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The first batch of 56 mixed uranium-plutonium oxide (MOX) fuel assemblies has been shipped to Beloyarsk 4 as Russia's first-of-a-kind BN-800 fast reactor prepares to start up.
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Safety rules for Japan's nuclear fuel facilities have been finalised, ready for parliamentary approval next month.