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Strategic Cooperation Central To Nuclear Waste Disposal In EuropeBrussels, Belgium (SPX) Feb 23, 2010 While in the US the Obama administration has said it will abandon the nuclear waste disposal project at Yucca Mountain and has set up a "blue-ribbon" commission on America's future management of nuclear waste, in Europe, two countries (Sweden and Finland) have already selected a disposal site for nuclear waste and France will specify a location by 2013. In a number of other European countries (e.g. Switzerland and UK), geological disposal is the reference management option and things are moving fo ... read more |
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Washington (AFP) Feb 16, 2010Three major US companies said Tuesday they were leaving a coalition pushing for action on climate change, dealing a potential fresh blow to landmark legislation to cut carbon emissions. The news came on the same day that President Barack Obama announced an eight-billion-dollar drive for nuclear power - part of his controversial bid to bring a diverse coalition behind his efforts for a green ... more  
Sydney (AFP) Feb 17, 2010Prime 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. Ru ... more 
Tehran (AFP) Feb 17, 2010Iran will not suspend its sensitive high level enrichment in return for radioisotopes as offered in a letter by three world powers to the UN atomic watchdog, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday. "It is not at all rational to say that Iran should not produce (isotopes and uranium) and stop its (enrichment) plant and that they will provide its needed medicine," ministry spokesman Ramin Mehm ... more |
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Obama unveils plans to build new nuclear power plantsLanham (AFP) Maryland (AFP) Feb 16, 2010 President Barack Obama Tuesday laid an eight billion dollar bet on nuclear power, unveiling loan guarantees to spur construction on the first new US plant since a notorious accident 30 years ago. Obama said nuclear power, despite concerns among some environmentalists over safety, must play a key role in an energy policy designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions and wean the United States off foreign oil from volatile regions. "On an issue which affects our economy, our security, and the future of ... read more |
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