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Japan moves ahead with pluthermal reactorsTokyo (UPI) Mar 3, 2009 Bolstered by a plan for low-interest loans for new nuclear reactors announced last month, Japan is forging ahead with nuclear power expansion as part of its objective to reduce emissions. According to the World Nuclear Association, nuclear energy accounts for nearly 30 percent of Japan's total electricity production, with a planned increase to 41 percent by 2017. Last fall Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama announced the country's goal of slashing greenhouse gas emissions by 25 perce ... read more |
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Cairo (AFP) Feb 18, 2010Egypt 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 Agenc ... more 
Paris (AFP) Feb 18, 2010French nuclear giant Areva is urging staff in Niger to stay at home following reports of a coup attempt in the capital Niamey, a spokesman said Thursday. Areva employs 2,900 people in Niger, mostly local staff, in uranium mines located far from the capital, said spokesman Julien Duperray. "We have asked our staff to stay at home," he told AFP. In 2008, state-owned Areva produced 3,00 ... more 
Taipei (AFP) Feb 18, 2010Taiwan plans to keep its three existing nuclear power plants operating for 20 more years after their current licences expire in a bid to help control global warming, an official said Thursday. Taiwan Power Co (Taipower), which runs the ageing plants, said that extending their lifespan would serve the purpose of curbing the use of fossil fuels and rein in the emission of carbon dioxide. " ... more |
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Iran will not suspend enrichment in return for radioisotopesTehran (AFP) Feb 17, 2010 Iran 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 Mehmanparast told ISNA news agency. "We will not examine offers which lead to the shutting down of Tehran reac ... read more |
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