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AFP: Taiwan ex-leader accused of embezzling funds meant for NKorea
‘The Apple Daily reported Thursday that prosecutors had begun investigating claims that [ex-president] Chen might have pocketed 300 million Taiwan dollars of financial aid in 2004 and 2005 in exchange for North Korea handling the island's nuclear wastes.’

Bloomberg: Kyushu Electric to Spend $5.9 Billion on New Reactor
‘Kyushu Electric Power Co., the monopoly power supplier to Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu, will spend 540 billion yen ($5.9 billion) to build a third nuclear reactor at its Sendai station.’

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Brazil and Argentina's Nuclear Cooperation
‘In February 2008, Argentine President Kirchner and Brazilian President Lula da Silva signed a nuclear cooperation agreement, one of seventeen signed agreements related to infrastructure, energy, and defense. Since then, technicians from both countries have worked on defining potential joint projects, such as a "uranium enrichment enterprise" and a "model nuclear power reactor that would meet the needs of the electrical systems of both countries and, eventually, of the region."’

The Slovak Spectator: Nuclear energy will not solve natural gas crisis, says Greenpeace
‘Greenpeace in Slovakia is protesting against efforts to solve the natural gas crisis by re-launching the operation of the V1 Nuclear Power Plant in Jaslovské Bohunice, which was shut down on the last day of 2008, the SITA wrote.’

Tasr: JAVYS: V1 Jaslovske Bohunice Can Be Relaunched Within a Week
‘If Government decides to relaunch the mothballed V1 second block of the Jaslovske Bohunice nuclear power plant (Trnava region) it could be operating within a week, the Nuclear Decommissioning Company (JAVYS) confirmed on Thursday.’

Electric Light & Power: Serbian energy minister recommends expert discussion on nuclear power
‘Even though there is a ban on the construction of nuclear plants in Serbia until 2015, there is no ban on scientific institutions addressing the question and evaluating whether Serbia needs a nuclear power plant, Minister of Energy Petar Skundric told Novosti. He said that construction of nuclear power plants should not be taboo, that the question should be regarded as any other in the energy sector.’

Fire Rescue: Report questions firefighting capability at NM nuclear plant
‘Recent drills suggest "significant weaknesses" in the capability of firefighters to respond to emergencies in nuclear facilities, according to the report. During one drill, the route used by emergency personnel in responding to a fire at the Plutonium Facility would have spread the contamination, the report states.’