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January 14, 2010
Murdered Iran atomic scientist mired in mystery
Tehran (AFP) Jan 13, 2010
"Hezbollahi" or staunch supporter of Iran's regime, active backer of the opposition, even apolitical scientist -- the political affiliation of murdered atomic scientist Massoud Ali Mohammadi was unclear on Wednesday. Official media and regime hardliners reacted to Tuesday's deadly bombing by calling the victim "a revolutionary teacher who was martyred," state television reported, while Tehra ... read more

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Areva seeks to raise capital: CEO
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Bulgarian nuclear reactor plugged back into electricity grid
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German govt. rows over nuclear revival
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New EU foreign chief distances herself from anti-nuclear past
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GSE Systems Announces RELAP5-HD Nuclear Power Simulator Sale
Sykesville MD (SPX) Jan 12, 2010
GSE Systems has announced multiple awards during the current quarter totaling over $5 million of new work in its nuclear and non nuclear simulation business sectors. Among the awards are contracts to implement the Company's state of the art RELAP5-HD nuclear thermo-hydraulic code for a power plant in Switzerland, and provide significant upgrades to GSE's existing nuclear plant simulators ... more

Atomenergoprom Places Second Bond Series
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jan 12, 2010
On December 22, 2009, the Federal Financial Markets Service of the Russian Federation registered Atomenergoprom's 2nd bond series placement report. At the same time public registration of Atomenergoprom's 1st bond series placement report took place on December 15, 2009. The first two series of Atomenergoprom's bonds with a total nominal value of 50 billion RUR were placed on the MICEX Stoc ... more

ProCure Host for International Medical Physics Training in Protons
Bloomington IN (SPX) Jan 12, 2010
Medical physicists from around the world converged at the ProCure Training and Development Center (TDC) last week for intense training in the physics of protons and proton therapy, an alternative to X-ray radiation for cancer treatment that spares healthy tissue and results in far fewer short- and long-term treatment side effects. The five-day graduate training course, presented by Harvard ... more

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Nuclear Innovation North America Responds To CPS Energy Lawsuit


BARDA Awards Radiological Emergency Response Contracts


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Oil price drop on weather, China concerns

Scientists Target East Coast Rocks For Co2 Storage

Norway's gas exports return to normal after cold snap

Murdered Iran atomic scientist mired in mystery

Bulgarian nuclear reactor plugged back into electricity grid

Areva seeks to raise capital: CEO

Website For Astronomers To Report Unexplained Aerospace Phenomena

Less Nitrogen Oxide In Tropical Weather Than Expected

Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions Up By 29 Percent Since 2000

Bamboo shows promise for waste sites

Longer growing season cuts tree CO2 intake

Namibia's landmark quiver trees dying from climate change

France unwilling to ban bluefin tuna fishing

Test May Help Address Costly Parasite In Sheep Industry

Early Warning System Defend Jersey Cows From Disease

Small cars make it big at Detroit Auto Show

Volvo has 'bright future' under Geely: Ford chief

China's BYD takes aim at US market with electric car

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French nuclear group Areva to sell stake in Eramet: reports
Paris (AFP) Jan 7, 2010
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

Bulgaria shuts nuclear reactor for maintenance
Sofia (AFP) Jan 5, 2010
Bulgaria announced Tuesday that it would close for maintenance one of the two 1,100 megawatt reactors at its sole nuclear power plant at Kozloduy on the Danube. The plant would start lowering the reactor's capacity from 10:00pm (2000 GMT) Tuesday, the power station's management said in a statement. The planned maintenance, expected to be wrapped up within 10 days, would include repairs o ... more

Lithuanian nuke plant closed under EU deal
Vilnius (AFP) Dec 31, 2009
Lithuania Thursday shut down its Soviet-era nuclear plant under an EU deal in a move set to drive up electricity prices amid an economic crisis and leave it counting on ex-master Moscow for power. "At 11:00 pm (2100 GMT) everything went offline. It all went according to plan," Viktor Sevaldin, director of the 26-year-old plant, told AFP by telephone. The plant, located in Visaginas in eastern Lithuania, provided 70 percent of the Baltic state's electricity. It gradually went offline from 8:00 pm (1800 GMT) Thursday, displaying its decreasing output on its website. ... more

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Iran in new threat over uranium swap deal


Brazil nuclear plants may close as floods kill 68


Iran ready to swap enriched uranium abroad: FM spokesman
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Nokia urges mobile developers to focus on poor nations

Sudan's Beshir quits army to run again for presidency

AU renews Somali peace force mandate

Small cars make it big at Detroit Auto Show

Volvo has 'bright future' under Geely: Ford chief

China's BYD takes aim at US market with electric car

'Year 2010' smart-card bug turns Germans back to cash

Hubble Telescope peers at oldest ever galaxies

2010 tech bug hits German credit cards

ISS Russian Modules To Realize Uninterrupted Ground Comms

Mini-Research Module MRM1 At Cape For Shuttle Processing

Astronauts Dock At ISS

Shuttle Endeavour readied for a space trip

Space shuttle Atlantis lands back on Earth

Atlantis Ready For Landing Friday

Russia explores atomic space engine

Aerospace Engineering Program To Launch Graduate Program In The Fall

ISRO Reviews Cryogenic Engine

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French nuclear sector re-thinks strategy after UAE setback

Fuel change for MIT reactor delayed

Seoul seeks to boost nuclear activities

Fire at Indian nuclear centre kills 2: report

SKorean-led group wins 20.4-billion-dollar UAE nuclear deal

EU to open talks with Russia on nuclear energy deal

France, China sign aviation, nuclear deals

Iran will pursue its nuclear activity 'normally:' FM

Areva wins 200-million-euro Dubai contract

Lithuania braces for nuclear shutdown

US, UAE civilian nuclear deal takes effect

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Canada seeks bids for atomic energy firm

Iran slams US at climate talks, lays claim to nuclear energy

Greenpeace slams Slovenia's nuclear plans

France's Areva wins Brazil power line contract

Vietnam, Russia sign deals on defence, nuclear energy

N.Korea still wants recognition as nuclear state

UN nuclear watchdog chief holds talks in Nigeria

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

US senators show path forward on climate

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