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| UpdatedToshiba may have reached the end of the road, with the Japanese company delaying a release of its earnings report amid a huge one-off loss.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, corporate-governance, nuclear-energy, information-technology, japan
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| UpdatedSA Liberal leader Steven Marshall is opposed to a nuclear waste dump in the state, but says nuclear energy is a potential solution to the state's energy reliability problems.
Topics: nuclear-issues, environment, electricity-energy-and-utilities, nuclear-energy, sa, adelaide-5000
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| UpdatedJapan is grappling with the question of whether to restart its fleet of idle nuclear reactors to meet future energy needs, nearly six years after the Fukushima disaster in 2011.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, nuclear-accident, nuclear-energy, nuclear-issues, japan, asia
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Former prime minister Bob Hawke's assertion that nuclear power is the solution to global warming divides the Woodford Folk Festival crowd, prompting several calls of "no thanks" from the audience.
Topics: nuclear-energy, nuclear-issues, federal---state-issues, federal-government, climate-change, woodford-4514, maroochydore-4558
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| UpdatedUS President-elect Donald Trump calls for the country to expand its nuclear weapons capabilities until the world "comes to its senses", as President Vladimir Putin praises Russia's military power and demands the country also strengthen its nuclear arsenal.
Topics: nuclear-energy, world-politics, defence-and-national-security, united-states
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The total cost of decommissioning the stricken nuclear power plant at Fukushima and providing compensation to victims nearly doubles, with a new estimate placing the cost at $250 billion.
Topics: nuclear-accident, nuclear-energy, disasters-and-accidents, science-and-technology, japan
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| UpdatedA dramatic shift to renewable energy is underway in China and India, a comprehensive report analysing the global energy market finds, prompting a warning that Australia is one of the countries most exposed to the changing dynamic.
Topics: industry, coal, business-economics-and-finance, energy, science-and-technology, wind-energy, tidal-energy, solar-energy, nuclear-energy, hydro-energy, geothermal-energy, alternative-energy, environment, electricity-energy-and-utilities, china, australia, india
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| UpdatedPremier Jay Weatherill says a state-wide referendum on whether South Australia should store high-level nuclear waste will not be held before the 2018 state election, while the business community says it is encouraged the debate is not over yet.
Topics: nuclear-issues, nuclear-energy, alternative-energy, environment, states-and-territories, state-parliament, federal---state-issues, government-and-politics, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedOpposition Leader Steven Marshall says he will not support the building of a high-level nuclear waste facility in South Australia after a citizens' jury voted strongly against the proposal.
Topics: nuclear-energy, nuclear-issues, alternative-energy, environment, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, federal---state-issues, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedThe South Australian Premier's plans for a nuclear waste dump could be very profitable, but the scheme is based on questionable economics and would see hazardous materials kept in "interim" storage for 109 years.
Topics: parliament, government-and-politics, federal---state-issues, state-parliament, states-and-territories, nuclear-energy, nuclear-issues, sa
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Claims that building a radioactive waste dump would give a massive boost to the South Australian economy rely on a report co-authored by members of an advocacy group for international nuclear storage "solutions".
Topics: nuclear-energy, nuclear-issues, royal-commissions, law-crime-and-justice, business-economics-and-finance, sa, adelaide-5000
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The environmental crusader, made famous by the film named after her, is in SA for the Festival of Ideas and says she wouldn't want the hazardous waste stored in her backyard either.
Topics: nuclear-issues, nuclear-energy, sa, adelaide-5000
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Traditional landowners from South Australia's outback bring their fight against proposed nuclear storage facilities to the steps of Adelaide's Parliament House.
Topics: nuclear-energy, nuclear-issues, community-and-society, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedSouth Australia's Greens leader is worried members of the State Government's citizens' jury are not getting all the facts as they consider whether the state should pursue a nuclear future.
Topics: activism-and-lobbying, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, greens, federal---state-issues, nuclear-energy, nuclear-issues, alternative-energy, environment, adelaide-5000, sa
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Senior Liberal senator Eric Abetz says it is time to revisit the possibility of more nuclear power after South Australia's widespread blackout.
Topics: nuclear-energy, hydro-energy, solar-energy, wind-energy, federal---state-issues, tas
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On September 27, 1956, an atomic mushroom cloud rose above the Maralinga plain, the first of seven British bomb tests. Why was Australia so keen to put UK military interests ahead of its own people?
Topics: nuclear-issues, nuclear-energy, community-and-society, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, environment, sa
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A national touring exhibition of artwork launches 60 years after the British exploded an atomic bomb in South Australia's outback.
Topics: community-and-society, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, indigenous-culture, environment, nuclear-energy, nuclear-issues, sa
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In an era where short-term populist thinking prevails, South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill is pushing forward a project that is not only ridiculously long-term but has proven to be political dynamite.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal---state-issues, state-parliament, environment, nuclear-energy, nuclear-issues, finland, sa
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| UpdatedA world-first nuclear project in Finland is creating chatter amongst many, even from as far afield as South Australia.
Topics: nuclear-energy, nuclear-issues, uranium-mining, finland, sa
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Two separate proposals for storing nuclear waste in South Australia are causing widespread confusion in communities and the Premier concedes public consultation was badly timed.
Topics: nuclear-energy, nuclear-issues, community-and-society, sa
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Japan restarts nuclear reactor despite a court challenge by local residents, in a boost for Tokyo's post-Fukushima push to bring back atomic power.
Topics: nuclear-accident, nuclear-energy, japan
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The final decision on South Australia's proposed nuclear waste dump might not be made this year and a referendum could still be held, Premier Jay Weatherill says.
Topics: nuclear-issues, nuclear-energy, environment, states-and-territories, state-parliament, parliament, government-and-politics
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An environment group questions the impartiality of a key report that advocates a nuclear waste dump in South Australia, but a consultant at the centre of the criticism defends his work as based on transparent, published data.
Topics: nuclear-issues, nuclear-energy, activism-and-lobbying, government-and-politics, state-parliament, states-and-territories, parliament, sa, adelaide-5000
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A grassroots report into a proposal to build a high-level nuclear waste dump in South Australia identifies safety — including acts of terrorism and environmental concerns — as a major concern.
Topics: nuclear-energy, nuclear-issues, sa
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| UpdatedMore than 100 people camp near South Australia's largest mine to protest against uranium mining and the nuclear industry.
Topics: nuclear-issues, environment, nuclear-energy, activism-and-lobbying, government-and-politics, adelaide-5000, roxby-downs-5725, port-augusta-5700, sa