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Energy giants fund Myanmar nuclear drive: rights groupParis (AFP) July 5, 2010 Myanmar's military rulers are using gas revenue from US and French energy giants Chevron and Total to fund an illegal bid to build nuclear weapons, human rights monitors said in a report on Monday. Myanmar's Yadan gas pipeline, run by the two companies along with Thai firm PTTEP, made billions of dollars for the military leaders, the Paris-based group EarthRights International said, citing data from the firms. The NGO also branded the companies complicit in human rights abuses such as targeted k ... read more |
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Vietnam plans eight nuclear power plants by 2030Hanoi (AFP) June 22, 2010 Energy-short Vietnam announced an expansion of its nuclear power programme on Tuesday, with eight plants planned for operation over the next 20 years. Atomic power will become one of the nation's key energy sources, according to the decision posted on the government website. Initial plans called for four reactors but the notice said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung had approved eight nuclear facilities, each with at least four reactors, by 2030. The eight plants will generate a total of 15,000 ... read more |
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