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Central Europe fuels demands for European nuclear revival
Prague (AFP) May 27, 2008Central European countries are fuelling a nuclear power revival as they face soaring energy prices, closure of old Soviet reactors, fears over meeting EU climate change targets and dependency on Russian gas. Czech, Slovak and Lithuanian premiers hammered home the call for nuclear power to be at the centre of European Union energy policy at a recent two-day nuclear forum as their booming eco ... more Japan's Westinghouse signs deal to build 2 US nuclear reactors 
Washington (AFP) May 27, 2008The Westinghouse Electric Company, a US subsidiary of Japanese firm Toshiba Corporation, said Tuesday it had signed a deal to build two nuclear power reactors in the US state of South Carolina. Westinghouse said it had signed the nuclear plant deal with South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G) and Santee Cooper, a South Carolina state-owned electric and water utility. It did not disclos ... more Nuclear power the answer to high oil costs: French PM 
Paris (AFP) May 27, 2008French Prime Minister Francois Fillon told parliament on Tuesday that boosting France's nuclear power sector was the answer to soaring oil costs. "We must continue to develop France's nuclear programme because that was the right reponse in 1970 and it remains the right response" to high energy costs, Fillon said. "We are not dealing with a crisis, we are dealing with a long-term increase ... more Rice plugs nuclear power, US oil exploration 
Washington (AFP) May 23, 2008The United States needs to explore more for oil at home and tap nuclear power as part of a comprehensive energy policy, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in an interview aired Friday. Speaking to CNBC television during a visit to California, Rice also dismissed fears that the US economy was losing its competitive edge to China and India. It's very important that we diversify (ene ... more China, Russia sign bln-dlr nuclear deal: official 
Beijing (AFP) May 23, 2008China and Russia on Friday signed a one-billion-dollar deal to expand a nuclear energy facility in the Asian nation, a Russian official said. "We have completed negotiations on construction of a uranium enrichment factory," Sergei Kiriyenko, head of the Russian nuclear agency Rosatom, told reporters in Beijing. He was speaking during a visit to Beijing by new Russian President Dmitry Med ... more |
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Stockholm (AFP) May 21, 2008Swedish police Wednesday arrested two contractors for allegedly preparing to sabotage a nuclear power plant, after traces of explosives were found on one of the men, police said. "Two Swedish men were arrested ... The prosecutor suspects them of sabotage," Sven-Erik Karlsson of the Kalmar county police told AFP. He said both men were contractors who had been working at the Oskarshamn ... more 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 |
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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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