Canada isotope plant 'was unsafe'
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Canada re-opened a nuclear reactor despite safety risks, the  nuclear watchdog's former head  tells  parliament.
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A shipment of weapons-grade plutonium has left the United States for a nuclear reactor in France, drawing protests from activists who believe the shipment poses both an environmental and terrorist threat.
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MILTON, Ont. (CP) - Canadian industries are on notice about 17 more toxic substances that could be dangerous to human health or the environment, and they must prove that it's safe to use such chemicals, federal Health Minister Tony Clement said Monday.
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By Cliff Hightower, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Feb. 2--DAYTON, Tenn. -- A chemical plant that was the site of an August  blast that killed a worker may face a fine of $91,000 after state officials  said they found 13 serious violations during an investigation.
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A reactor at a Russian atomic power station which was closed after a malfunction resumed work on Saturday, the station said.
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The president of Canadaâs nuclear industry regulator, embroiled in a dispute with the government over the closing and later reopening of a reactor, was fired.
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Canada sacks the head of the country's nuclear watchdog over the closure of a reactor that produces medical isotopes.
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Canada's MDS Nordion started shipping medical isotopes on Wednesday after a prolonged shutdown of a nuclear reactor at Chalk River, Ontario, disrupted the supply of isotopes to health facilities around the world.
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PRAGUE, Czech Republic - More than 500 gallons of radioactive water leaked at a nuclear power plant, but did not contaminate the environment, an official said Thursday.
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Damage to the reactor head of the Davis-Besse power plant in Ohio ranks among the top five most serious nuclear plant accidents or near-accidents since Three Mile Island, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Monday.
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An environmental activist alleged Thursday that highly toxic chemicals had accidentally spilled from weapons being reprocessed at a central Russian plant.
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KASHIWAZAKI, Japan -- A strong earthquake shook Japan's northwest coast yesterday, setting off a fire at the world's most powerful nuclear power plant and causing a reactor to spill radioactive water into the sea -- an accident not reported to the public for hours.
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A reactor at the Czech Republic's nuclear power station at Temelin was shut down Monday because of a fault in a cooling system.
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PARIS, Aug 17  (IPS) - The fatal accident at the Japanese nuclear power  plant Mihama last week has raised  fears about French nuclear  facilities -- and also the desire to have more.
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More than 500 gallons of radioactive water leaked at a nuclear power plant, but did not contaminate the environment, an official said Thursday.
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According to Swedish scientists, the high instance of cancer patients in northern Sweden is a direct result of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster which took place in 1986.
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PARIS, Aug 17 (IPS) - The fatal accident at the Japanese nuclear power  plant Mihama last week has raised fears about French nuclear  facilities -- and also the desire to have more.