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Six radioactive 'hotspots' detected in Delhi: GreenpeaceNew Delhi (AFP) May 14, 2010 Greenpeace said Friday it had detected dangerously high levels of radioactivity near a New Delhi salvage yard where radiation poisoning last month killed a worker and left seven more in hospital. The environmental group said its experts picked up radiation 5,000 times above normal background levels at the privately owned salvage facility in the city's congested Mayapuri district and its surrounding areas. "We picked up six hotspots between 20 and 50 metres (65 and 165 feet) from the scrapyard, w ... read more |
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Kuala Lumpur (AFP) May 5, 2010Malaysia's plan to build its first nuclear power plant ran into opposition Wednesday from politicians and environmentalists who queried how necessary and safe it would be. The government on Tuesday said the country's growing energy needs would be met by a nuclear power station that would be up and running in 2021. But Lim Guan Eng, secretary general of the opposition Democratic Action Pa ... more  
Beijing (AFP) May 4, 2010China on Tuesday pledged "extreme restraint" in its development of atomic weapons, as world powers met in New York at a key UN conference on curbing the spread of nuclear arms. "China... exercises extreme restraint over developing nuclear weapons and we will continue to maintain our nuclear power at the lowest level, only for national security needs," foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu to ... more 
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) May 4, 2010Malaysia 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 ou ... more |
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UN atomic agency probing Delhi radioactive waste scandal Vienna (AFP) May 1, 2010 The UN atomic watchdog said Saturday it is seeking more information about reports of a radioactive waste scandal at the University of Delhi, with one person already dead from radiation poisoning. India's atomic energy regulator the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) is currently investigating a claim that Delhi University buried radioactive material on its campus 20 years ago. Local police also blame the university for dumping an irradiation machine containing radioactive cobalt-60 which ende ... read more |
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