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All the high-level radioactive waste that has been produced since the beginning of the French nuclear programme 50 years ago amounts to 3000 m³, which is equivalent to the volume of an Olympic swimming pool. Source: French Nuclear Society (SFEN)

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alt"If you had asked me 20 years ago about nuclear power, I would have taken the traditional green view and said something like 'over my dead body'. To achieve decarbonisation of our power, nuclear has to be part of the answer." Lord Smith, chairman of the British Environment Agency on 7 May 2012 (source: Financial Times)

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Nuclear industry commits to further increasing safety as NPPs in Europe comply with standards

altOn the occasion of the European Nuclear Energy Forum (ENEF) meeting in Bratislava on 14 & 15 May, the European nuclear industry published a statement to reflect upon the outcome of the stress tests' process and restate its views.

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FORATOM and the Japanese nuclear forum strengthen their cooperation

altOn 19 April, the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum (JAIF) and FORATOM represented by Takuya Hattori, JAIF President, and Jean-Pol Poncelet, FORATOM Director General, respectively, signed a Memorandum of Understanding that strengthens the cooperation of the two organisations in the areas of nuclear policy, technology and energy.

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“Stress tests” peer review report says all countries have taken steps to improve safety

eu stress testsOn 26 April 2012, the European Nuclear Safety Regulators' Group (ENSREG) peer review Board that consists of seven senior regulators from EU countries and a European Commission (EC) senior manager published its final report on the peer review of the nuclear stress tests. The report praises the results of the stress tests that have improved or are about to improve the safety of nuclear power plants (NPPs) in Europe.

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Japan faces power shortages threat due to closure of last reactor still running in May

altWhen Tomari 3, the only nuclear reactor still running in Japan since the tsunami, is taken offline for maintenance on 5 May 2012, Japan may be without nuclear-generated electricity for the first time in 40 years. The 54 Japanese nuclear reactors produced 30% of the country's electricity before the Fukushima accident. The Japanese government said the country could face power shortages especially during the summer if all Japanese nuclear reactors are shut down.

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The IAEA and FORATOM expand their cooperation

altOn 20 March 2012, FORATOM and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) represented by J.P. Poncelet, Director General of FORATOM and Alexander Bychkov, IAEA Deputy Director General for Nuclear Energy respectively, signed a practical arrangement Agreement that cemented years of close cooperation with the IAEA.

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