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231 Australian PM says exports to India soon Australia wishes to export uranium to India "as soon as possible", Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said today. Turnbull made his comments during an official visit to India. Tuesday, April 11, 2017
232 WIPP waste shipments resume The US Department of Energy's (DOE) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) yesterday received its first shipment of transuranic waste since reopening after almost three years out of action. Tuesday, April 11, 2017
233 Iran, Hungary agree to collaborate on small reactors Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), and Zsolt Semjén, the Hungarian deputy prime minister, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that includes collaboration between the two countries on designing small nuclear power plants as well as an €85 million ($90 million) investment by Hungarian banks in Iran. Reuters reported that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Mihály Orbán's chief of staff, Janos Lazar, had told a news conference on 6 April the MOU concerned establishment of a small nuclear reactor for scientific-educational purposes. He added that this cooperation had first been agreed during a visit by Orbán to Iran in 2015. Monday, April 10, 2017
234 Areva and KazAtomProm extend uranium cooperation Areva and KazAtomProm extend uranium cooperation Monday, April 10, 2017
235 KNPP-1 Handed Over to NPCIL Just a few days after second unit of prestigious Kudankulam nuclear power project began commercial production, the first unit of KNPP was handed over to the management of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL). So far Russian State Energy Atomic Corporation (ROSATOM) was handling the commercial operation of unit 1. With warranty period of the unit coming to an end, Russian authorities transferred the unit to Indian nodal agency to control the operations.. Monday, April 10, 2017
236 Bangladesh, India sign cooperation agreements Three nuclear energy agreements between Bangladesh and India, including one regarding nuclear power projects in Bangladesh, have been signed during an official visit by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh to New Delhi. Monday, April 10, 2017
237 First Hualong One reactor vessel passes pressure tests The reactor pressure vessel for unit 5 of the Fuqing nuclear power plant has completed hydraulic pressure tests. The unit - the first of two demonstration Hualong One units being built at the site in China's Fujian province - is expected to start up in 2019. Monday, April 10, 2017
238 Fuel loading starts at Chinese demonstration HTGR The loading of spherical fuel elements has begun at China's Shidaowan HTR-PM - a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) demonstration project. The unit is scheduled to begin operating later this year. Friday, April 7, 2017
239 Russia, Indonesia to cooperate on nuclear regulation A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed between the nuclear regulatory authorities of Russia and Indonesia to cooperate in a range of issues related to the regulation of nuclear and radiation safety and nuclear security. The MOU was signed by Alexey Aleshin, chairman of Russia's Federal Environmental, Industrial and Nuclear Supervision Service (Rostechnadzor), and Jazi Eko, chairman of Indonesia's Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (BAPETEN). Wednesday, April 5, 2017
240 European delegation charts progress in Kyrgyzstan A joint delegation from the European Union and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has held talks with the government of Kyrgyzstan on addressing the environmental legacy of uranium mining in Central Asia. Tuesday, April 4, 2017

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