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Japan to reimport nuclear fuel from France: source
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 29, 2008Japan plans to start buying back reprocessed nuclear waste from France as early as April as the resource-poor country looks to start using the fuel for the first time, a French company source said Monday. Japan ships spent nuclear fuel to France but it would mark the first time since 2001 it has received back reprocessed fuel amid safety concerns by local residents. French nuclear giant ... more Electrabel says will challenge windfall tax 
Brussels (AFP) Dec 24, 2008Electrabel, the Belgian subsidiary of French energy group GDF-Suez, will challenge a 250-million-euro windfall tax the government plans to impose on nuclear power generators, a spokesman said Wednesday. "We will ask the Constitutional Court to annul this tax which we consider to be discriminatory and disproportionate," Electrabel spokesman Guy Dellicour told AFP. The Belgian parliament p ... more Areva, Mitsubishi announce nuclear fuel tie-up 
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 22, 2008Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and France's Areva on Monday announced a capital tie-up in nuclear fuel production, predicting that the market for atomic energy will keep growing. The major French nuclear energy company will buy a 30 percent stake in Mitsubishi Nuclear Fuel Co., in which Mitsubishi Heavy will be the top shareholder with 35 percent stake, they said, confirming a Sunday ... more US Bechtel wins Egypt nuclear power contract 
Cairo (AFP) Dec 22, 2008The US company Bechtel Power has won a 10-year contract worth one billion pounds (180 million dollars) to consult on and help design Egypt's first nuclear power station, state media said on Monday. A committee formed from different government bodies selected Bechtel from seven other corporations, Egypt's state news agency MENA quoted Minister of Energy and Electricity Hassan Younis as saying ... more RWE signs deal to co-run Bulgarian nuclear plant 
Sofia (AFP) Dec 19, 2008German power giant RWE signed a deal on Friday with Bulgaria's state-owned National Electricity Company to help finance and run a new four-billion-euro nuclear power plant on the Danube. RWE was picked in October to become a strategic partner in the project by acquiring a 49-percent stake in the Belene Power Company, which will finance and run the plant near the northern town of Belene. ... more |
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New York (AFP) Dec 17, 2008US-based Constellation Energy Group accepted a 4.5-billion-dollar (3.15-billion-euro) offer from France's EDF for a 49.99 percent stake in its nuclear power business, the companies said Wednesday. Constellation backed out a deal with renowned US investment manager Warren Buffett, whose energy group MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company had offered 4.7 billion dollars for the whole company. ... more France's EDF agrees 4.5-bln-dlr deal to buy US nuclear assets
Paris (AFP) Dec 17, 2008US energy firm Constellation Energy has accepted a 4.5-billion-dollar (3.15-billion-euro) offer from French giant EDF for a 49.99 percent stake in its nuclear power business, the companies said Wednesday. The decision was a blow for renowned US investment guru Warren Buffett, whose energy group MidAmerican had offered 4.7 billion dollars for the whole of the group. A statement from the ... more Key Challenges And Issues Facing The US Nuclear Energy Outlook 
New York NY (SPX) Dec 17, 2008Nuclear power plays a major role in the US energy industry as the country, after coal and natural gas, produces its maximum amount of electricity from nuclear power plants. Oil and hydropower are the next biggest sources of energy. But the US heavily depends on imported uranium for its nuclear power industry. And with China, India and Russia planning for massive deployments in nuclear ... more Russia, Argentina sign cooperation deals 
Moscow (AFP) Dec 10, 2008The presidents of Russia and Argentina Wednesday sealed an array of cooperation deals, including in nuclear energy, and vowed to work together to promote a "multipolar world." Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and visiting Argentinian counterpart Cristina Kirchner held talks in the Kremlin that focused on promoting economic relations beyond trade towards areas like nuclear energy or military ... more India, Russia sign nuclear energy, space deals 
New Delhi (AFP) Dec 5, 2008Russia on Friday signed landmark accords with its traditional ally India on issues ranging from nuclear energy to space, as President Dmitry Medvedev met Indian leaders in a bid to bolster ties. The accords covered the building of four new nuclear energy reactors in Kudankulam in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, as well as a cooperation accord on manned space flight. Russia becomes the ... more |
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Caracas (AFP) Nov 26, 2008Russia and Venezuela on Wednesday signed a joint deal to promote the development of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. Officials signed a series of deals in the presence of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who arrived in Caracas Wednesday, and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Chavez has said that the cooperation will only concern civilian and peaceful uses of nuclear energy. ... more Analysis: Iran seeks energy industry cash 
Washington (UPI) Nov 26, 2008 As the Republican administration prepares to hand over power to President-elect Barack Obama and his team on Jan. 20, it can take pride in one facet of its foreign policy. The Bush administration's relentless pressure on Iran, ramping up sanctions via U.N. Security Council resolutions over Iran's nuclear energy program, has combined with longstanding American sanction regimens to deprive Tehran ... more Iran proposes joint nuclear plants with Gulf states 
Tehran (AFP) Nov 30, 2008Iran on Sunday proposed developing nuclear power plants jointly with neighbouring Arab states in the Gulf, amid international pressure on Tehran to halt its sensitive atomic work. "I suggest that countries in the region put on their agenda the creation of a consortium to build and develop light-water nuclear plants," said Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, the head of Iran's atomic energy organisation. ... more Jordan, China sign nuclear protocol 
Amman (AFP) Nov 24, 2008China on Monday signed a protocol with Jordan to help the tiny desert kingdom produce nuclear power to meet its growing energy needs and desalinate water, a senior official said. "China is going to assist Jordan in mining and enriching uranium as well as training and studies related to building a nuclear station," Khaled Tukan, head of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission, told the state-run ... more Report: Feds ignoring Rocky Flats data 
Denver (UPI) Nov 24, 2008 U.S. officials aren't acting on information to help Rocky Flats nuclear power plant employees exposed to radiation, a scientist said. Margaret Ruttenber of the Colorado Department of Public Health told the Rocky Mountain News she's collected data that show which workers were monitored for a particularly dangerous type of radiation emitted by neutrons. She said a federal scientist has ... more
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