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Nuclear Power: For The Sake Of MankindBeijing (XNA) Mar 11, 2010 During his keynote address before the National People's Congress in the Great Hall of the People on Friday in Beijing, Premier Wen Jiabao rose to urge the nation to fight "a tough and prolonged battle" against pollution, to conserve energy and protect the environment. He made assurances that China would play an active role in seeking progress on international cooperation on climate change while improving efforts domestically. He pledged to expand forest coverage by at least 5.92 million hect ... read more |
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Sydney (UPI) Mar 4, 2009 A climate scientist often referred to as the "godfather of climate change" said Australia's massive coal exports are almost equivalent to being a drug dealer to the world. In kicking off his visit to Australia for a series of lectures on nuclear energy, James Hansen, director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, had a message for the world's largest exporter of coal: Phase it ... more  
Paris (AFP) March 5, 2010Nations hungry for new energy sources gather next week in France, which sees a blooming market for its big nuclear energy companies but is also anxious to curb the spread of atomic weapons. In response to growing demand for renewable fuels, French President Nicolas Sarkozy will welcome delegates from Syria, former pariah Libya, and about 60 other countries on Monday for a two-day conference ... more 
Seoul (AFP) March 7, 2010South Korea, which has spent decades developing nuclear power to make up for its lack of oil, now hopes to become a global leader in atomic energy as the world turns away from fossil fuels. A Seoul-led consortium, triumphing over more experienced competitors, won a 20.4 billion dollar contract last December to build four nuclear plants in the United Arab Emirates. The deal will make Sout ... more |
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Material developed to trap nuclear wasteArgonne, Ill. (UPI) Mar 2, 2009 U.S. scientists say they've created a material that mimics a Venus Flytrap, but instead of catching insects, it traps radioactive nuclear waste. Mercouri Kanatzidis, a scientist at the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois, and Nan Ding, a chemist at Northwestern University, said their sulfide framework can trap radioactive cesium ions, giving it the potential of helping speed clean-up of nuclear waste. The researchers said nuclear waste contains both non-toxic sodium ions and highly r ... read more |
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