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South Korea aims for nuclear power dealsSeoul (UPI) Jan 21, 2009 After closing 2009 with a $20 billion order from the United Arab Emirates to build nuclear power plants, South Korea aims to ink more deals. "We're in serious talks with Turkey, Jordan and Malaysia and we've attracted China and India's interest," Chung Kun Mo, a nuclear adviser to state-run utility Korea Electric Power Corp., told Bloomberg Wednesday. "There are many countries knocking on our door. Even Kenya is interested." Vice Minister of Knowledge Economy Kim Young-hak, who is ... read more |
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French government steps in to calm energy firm rowParis (AFP) Jan 20, 2010 The French government on Wednesday gave energy firms Areva and EDF two weeks to settle a row over nuclear fuel treatment that had turned into an ugly public spat between France's two showcase companies. Prime Minister Francois Fillon called in EDF's boss Henri Proglio and Areva chief executive Anne Lauvergeon for a meeting at his Matignon office to tell them that "they must act as partners, not competitors," an aide said. The two companies have argued over the pricing of Areva's ser ... 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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Murdered Iran atomic scientist mired in mysteryTehran (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 Tehran-funded Arabic channel Al-Alam called him a "Hezbollahi professor." Both outlets accused Iran's ... read more |
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