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Russia blocks final document at nuclear treaty conference with UN
Russia late Friday blocked agreement on the final document of a four-week review of the UN treaty considered the cornerstone of nuclear disarmament which criticized its military takeover of Europe's largest nuclear plant soon after Russian troops invaded Ukraine, an act that has raised fears of a nuclear accident. Igor Vishnevetsky, deputy director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Non-Proliferation and Arms Control Department, told the delayed final meeting of the conference reviewing the 50-year-old Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty that "unfortunately there is no consensus on this document." He insisted that many countries not just Russia didn't agree with "a whole host of issues" in the 36-page last draft. The document needed approval by all 191 countries that are parties to the treaty aimed at curbing the spread of nuclear weapons and ultimately achieving a world without them. Argentine Ambassador Gustavo Zlauvinen, president of the conference, said the final draft represented
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Japan sets eyes on nuclear energy production as part of go green agenda
Japan has decided to restart its inactive nuclear power plants as well as develop the next-generation reactors to avert an energy crisis and go green
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Ukraine residents flee town near nuclear site; grain cargo reaches Syria
There were reports that conditions were unraveling in and near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
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South Korea regrets Japan's decision on dumping radioactive water into sea
South Korea expressed strong regret on Tuesday over Japan's decision to dump radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean
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Japan to start releasing contaminated Fukushima water into sea in 2 years
Japan's government decided Tuesday to start releasing massive amounts of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean in two years
For the first time, Switzerland shuts down 47-year-old nuclear power plant
Full decommissioning process is expected to take around 15 years, with reuse of the site likely possible from 2034
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NPCIL, Westinghouse to begin work on 6 reactors
The two leaders also noted the intention of India and the US Export-Import Bank to work together toward a competitive financing package for the project
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