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Greenpeace slams Slovenia's nuclear plansVienna (AFP) Dec 16, 2009 Environmental organisation Greenpeace on Wednesday slammed Slovenia's plans to build a second reactor at its nuclear power plant in Krsko, where an incident triggered a Europe-wide alert last year. "It cannot be that Slovenia continues to operate -- and even wants to expand -- a dangerous nuclear reactor on its border to Austria," Greenpeace energy expert Jurrien Westerhof said in ... read more |
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Moscow (AFP) Dec 15, 2009Vietnam and Russia signed a major arms deal and a nuclear energy agreement on Tuesday, in a sign of reviving ties between Moscow and its former Soviet-era ally in Southeast Asia. Hanoi agreed to buy Russian-made submarines and aircraft in the arms deal, which was signed in the presence of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his visiting Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Tan Dung. ... more  
Seoul (AFP) Dec 14, 2009North Korea is still seeking recognition as a nuclear power despite trying to normalise relations with the United States, South Korea's top military officer said Monday. "It is our assessment that North Korea has not altered its strategic goal of simultaneously securing the status of a nuclear state and the stability of its regime through the normalisation of North-US relations," General ... more 
Abuja (AFP) Dec 14, 2009The new head of the UN nuclear watchdog, Yukiya Amano, on Monday held talks here on future cooperation with Nigeria, which plans to build its first nuclear power plant with Russian assistance. Amano, 62, a Japanese diplomat, chose Nigeria as his first official visit since taking over as director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on December 1. "I discussed future ... more |
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Sofia (AFP) Dec 11, 2009 Russian investors are ready to take part in Bulgaria's nuclear plant project in Belene following the withdrawal of German utility RWE, Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko said Friday. "Russia wants to see the project continue and we are currently holding constructive dialogue with the Bulgarian government to find a fair corporate solution allowing us to secure the further development of ... more  
Washington (AFP) Dec 10, 2009Senators Thursday unveiled a framework for future US action on climate change, embracing emission cuts in a boost for the Copenhagen summit, but also including controversial measures on nuclear power and offshore drilling. President Barack Obama heads next week to the 192-nation climate talks hoping to show US leadership, but the Senate has yet to finalize plans for the first nationwide rest ... more 
Vilnius (AFP) Dec 8, 2009Lithuania formally began the hunt Tuesday for investors to build and run a new nuclear power station in the Baltic state that would replace a crucial Soviet-era plant due to close within weeks. A tender invitation, open until January 29, 2010, was published by Lithuania in the official journal of the European Union. It said Vilnius was seeking one or more investors with solid experience ... more |
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