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 Paris (AFP) Sept 15, 2009 
A Paris court on Tuesday threw out a civil suit filed by two groups accusing France's state-controlled nuclear energy firm Areva of encouraging discrimination against the Tuareg people of Niger. Alhak-n-Akal, a group representing the ethnic group in the west African desert state, and German rights group Menschenrechte 3000, made the charge against Areva executive Thierry d'Arbonneau and ... read more
Berlin (UPI) Sep 14, 2009 Energy is one of the few divisive issues in what has so far been a rather cozy German election campaign. When it comes to Germany's future energy mix, all parties agree on one thing: Renewables are to play a significant role. There is one energy source, however, that the country is at odds over -- and that's nuclear energy. The energy source is revived in most of Europe but ... more
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Heavy rain, snow disrupts transport in Spain Washington slaps fee on plastic shopping bags Vietnam says parched Red River at record low Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Residents flee terrifying Australian wildfires Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Philippine volcano 
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Dubai (AFP) Sept 14, 2009The UAE has delayed awarding a 41 billion dollar contract to build nuclear power plants saying that the decision between the three rival bidders was too close to call, an Abu Dhabi daily said Monday. "What happened ultimately was some of the bids were so close in some areas, we decided to proceed with all three," a senior government official told The National. "It will mean a slightly longer ... more  
Tehran (AFP) Sept 11, 2009Iran on Friday stood firm against intense new international pressure over its disputed nuclear programme, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warned the West against staging an attack. Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei insisted that Iran must defend its right to nuclear power as world powers demanded urgent talks with Tehran on its nuclear drive and Washington insisted there was no ... more 
Berlin (AFP) Sept 13, 2009German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her rival, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, sparred Sunday on minimum wages and nuclear power in an otherwise tepid TV debate before elections in two weeks' time. The conservative Merkel and Steinmeier, her vice-chancellor and the Social Democrats' candidate, also tried to claim credit for the recent state-brokered rescue of automaker Opel and a drop in ... more |
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Gorleben, Germany (UPI) Aug 26, 2009 Germany's only storage test facility for high-level nuclear waste, into which Berlin has invested nearly $2 billion over the past years, is unsafe and needs to be closed, experts say. German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel, a known opponent of nuclear energy, said Wednesday that the salt dome Gorleben, chosen in the 1970s to become Germany's national storage facility for high-level ... more 
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 28, 2009For nearly 30 years, the inbox for new license applications at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) collected nothing but dust. These days, the inbox has no room for dust. "In the past two years, we have received applications to build and operate 28 new nuclear power plants in the U.S.," NRC spokesman Scott Burnell says. The agency has recently received several letters of intent ... more 
Sofia (AFP) Aug 25, 2009Bulgaria appointed a new chief executive of its only nuclear power plant on Tuesday after his predecessor was forced to quit amid a pricing scandal, the government announced. Economy and energy minister Traicho Traikov said Dimitar Angelov would take over as head of the Kozloduy plant although his appointment will have to rubberstamped by the state-owned Bulgarian Energy Holding's board of ... more |
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