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Burning Russia battles to defend nuclear sitesMoscow (AFP) Aug 10, 2010 Russia fought a deadly battle Tuesday to prevent wildfires from engulfing key nuclear sites as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin took to the air in a water-bombing plane to join the firefighting effort. Two soldiers were killed by blazing trees as they strove to put out a fire dangerously close to Russia's main nuclear research centre, while workers were also mobilised to fight blazes near a nuclear reprocessing plant. After almost two weeks of fires that have claimed over 50 lives and part destroye ... read more |
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Paris (UPI) Jul 28, 2010 The French government has called for closer cooperation between utility EDF and reactor maker Areva to help the country regain its leadership in the nuclear power sector. Such closer cooperation would increase France's chances to win reactor contracts abroad, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said Wednesday. "There must be a strategic partnership between Areva and EDF ea ... more  
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 28, 2010What if work performed in space could improve the treatment of household and nuclear waste on Earth? That's what investigators are hoping to do with the results of a fluid physics study in progress on the International Space Station. The experiment, called DECLIC-HTI, is studying supercritical water that could lead to spin-offs in the field of clean technologies for treating waste here on ... more 
Paris (AFP) July 27, 2010French energy giant EDF may take a stake in nuclear power group Areva, which will seek a capital increase of as much as 15 percent by the end of the year, the French president's office said Tuesday. "A strategic partnership between EDF and Areva covering all areas of shared activity and interest will be put in place," a statement said. The accord will ensure a secure and competitive supp ... more |
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S.Korea loans Jordan 70 million dollars for nuclear reactorAmman (AFP) July 26, 2010 South Korea on Monday loaned energy-poor Jordan 70 million dollars to help build the kingdom's first nuclear research reactor, a project worth 130 million dollars. "Building the reactor is key to Jordan's peaceful nuclear programme," planning minister Jaafar Hassan told reporters after signing an easy loan agreement with South Korean officials. The reactor will be built at the Jordan University for Sciences and Technology near the northern city of Irbid, he said. "It will be the cornerstone ... read more |
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