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Iran nuclear plans could trigger Mideast arms race: study
London (AFP) May 20, 2008Iran's nuclear programme could trigger a race to develop atomic weapons in the Middle East, a study warned Tuesday, highlighting a recent surge of nuclear activity in countries in the region. The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) noted that 13 countries had announced new or revived plans to pursue or explore civilian nuclear energy over an 11-month period between February ... more Lithuania creates LEO to build new nuclear energy facility 
Vilnius (AFP) May 19, 2008Lithuania teamed up Tuesday with NDX Energija, a private Lithuanian company, to create LEO, a controversial national investment firm focused on building a nuclear power plant and energy bridges to EU partners. LEO -- Lithuanian Electricity Organization -- merges three energy companies: the state-owned energy companies Lietuvos Energija and energy grid firm RST with grid company VST, owned ... more China confirms nuclear safety after quake: state media 
Beijing (AFP) May 18, 2008China has examined and confirmed the safety of nuclear power reactors after an earthquake that killed an estimated 50,000 people, the state-run Xinhua news agency said Sunday. China's nuclear facilities "were confirmed safe and controllable after careful scrutiny" following last Monday's 7.9-magnitude earthquake, the official agency said, quoting government sources. China has 11 nuclear ... more Japan says to help Vietnam build nuclear power plant 
Tokyo (AFP) May 15, 2008Japan said Thursday that it had signed an agreement to help Vietnam build its first nuclear power plant. The Vietnamese government is preparing to start construction of the plant in 2015, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said in a statement. The agreement was signed by Masashi Nakano, senior vice minister of economy, trade and industry, and his Vietnamese counterpart ... more US expects little from Iran on world problems 
Washington (AFP) May 13, 2008The United States expects little from proposals that Iran presented in Brussels to resolve world problems, including nuclear energy, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said Tuesday. "Given the track record, if they continue on the trend and pathway that they've been on, I don't think anybody's going to hold their breath," McCormack told reporters when asked about proposals it presente ... more |
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Hanover, Germany (UPI) May 6, 2008 Expanding nuclear power to meet growing energy demand worldwide may be hindered by the lack of repositories for spent nuclear fuel, but planned national underground repositories in some countries and interim storage options could sustain nuclear energy's rapid growth in the short term. Proposed international storage sites for spent nuclear fuel in Russia and other countries may ... more Russia, US sign nuclear energy deal 
Moscow (AFP) May 6, 2008The United States and Russia signed an agreement in Moscow on Tuesday for cooperation in the nuclear energy industry between the two former Cold War foes. The agreement will allow US and Russian companies to form joint ventures in the nuclear sector and gives the go-ahead for exchanges of nuclear technology between the two countries, officials said. Russia will also be able to ... more Analysis: Azeris seize Iran nuke material 
Washington, April 29, 2008 Amid increasingly rancorous U.S.-Iranian relations over Tehran's nuclear energy program, the U.N. sanctions regime scored a small victory March 29 when Azerbaijan's customs and frontier officials detained a Russian cargo bound for Iran's Bushehr nuclear facility. Khazar Ibragim, a spokesman for Azerbaijan's Interior Ministry, said the convoy of trucks carrying the shipment, sent from ... more Russian Navy Conducts Tactical Missile Drill In Barents Sea 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 30, 2008The nuclear powered missile cruiser Pyotr Velikiy of Russia's Northern Fleet has completed a missile firing exercise in the Barents Sea, a Navy spokesman said on Wednesday. "The live fire exercise was carried out as part of a tactical drill at a test site in the Barents Sea," Capt. 1st Rank Igor Dygalo said. He said, in particular, the battle-cruiser had successfully engaged a mock target ... more US calls for fresh approach to nuclear sanctions 
Geneva (AFP) April 28, 2008The United States on Monday called for a fresh approach to sanctions for countries determined to develop nuclear weapons, saying extra incentives were needed to dissuade countries from pursuing nuclear energy technologies. US special representative Christopher Ford called on the world to wake up to the "challenge" of a fresh nuclear arms race triggered by Iran and North Korea, at a gathering ... more |
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Kiev (AFP) April 23, 2008Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko Wednesday inaugurated a nuclear waste storage and processing centre in the contaminated zone around the Chernobyl nuclear station ahead of the catastrophe's 22nd anniversary, his press service said. The centre's first module, constructed with the European Commission's aid, would be launched by the end of the year, Valentin Melnichenko, a project official ... more Baku says Russian nuclear delivery to Iran halted 
Baku (AFP) April 22, 2008Azerbaijan said on Tuesday it had detained a Russian shipment intended for the Iranian nuclear power plant under construction at Bushehr due to concerns that it might violate UN sanctions. Foreign ministry spokesman Khazar Ibragim told AFP that Azerbaijan had stopped the shipment at its border with southern neighbour Iran because Russia had failed to provide detailed information on its ... more BNP Paribas to raise funding for Bulgarian nuclear power plant 
Sofia (AFP) April 22, 2008Bulgaria has selected French bank BNP Paribas to lead the raising and management of funds to build a new nuclear power plant in the north of the country, Economy and Energy Minister Petar Dimitrov said on Tuesday. The state-owned National Electricity Company (NEC) "has picked BNP Paribas as a structuring bank to manage the funding to build the nuclear plant at Belene," BTA news agency cited ... more UAE signs nuclear cooperation deal with US 
Manama (AFP) April 21, 2008The United Arab Emirates promised to set "a good example" for the Middle East on developing civilian nuclear energy as it signed a cooperation agreement on Monday with the United States. "We really want to be a good example for the region," Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan told US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during a signing ceremony ahead of a broader Arab-US ... more Bulgaria asks EU to double compensation for reactors' closure 
Sofia (AFP) April 20, 2008Bulgaria has asked the European Commission to double compensation funds for its closure of four reactors at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant, Economy and Energy Minister Petar Dimitrov said Sunday. "Bulgaria is negotiating to double the compensation it receives from the EU for Kozloduy," Dimitrov was quoted as saying by national radio. Brussels asked Sofia to close down four reactors a ... more
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