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North Korea’s new reactor likely to be operational next summer, Seoul says

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SEOUL, South Korea — A light-water reactor at North Korea’s main nuclear complex will likely be formally operational by next summer, South Korea’s defense minister said, amid suspicions that the North may use it as a new source of fissile materials for nuclear weapons. Concerns about North Korea’s nuclear program deepened recently as the U.N. … Read more

TEPCO’s operational ban is lifted, putting it one step closer to restarting reactors in Niigata

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TOKYO — Japanese nuclear safety regulators lifted an operational ban Wednesday imposed on Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, the operator behind the Fukushima plant that ended in disaster, allowing the company to resume preparations for restarting a separate plant after more than 10 years. At its weekly meeting, the Nuclear Regulation Authority formally lifted the … Read more