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South Korea-Jordan sign $130M nuclear dealSeoul (UPI) Mar 31, 2009 A South Korean consortium led by state-run Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute and Daewoo Engineering and Construction Company has struck a $130 million deal to build a nuclear research reactor in Jordan. The agreement calls for a 5-megawatt reactor, a radioactive isotope manufacturing facility and a nuclear training center at the Jordan University for Science and Technology. Khaled Toukan, chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission, praised South Korea for "the world's best tec ... read more |
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Tokyo (UPI) Mar 24, 2009 Japan's Toshiba and TerraPower, a company backed by Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, are in talks about a nuclear power venture. Gates is the principal owner of TerraPower, a spinoff from Seattle's Intellectual Ventures, founded by former Microsoft Chief Technology Officer Nathan Myhrvold. The company explores ways to improve emission-free energy supplies through small nuclear reactors. / ... more 
New Delhi (AFP) March 24, 2010US nuclear firms looked poised to benefit from a 2008 deal that threw open India's promise-filled atomic market, but instead are watching from the sidelines as French and Russian rivals cash in. The 2008 deal, pushed through by former president George W. Bush, eased a three-decade international embargo on the sale of nuclear technology to India imposed after the country's first nuclear test ... more 
Sofia (AFP) March 22, 2010A 1,000-megawatt reactor at Bulgaria's Kozloduy nuclear power plant was shut down late Sunday due to a short circuit but no radiation leak was detected, the plant said Monday. According to a press statement, the reactor was taken off the electricity grid at 11:03 pm (2103GMT) on Sunday following a short circuit in the turbogenerator's control and management system, which is in the radiation ... more |
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Marine energy takes off in the U.K.Edinburgh, Scotland (UPI) Mar 17, 2009 Marine energy projects have been jump-started in Scotland and Northern Ireland in a bid to power the United Kingdom's homes with energy from the sea. The Crown Estate this week granted 10 project licenses to companies committed to build wave and tidal power plants generating up to 1.2 gigawatts of electricity - roughly the capacity of a large nuclear power plan - within 10 years. "The U.K. has the technological lead, the experience and some of the best natural resources in the world, e ... read more |
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