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France defends Areva dealReichsoffen, France (AFP) Dec 3, 2009 French Prime Minister Francois Fillon on Thursday hit back at charges of economic nationalism sparked by the sale of a major division of nuclear giant Areva to two French firms. State-controlled Areva plans to sell its power transmission and distribution network to Alstom and Schneider Electric, having rejected bids from Japanese and US firms. "I read in the press that we were are being ... read more |
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Tehran (AFP) Nov 30, 2009Both Russia and Iran refused on Monday to say when the Islamic republic's long-delayed first nuclear power plant at Bushehr would come on line, the official IRNA news agency reported. "There is no need to make another (start date) promise," the agency quoted visiting Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko as saying. "We have been working on this power plant jointly with a sense of ... more 
Paris (AFP) Nov 30, 2009French nuclear power giant Areva announced Monday it had decided to open exclusive negotiations with French firms Alstom and Schneider Electric over the sale of its transmission and distribution unit. Areva said in a statement issued after a supervisory board meeting that the sale would be worth 4.09 billion euros (6.13 billion dollars). State-controlled Areva, a world leader in ... more 
Moscow (AFP) Nov 30, 2009Russian state-owned mining firm ARMZ Uranium Holding Company wants to acquire at least two-thirds of Canadian rival Khan Resources Incorporated, Russian news agencies reported on Monday. "Two-thirds of shares would suit us," ARMZ director general Vadim Jivov was quoted as saying by Ria Novosti on Monday, adding that his company would not buy at "just any price." ... more |
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Vienna (AFP) Nov 27, 2009The International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday announced an agreement to help African nations battle the tsetse fly, the main carrier of parasites that causes sleeping sickness with its bites. The IAEA, which has been working on the problem with African countries for 30 years, can make available a Sterile Insect Technique (SIT), a nuclear-based pest control technology that is often ... more 
Tehran (AFP) Nov 29, 2009Iranian lawmakers on Sunday demanded the government of hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reduce ties with the UN atomic watchdog after it censured Tehran for building a new nuclear plant. Condemning a resolution issued by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Friday as "political and lacking consensus," MPs also demanded that Tehran continue its controversial nuclear ... more 
Bangalore, India (AFP) Nov 29, 2009Workers at a nuclear power plant in southern India were treated for poisoning after drinking water was deliberately spiked with radiation, senior government officials said Sunday. Routine tests showed 55 employees from the plant in Kaiga in the state of Karnataka had increased levels of the radioactive element tritium, which is used in nuclear reactors. B. Bhattacharjee, a member of the ... more |
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 Quake risk threatens Taiwan nuclear plants: activists  Nuclear fuel swap inside Iran 'not an option': ElBaradei  French bid for Emirates nuclear plant at risk: report |
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