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Iran nuclear plant to start by August: Russian officialMoscow (AFP) May 20, 2010 Iran's first nuclear plant, which Russia is building in the city of Bushehr, should go online by August regardless of any new UN sanctions against Tehran, a top Russian atomic official said Thursday. "We are counting on the nuclear power station launching in August, if everything goes as planned," Sergei Kiriyenko, the head of Russia's federal atomic energy agency, was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies. "The resolution now being prepared on Iran will not in any way affect this." The ... read more |
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Rio De Janeiro (AFP) May 5, 2010Brazil is to build a 483-million-dollar nuclear reactor to produce radioactive material for medical use as well as industrial-grade enriched uranium, local media reported Wednesday, citing a cabinet minister. "The multipurpose reactor has a very important role in the nuclear program," Science and Technology Minister Sergio Rezende said in the daily O Estado de Sao Paulo. The reactor will ... more 
New Delhi (AFP) May 7, 2010India introduced a controversial bill Friday to cap compensation payments in the event of a nuclear accident as opposition MPs accused the government of selling out to US corporate interests. Opposition lawmakers denounced the measure, key to putting into operation a 2008 civilian nuclear agreement with the United States and giving the energy-hungry country access to US nuclear technology. ... more
Tokyo (AFP) May 6, 2010Japan restarted its controversial "fast-breeder" nuclear reactor Thursday, 14 years after the plant was shut down following a fire and a subsequent cover-up that sparked public anger. The Monju Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor, located in a coastal town 350 kilometres (220 miles) west of Tokyo, was reactivated for the first time since the December 1995 accident, the Japan Atomic Energy Agency ... more |
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Critics question need for Malaysia's nuclear power planKuala Lumpur (AFP) May 5, 2010 Malaysia'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 Party said Malaysia already had enough capacity. "Clearly Malaysia has more energy than it needs. Without an ... read more |
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