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URANIUM

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 19, 2018
U.S. succeeds in initial Nevada tests of nuclear power system to sustain astronauts on Mars
Initial tests in Nevada on a compact nuclear power system designed to sustain a long-duration NASA human mission on the inhospitable surface of Mars have been successful and a full-power run is scheduled for March, officials said on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 15, 2016
U.S. institute warns Pyongyang may be 'significantly' upping nuclear bomb output
North Korea may be significantly expanding its nuclear weapons production and could have added six or more weapons to its stockpile in the last 18 months, a U.S. research institute said on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2016
Ships with plutonium from Japan arrive in U.S.
Two ships loaded with Japanese plutonium and highly enriched uranium reach South Carolina for disposal and reprocessing.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 28, 2016
Georgia detains five suspected of selling uranium
The security service in the former Soviet republic of Georgia said on Thursday it had detained five Georgian citizens who were trying to sell $3 million worth of radioactive uranium.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 5, 2016
Japan's ¥2.9 trillion nuclear recycling quest coming up on three decades
The Rokkasho facility is designed to recycle spent uranium has been under construction for nearly three decades. The amount of fuel successfully reprocessed for commercial use: zero.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2015
From nuclear safety to nuclear security
Japan's nuclear disaster has spurred reforms in the field of nuclear safety. But when it comes to nuclear security, complacency remains a major problem.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 19, 2015
Iran '14 advanced centrifuge test was mistake, not cheating: U.S. officials
When nuclear monitors said Iran had started testing a single advanced centrifuge last year, some U.S. politicians and analysts jumped on the report as proof the Islamic Republic can't be trusted.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 11, 2014
Canberra buries its nuclear angst about Delhi
Australia and India bury a number of past differences by signing the long-awaited agreement on civil nuclear cooperation. It will entitle India to buy uranium from Australia.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 1, 2014
Aussie uranium for India
The journey to the point where Australia has agreed to sell uranium to India has been tortuous, and the controversy is unlikely to fade anytime soon.
WORLD
Aug 28, 2014
Iran says it tested new nuclear enrichment machine
Iran has conducted "mechanical" tests on a new, advanced machine to refine uranium, a senior official was quoted as saying on Wednesday, a disclosure that may annoy Western states pushing Tehran to scale back its nuclear program.
WORLD
Jul 29, 2014
U.S. energy secretary defends possible German nuclear waste imports
U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz on Monday defended his agency's controversial move to consider processing spent nuclear fuel from Germany at South Carolina's Savannah River Site nuclear facility, saying the proposal is consistent with U.S. efforts to secure highly enriched uranium across the globe....
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 7, 2013
Areva: New reactors to end uranium slump by 2015
Nuclear power plant operators benefited from a slump in uranium prices after the reactor meltdowns in the Fukushima No. 1 plant. Areva SA, the second-biggest producer of the metal, says that's about to end.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 2, 2013
Slow reactor restart process rattles energy markets as uranium piles up
Uranium prices are showing little sign of recovery after sinking to their lowest levels in more than seven years amid a glut of the radioactive metal and speculation Japan will delay restarting its reactors.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 3, 2013
Iran's nuclear games call for tougher approach
By offering Iran what its leaders have claimed to want — civil nuclear power — the U.S. could expose Iran's true intentions to the world, including its own people.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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