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Bangladesh-Russia sign nuclear power dealDhaka, Bangladesh (UPI) May 24, 2010 Bangladesh and Russia signed a framework agreement for Russian cooperation for Bangladesh's first nuclear plant. Bangladesh aims to produce at least 2,000 megawatts of electricity by 2020 from two units of the proposed Rooppur plant and also to have nuclear energy account for 10 percent of its total power generation by that time, Bangladeshi state news agency BSS reports. The agreement, signed Friday in Russia, calls for the transfer of materials, technologies, equipment and services to ... read more |
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Islamabad (AFP) May 8, 2010Pakistan said Saturday it had successfully tested two missiles capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads as Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani called for its recognition as a nuclear power. A statement from the military said the Ghaznavi, with a range of 290 kilometres (180 miles), and the Shaheen 1, which can hit targets up to 650 kilometres away, both "successfully hit the targe ... more  
Tokyo (AFP) May 8, 2010Japan's controversial "fast-breeder" nuclear reactor reached criticality - the point when a nuclear chain reaction becomes self-sustaining - on Saturday following 14 years of suspension. The Monju Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor, located in a coastal town 350 kilometres (220 miles) west of Tokyo, cleared the first hurdle of its test operations on the road to generating power at full capaci ... more
Tokyo (AFP) May 6, 2010Japan plans to restart Thursday its controversial fast-breeder nuclear reactor after operations were suspended for more than 14 years following a sodium leak and a fire. The Japan Atomic Energy Agency is scheduled to relaunch Monju, the nation's only fast-breeder reactor, around 10:30 am (0130 GMT). The facility was shut down in 1995, less than two years after Monju had started generatin ... more |
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Japan restarts controversial nuclear reactor after 14 yearsTokyo (AFP) May 6, 2010 Japan 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 said. Unlike regular light-water reactors that run on uranium, fast-breeders use a mix of plutonium and ur ... read more |
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