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Japan planning 14 nuclear plants: reportTokyo (AFP) March 21, 2010 Resource-poor Japan is planning to build at least 14 nuclear power plants over the next 20 years to reduce its reliance on other countries for its energy needs, a report said Sunday. The world's second biggest economy, which wants to double its provision for its fuel consumption, will make an announcement in June on whether it indends to press ahead with the plants, the Nikkei business daily said. Japan has few energy resources and relies on nuclear power from 53 plants for nearly one third of i ... read more |
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Paris (AFP) March 9, 2010Syria, which has been investigated by the UN nuclear watchdog over its alleged attempt to build a secret nuclear reactor, would like to develop atomic energy, its government said Tuesday. Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad told an international conference on civilian nuclear power in Paris that Damascus needs "to consider alternative sources of energy, including nuclear energy." Frenc ... more 
Paris (AFP) March 9, 2010Israel and Syria each announced plans Tuesday to develop nuclear power to meet the energy needs of the volatile Middle East, during a conference hosted by France to promote reactors. Israel said it was ready to build a joint nuclear plant with its Arab neighbours but Jordan flatly rejected the proposal, saying it was premature to discuss such cooperation without first settling the Palestinia ... more 
Paris (AFP) March 9, 2010Senegal is preparing to build a nuclear power plant with French help, its energy minister said Tuesday at a conference hosted by France to promote civilian use of atomic energy. The project could make Senegal Africa's second nuclear energy producing country after South Africa, which has two French-designed reactors at Koeberg, near Cape Town. Senegalese Energy Minister Samuel Amete Sarr ... more |
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EDF, Rosatom discussing cooperation: EDFParis (AFP) March 9, 2010 The French utility EDF and Russian group Rosatom are discussing expanded cooperation, EDF said Tuesday after a report that talks have focused on nuclear reactors outside their home countries. "Henri Proglio (head of EDF) has had a dozen meetings with (Rosatom chief) Sergei Kirenko" during a nuclear conference held here, an EDF spokesman told AFP. "They are considering ways to expand cooperation," he added. The French financial newspaper Les Echos reported earlier that the two parties were co ... read more |
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