Nuclear News: Arrests over 'radioactive' sale
Today's big stories from the nuclear industry:
BBC News: Arrests over 'radioactive' sale
‘Three men have been held in Ukraine for allegedly trying to sell radioactive material that could be used to make a "dirty bomb", security officials say.’
Reuters: Q+A-What comes next from North Korea?
‘North Korea ordered U.N. inspectors to leave on Tuesday after saying it would quit international nuclear disarmament talks and restart a plant that makes bomb-grade plutonium, the United Nations said.’
The Hindu: Kazakh groups oppose plan to host nuclear bank
‘A dozen activists who planned to protest the Kazakh president's proposal to host an international nuclear fuel bank were detained hours before the demonstration was to start on Tuesday, a spokesman for one of their organizations said.’
Yahoo! News: Japan signs nuclear energy deal with Jordan
‘Japan agreed to provide Jordan with support for itsnuclear energy programme as the Middle East state plans to launch its first atomic power plant in 2017, officials said.’
World Nuclear News: Spain's Ensa to supply GEH with RPVs
‘Equipos Nucleares SA (Ensa) of Spain will become a key supplier of reactor pressure vessels (RPVs) under a strategic agreement signed with GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH).’
Yahoo! News: Japan angered by fires at biggest nuclear plant
‘Japan's government chastised the operator of the world's largest nuclear plant for a string of fires that has hit the facility since it closed after an earthquake almost two years ago.’
Bloomberg: E.ON Seeks Nuclear Cooperation With EDF, Handelsblatt Reports
‘E.ON AG is in talks with Electricite de France SA about participating in French nuclear power plants, Handelsblatt said, citing an unidentified E.ON spokesman.’
