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 Moscow (AFP) Nov 21, 2009 
Russia and Kazakhstan signed plan for joint uranium production late Friday, the RIA Novosti news agency reported. Deputy chiefs of Russia's Rosatom and Kazakhstan's KazAtomProm nuclear producers signed the agreement on additional measures to boost cooperation in uranium production as well as construction of nuclear power stations in Kazakhstan, officials said. The details of the ... read more
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Nov 20, 2009 The oil-rich United Arab Emirates is expected to award a contract for the Gulf's first nuclear power plant this year, amid concerns this could be the trigger for a new regional arms race with Iran. Saudi Arabia is reported to be pushing ahead with its own nuclear plans, particularly as hopes of an accommodation between the United States and Iran over its controversial nuclear program ... more
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Ankara (AFP) Nov 21, 2009Turkey is determined to build a nuclear power plant and will launch a new project to replace a failed tender, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz was quoted as saying Saturday. "The fact that the tender was scrapped does not mean that the process is scrapped. Our determination on nuclear power plants is persisting," Yildiz said in Kizilcahamam town, near Ankara, Anatolia news agency reported. ... more 
Ljubljana (AFP) Nov 20, 2009Slovenia plans to build a second reactor at its nuclear power plant in Krsko between 2020 and 2025, Economy Minister Matej Lahovnik said here Friday. "The second reactor at Krsko will be built between 2020 and 2025," Lahovnik told a news conference. "I'm in favour of a second reactor since the nuclear option is very attractive and necessary for Slovenia," he said. The Slovenian ... more  
Moscow, Russia (XNA) Nov 16, 2009President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia will prioritize the development of nuclear energy, especially the use of nuclear technology in spacecraft. Medvedev made the announcement Thursday during his annual address to the Federal Assembly. This was not the first time that Russia has suggested the development of nuclear-powered spacecraft. Anatoly Perminov, the head of Federal Space Agenc ... more |
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Duesseldorf, Germany (UPI) Nov 5, 2009 German energy giants Eon and RWE have decided to team up to build nuclear power plants in Britain, promising to invest around $25 billion in the endeavor. The new company Horizon Nuclear Power headquartered near Gloucester will start operations on Nov. 16, the companies said in a joint statement. The joint venture is held to 50 percent by Eon UK, with RWE npower owning the other half. ... more
Paris (AFP) Nov 4, 2009Safety fears and threats of winter power cuts have taken some of the shine off France's world-beating nuclear industry, the country's main source of power and a key plank in its foreign trade strategy. France generates more than three-quarters of its electricity through nuclear power, more than any other country by proportion, and President Nicolas Sarkozy has made exporting French know-how ... more 
Washington (AFP) Oct 30, 2009The US state of Maryland on Friday approved a plan for France' EDF Group to take a stake in Constellation Energy Group, clearing the final hurdle for a new nuclear power plant in the state. US regulators earlier this month had green-lighted the joint venture plan for the French state-controlled company to acquire nearly half of Constellation's nuclear assets. The companies say the nuclea ... more |
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