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No nuclear power for Australia, says RuddSydney (AFP) Feb 17, 2010 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Wednesday ruled out introducing nuclear power to Australia, saying the government was working to cut greenhouse gas emissions through other means. United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday unveiled a plan to build new nuclear reactors, saying nuclear energy must play a key role in cutting carbon pollution and reducing the US's dependence on foreign oil. Rudd said Australia would not adopt a similar strategy. "Our policy is that Australia has multiple other ene ... read more |
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New Delhi (AFP) Feb 12, 2010Britain and India signed a deal on civil nuclear cooperation on Thursday, an official said, as New Delhi continues to build its atomic energy programme following the end of a nuclear trade embargo. The British High Commission told AFP High Commissioner Richard Stagg and Srikumar Banerjee, chairman of India's Atomic Energy Commission, "did sign the civil nuclear deal today" in the Indian capit ... more 
Tehran (AFP) Feb 10, 2010Iran on Wednesday spurned a US offer to supply it with medical isotopes if it stops further enriching uranium as world powers warned the time for diplomacy was limited and the sanctions clock was ticking. The foreign ministry shunned the US offer as "not logical," after State Department spokesman Philip Crowley floated the idea on Tuesday when Iran said it had begun enriching uranium to 20 p ... more 
Moscow (AFP) Feb 9, 2010Russia and China agreed on the cost of constructing the second stage of China's Tianwan nuclear power station, the RIA Novosti news agency reported quoting sources close to the talks. The construction would cost an estimated 1.3 billion euros, the source said, adding that "expanding the Tianwan station on Russian know-how will mean more Russian fuel supplies, services and such that would cos ... more |
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3rd Argentine nuclear plant getting readyBuenos Aires (UPI) Feb 9, 2009 Amid deepening economic woes, Argentine consumers have been told they can look forward to more stable electricity supplies from the country's third nuclear power generation plant before the end of this year. Argentine power consumption has gone up with industrial growth and extension of modern amenities to the country's burgeoning middle classes. But supply has not kept pace with demand, and blackouts and outages in the capital are endemic, costing hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost produ ... read more |
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