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Russian-built Iran nuclear plant to start up this year: officialMoscow (AFP) Jan 21, 2010 A nuclear power plant in Iran being built by Russia will go into service by the end of this year, Russian atomic energy chief Sergei Kiriyenko said Thursday. "All the work is going as scheduled. The tests are a success. This year will be the year of the launch of Bushehr," Kiriyenko was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency. In 1995 Iran handed over the unfinished project, launche ... read more |
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Rome (AFP) Jan 19, 2010The head of Italian energy giant ENEL vowed Tuesday to develop a "pro-nuclear culture" nearly a quarter-century after atomic energy was banned in Italy. "We have to work on public opinion to defeat the NIMBY (not in my backyard) syndrome," ENEL chief executive Fulvio Conti told reporters after meeting with some 400 companies interested in taking part in the reintroduction of nuclear power to ... more 
Paris (AFP) Jan 18, 2010French nuclear giant Areva is in talks with several foreign investors including sovereign funds to raise billions of euros in capital for expansion, the chief executive said Monday. "We have several investors who have been chosen. They have all come to see us at Areva," said Anne Lauvergeon on BFM television. "There are foreign investors. They are all interested in getting a stake and ar ... more 
Berlin (AFP) Jan 15, 2010German radiation protection officials said Friday that all 126,000 barrels of nuclear waste stored since the 1970s in an unstable and leaking former salt mine would have to be removed as soon as possible. "This is the best option for dealing with the radioactive waste stored there," said Wolfram Koenig, head of the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS), which made the recommendation ... more |
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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 ... more 
Paris (AFP) Jan 13, 2010The head of French nuclear energy giant Areva said Wednesday the state-controlled company needed more capital and that discussions had begun with strategic investors. Areva chief executive Anne Lauvergeon told the French parliament's committee on sustainable development that the discussions on capitalisation had reached the "state level." "We are in talks with a certain number of strateg ... more 
Sofia (AFP) Jan 13, 2010One of two reactors at Bulgaria's nuclear plant at Kozloduy has been plugged back into the electricity grid after being shut down for maintenance last week, the plant's operators said Wednesday. During the planned repair work on the 1,000-megawatt reactor, a faulty valve regulating steam into the reactor turbine was replaced, the plant's operators said in a statement. Three imilar valves ... more |
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