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IAEA meet to protect nuclear plants from earthquakes
Vienna (AFP) June 16, 2008 The UN's atomic watchdog said Monday it will hold an international workshop in Japan this week to examine how to best protect nuclear installations from strong earthquakes and minimise damage. The International Atomic Energy Agency said in a statement that the workshop would be held in Japan from June 19-21 and draw more than 50 international specialists. Kashiwazaki, the site of the world's largest nuclear plant, was rocked by a 6.8-scale earthquake on July 16 last year. The epicentre was just 16 kilometres (10 miles) from the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant, and the giant facility northwest of Tokyo caught fire and leaked a small amount of radiation. Despite being prone to earthquakes, Japan relies on nuclear plants for nearly one-third of its power needs as it has virtually no natural energy resources. The workshop is being organised with the Nuclear Energy Agency of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD/NEA), and is hosted by Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA), Nuclear Safety Commission (NSC) and the Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organisation (JNES). Last month, China said that civilian nuclear facilities and radioactive sites buried by the Sichuan province earthquake were "safe and controllable." A total of 32 "radioactive sources" had been buried under debris during the 8.0-magnitude earthquake that left up to 71,000 people either dead, buried or missing in one of China's most populous regions, Xinhua news agency said. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Share This Article With Planet Earth
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Areva reaches deal to boost uranium production in Kazakhstan
Paris (AFP) June 11, 2008French nuclear group Areva said Wednesday it had reached an agreement with its Kazakh partner to boost uranium production in Kazakhstan to 4,000 tonnes a year until 2039 from 1,000 currently. |
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