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![]() Berlin (UPI) Jan 12, 2009 The German government is bickering over how many nuclear power plants it should save from closure. When Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right Christian Democratic Union was re-elected in a team with the pro-business Free Democratic Party in September 2009, it was widely believed that nuclear would get a quick boost. Both parties had campaigned in favor of nuclear power, arguin ... read more |
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Nuclear Innovation North America Responds To CPS Energy Lawsuit![]() Nuclear Innovation North America has responded in a legal filing to the lawsuit CPS Energy filed on Sunday, December 6, 2009. "NINA's goal is to work with our partners to find mutually agreeable solutions, not to file lawsuits against them," said Steve Winn, NINA Chief Executive Officer. "That said, the CPS Energy lawsuit against NINA requires a legal response and we filed our response. Ou ... more BARDA Awards Radiological Emergency Response Contracts ![]() The HHS Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) is awarding nine contracts for the advanced research and development of more effective tests and devices to determine the level of radiation a person has absorbed after a nuclear or radiological incident. The contracts total $35 million for the initial phase and up to $400 million over five years. The contracts are awar ... more French nuclear group Areva to sell stake in Eramet: reports ![]() The French state-controlled nuclear engineering group Areva is about to shed its 25.78-percent interest in nickel mining company Eramet to the strategic investment fund (FSI), press reports said on Thursday. Eramet, which notably has big nickel mining interests in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, would transfer its interest imminently to the FSI, an entity created by the French ... more |
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Iran in new threat over uranium swap deal![]() Iran said on Sunday the West has given it until the end of January to accept a uranium swap deal, stressing it will press on with plans to produce higher enriched nuclear fuel if there is no agreement. Tehran has already ignored a US-set December 31 deadline to accept a UN-brokered deal aimed at allaying fears about its nuclear drive by shipping most of its low enriched uranium (LEU) stockpi ... more Brazil nuclear plants may close as floods kill 68 ![]() Two nuclear plants close to a southern Brazilian town hit by landslides may shut down as a precaution, the mayor said Sunday, as the regional toll from deadly floods rose to 68. "There are no operational problems at Angra I and Angra II... but if landslides persist in the hills, we'll need to shut them down," Mayor Tuca Jordao told a press conference in this seaside town some 150 kilometers ... more Iran ready to swap enriched uranium abroad: FM spokesman ![]() Iran is ready to swap abroad its low-enriched uranium for nuclear fuel, the foreign ministry's spokesman said on Tuesday, insisting that the exchange should happen in several stages. Iran is ready for "fuel swap in several stages and has said that this can be an opportunity for the two sides" to build confidence, Ramin Mehmanparast told reporters. "If this principle is accepted by the ot ... more |
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