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Nuclear powers, non-aligned clash at nuclear conferenceUnited Nations (AFP) May 26, 2010 The rift between non-aligned states and nuclear powers opened wide Wednesday at a UN non-proliferation conference, diplomats attending the meeting told AFP. In the closing days of a month-long review of the 189-nation Non-Proliferation Treaty, delegates were engaged in painstaking line-by-line debate on a draft final statement. Non-aligned states suggested amendments to the 28-page draft, particularly to get nuclear weapon states to accept the principle of putting a time limit on achieving disar ... read more |
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Ankara (AFP) May 12, 2010Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Wednesday hailed "strategic" ties with NATO-member Turkey as the two sides prepared to seal energy deals, including a plan to build Turkey's first nuclear power plant. "Our relations have dramatically changed over the past years. Today they are strategic," Medvedev told a joint press conference with Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul. "This is a very speci ... more 
Amman (AFP) May 12, 2010Jordan is studying offers from Russian, Canadian and French firms to build a nuclear reactor to help the energy-poor kingdom meet its power needs after rejecting a South Korean bid, an official said on Tuesday. "Jordan is currently examining offers by Russia's Atomstroyexport, Atomic Energy of Canada and a third joint one by France's Areva and Japan's Mitsubishi," the Jordanian official told ... more 
Ankara (AFP) May 11, 2010Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived here Tuesday for a two-day visit, expected to focus on energy cooperation, including a plan to build Turkey's first nuclear power plant. Flying in from Syria, Medvedev was to meet Wednesday with Turkish President Abdullah Gul and co-chair with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan the first meeting of a recently agreed "high-level cooperation council" ... more |
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Japan's controversial nuclear reactor reaches criticalityTokyo (AFP) May 8, 2010 Japan'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 capacity in 2013. "It has reached criticality with no problems," said Katsuya Kinjo, a spokesman for the Japan A ... read more |
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