tepco
Reuters
But it isn't something that would further stoke safety concerns over other nuclear plants," said Kenji Sumita, honorary professor at Osaka University. "If it hadn't been for the Fukushima disaster, an incident like this could have gone unreported.

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Isotopes hint at North Korean nuclear test
Nature.com
The monitoring system alone simply can't prove that some other sort of nuclear incident, such as a reactor accident, wasn't responsible. Dozens of reactors are currently operating in East Asia, he says, and without seismic data or on-the-ground ...

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ABC News

Wisconsin Monitors Incident At Northern Ill. Nuclear Plant
WISC Madison
Steam is currently being released from the non-nuclear side of the plant to aid in the cooling process and there is no threat to the public, officials said. The incident at the Byron Nuclear Generating Station and was declared an "Unusual Event," which ...
Testing At Byron Nuclear Plant After Power OutageKWQC 6
Ill. Nuclear Reactor Loses Power, Venting SteamABC News
Byron Nuclear Reactor Loses PowerMyFox Chicago

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msnbc.com

SAN ONOFRE: Worker at nuclear plant fell into reactor pool last week
North County Times
Edison officials called the NRC to tell them about the fall, Dricks said, but the incident did not appear on a regular list of incident notifications that all nuclear operators must make to the NRC. Dricks said it was not technically a reportable ...
San Onofre plant may have released radiation after water leakallvoices

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