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Malaysia aims to have nuclear power plant by 2021Kuala Lumpur (AFP) May 4, 2010 Malaysia announced Tuesday it aims to build its first nuclear power plant by 2021, saying it is the only solution to the country's growing energy needs. "The cabinet has approved in principle. Yes, we are going nuclear. For our ministry, the countdown has begun," said Peter Chin, minister for energy, green technology and water. "We need a lead time of 10 years. (In) 2021 we could have our first plant hopefully," he told reporters. Chin said the nuclear option was the solution to Malaysia's e ... read more |
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Washington (AFP) April 21, 2010The United States on Wednesday ruled out recognizing North Korea as a nuclear power after the communist state said it was willing to join global disarmament efforts if treated as an equal partner. "We will not accept North Korea as a nuclear-weapon state. Its current path is a dead end," State Department spokesman Philip Crowley told reporters. He renewed US calls on North Korea to compl ... more  
Helsinki (AFP) April 21, 2010Finland's government said Wednesday it wants to build two new nuclear power reactors to cut greenhouse gas emissions and make the Nordic country self-sufficient in electricity production. "We will support the building of two nuclear power plants," Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen told reporters after a cabinet session. Three utility groups - Teollisuuden Voima (TVO), Fennovoima and Fortum ... more  
Helsinki (AFP) April 20, 2010Finland's government on Tuesday outlined a plan to massively boost renewable energy production to meet European Union requirements on slashing greenhouse gas emissions. "This addition of renewable energy is equivalent in scale to three big nuclear power plants," Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen said in comments broadcast by YLE. "In terms of scale, this is a massive solution," Vanhanen said ... more |
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Bangladesh to sign nuclear plant deal with RussiaDhaka (AFP) April 18, 2010 Bangladesh will sign a deal with Russia to build two nuclear power plants at a cost of at least three billion dollars in the electricity-starved Asian nation, Dhaka's atomic energy chief said Sunday. The two sides would sign the agreement when Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visits Russia later this year, said Mosharraf Hossain. "We have finalised the deal. The cabinet early this week approved the draft," he said. Russia will build the 1,000-megawatt plants near Bangladesh's northern to ... read more |
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