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New UN atomic watchdog chief to visit NigeriaVienna (AFP) Dec 11, 2009 The first official visit by the new head of the UN atomic watchdog, Yukiya Amano, will be to Nigeria next week, the International Atomic Energy Agency announced on Friday. Amano, who took over as the IAEA's director general on December 1, will be in Abuja from December 13 to 15 "on his first official visit to a member state", the watchdog said in a statement. "During his trip, Amano plan ... read more |
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New Delhi (AFP) Dec 6, 2009Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh flew to Russia on Sunday on a visit to strengthen ties between the two long-time allies and finalise a deal to expand cooperation on nuclear energy. Singh's two-day trip, his sixth to Russia as prime minister since 2004, was also designed to firm up defence deals that have been hit by delays in delivery, the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency said. ... more  
Seoul (AFP) Dec 4, 2009South Korea on Friday hailed its first export of an atomic reactor, saying the deal with Jordan would spur future overseas sales of nuclear technology. Government officials said a South Korean consortium has won a deal worth about 173 million dollars to build a five megawatt multi-purpose reactor at the Jordan University for Sciences and Technology by 2014. Jordan will use the reactor ... more 
Reichsoffen, France (AFP) Dec 3, 2009French 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 ... more |
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Paris (AFP) Dec 1, 2009 French nuclear giant Areva has decided to sell its power transmission and distribution network to French firms Alstom and Schneider Electric, rejecting Japanese and US bids. The sale estimated at 4.09 billion euros (6.13 billion dollars) was announced after a meeting of Areva's supervisory board late on Monday. Alstom and Schneider Electric were favourites to take over the Transmission ... more 
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 |
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Russia's ARMZ wants two-thirds of Canadian rival: reports  'Nuclear pope' ElBaradei steps down  US, India inch closer to nuclear deal: Indian official |
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