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![]() Brussels (AFP) Dec 22, 2009 European Union countries on Tuesday agreed to start negotiations with Russia on nuclear energy cooperation, the bloc's executive said. The move is part of a broader push to secure stable energy supplies long-term, after the EU struggled in recent winters to guarantee gas supplies from major energy exporter Russia. "This is an important step, which will give a new impetus to EU-Russia ... read more |
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US, UAE civilian nuclear deal takes effect![]() The United States and the United Arab Emirates on Thursday brought into effect a deal to cooperate in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, hailed as a contrast to Iran's defiant nuclear drive. In a ceremony at the State Department, US and UAE officials exchanged diplomatic notes bringing into force the Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation, which was negotiated under previous president ... more Canada seeks bids for atomic energy firm ![]() The Canadian government on Thursday moved to get out of the nuclear energy business, inviting bids for its commercial reactor division amid heady global demand for atomic energy. "Nuclear energy is an emission-free source of power that is experiencing a renaissance around the world," said Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt in a statement. Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL)'s ... more Iran slams US at climate talks, lays claim to nuclear energy ![]() Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lashed the United States on Thursday as an oil-addicted warmonger and insisted every nation have access to "clean and renewable energy sources", including nuclear. "For about a century, oil has constituted the basic and strategic components of US security foreign policy, the same role it played for the previous empires," Ahmadinejad said at the UN ... more |
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![]() Greenpeace slams Slovenia's nuclear plans ![]() France's Areva wins Brazil power line contract ![]() Instant online solar energy quotes Solar Energy Solutions from ABC Solar |
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Vietnam, Russia sign deals on defence, nuclear energy![]() Vietnam 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 N.Korea still wants recognition as nuclear state ![]() North 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 UN nuclear watchdog chief holds talks in Nigeria ![]() The 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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![]() Iran does not insist on uranium swap inside the country: FM ![]() New UN atomic watchdog chief to visit Nigeria ![]() Russian firms ready for Bulgarian nuclear project: minister |
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