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World currently has enough uranium for 100 years: studyVienna (AFP) July 20, 2010 The world's total identified resources of uranium, used in the production of nuclear energy, are currently sufficient for over 100 years of supply, a new study showed on Tuesday. But with the use of advanced nuclear reactors and fuel cycles, supply could be extended to "thousands of years", according to a study published by the OECD's Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). "At 2008 rates of consumption, total identified resources are sufficient for over 10 ... read more |
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Paris (AFP) July 6, 2010The head of French nuclear group Areva "Atomic Anne" Lauvergeon, a top woman in global business, is to stay in her post, a source close to the matter said, countering rumours she was to be pushed out. France is expected to announce soon big decisions on the structure and strategy of its world-leading nuclear power industry. And the decision now to retain Lauvergeon at least until next Ju ... more
Aix-En-Provence, France (AFP) July 2, 2010French nuclear group Areva, which already building two third-generation European Pressurized Reactors (EPR) in China, is negotiating further reactors with Beijing, the company's CEO said Friday. "The EPR has been the biggest contract with China in euros. We are negotiating with the Chinese for further EPRs," chief executive Anna Lauvergeon said on the margins of a conference in Aix-en-Proven ... more  
Tokyo (AFP) July 2, 2010Japan's Toshiba said Friday it was working with Mitsubishi Motors to develop batteries for electric vehicles, as the race intensifies among automakers and technology giants to make emission-free cars. Toshiba, which spans electronic components, appliances and nuclear power plants has developed a fast-charging long life lithium-ion battery called SCiB (Super Charge ion Battery), which it pla ... more |
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Saudi agrees on nuclear energy pact with France Riyadh (AFP) July 5, 2010 The Saudi cabinet agreed on Monday to sign a nuclear cooperation accord with France, which could open the way for French help in developing nuclear power in the oil-rich kingdom. The agreement is "for the development of peaceful uses of nuclear energy," the cabinet announced after its weekly meeting in a statement carried by the official SPA news agency. The pact was first proposed by French President Nicolas Sarkozy in talks with King Abdullah in June 2007 in Paris, and the French side submitte ... read more |
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