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Egypt set to ban gatherings for ElBaradei returnCairo (AFP) Feb 18, 2010 Egypt is poised to ban any gatherings in Cairo to mark the planned return on Friday of former UN nuclear watchdog chief and potential presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei, security sources said. The 2005 Nobel laureate, who is expected to fly home on Friday afternoon, has repeatedly called for democratic change in Egypt since stepping down as head of the International Atomic Energy Agency in November. Security sources told AFP that measures would be taken to prevent any "illegal demonstratio ... read more |
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Vienna (AFP) Feb 12, 2010The UN atomic watchdog's board of governors elected Friday a new chairman as new controversy raged over Iran's disputed nuclear drive. The International Atomic Energy Agency's 35-emmber board voted for Malaysian envoy, Muhammad Shahrul Ikram Yaakob, by consensus as its new chairman at a special meeting here, diplomats who attended the closed-door session said. No other topic, such as Ir ... more 
Berlin (UPI) Feb 15, 2009 Germany's environment minister is defying his fellow conservatives by calling to get rid of nuclear power. Norbert Roettgen is an ambitious politician. A few months ago, when German Chancellor Angela Merkel handed him the environment brief, few knew about his convictions. Today, his bold stance on nuclear power dominates headlines in Germany. Roettgen, 45, earlier this month brok ... more 
Sofia (AFP) Feb 12, 2010Building a new nuclear plant will be less cost-effective than adding a new reactor to the already-existing facility at Kozloduy in Bulgaria, Kozloduy chief executive Dimitar Angelov said Friday. Angelov told state BTA news agency that a preliminary study had shown that building a new reactor at Kozloduy was "expedient from an economic point of view." Only two 1,000-megawatt units remain ... more |
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Russia, China agree on nuclear construction cost: reportMoscow (AFP) Feb 9, 2010 Russia 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 cost billions more." The first of the two light-water reactor power units Russia has built at Tianwan in east ... read more |
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