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Russia admits fires burned on Chernobyl-hit landMoscow (AFP) Aug 11, 2010 Russia on Wednesday admitted wildfires hit swathes of land contaminated by the Chernobyl disaster, raising fears that buried radioactive particles could be released into the air, as a new wildfire broke out near a nuclear facility. The new wildfire caused by lightning flamed up near a major nuclear research centre in the Russian town of Sarov, causing the plant's management to ask firefighters and troops to reverse their withdrawal. Russia had begun withdrawing hundreds of firefighters and soldi ... read more |
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Washington (AFP) July 30, 2010The United States and India signed an agreement Friday enabling the Asian power to reprocess American nuclear material, a key requirement under their landmark atomic energy pact. So far, Washington has reprocessing deals only with European Union members and Japan. The arrangement with India reflects President Barack Obama's "strong commitment to building successfully on the landmark US-I ... more 
Paris (AFP) July 30, 2010French group EDF on Friday announced a two-year delay for its nuclear power plant in Flamanville along with a cost increase, a revelation that could shake the confidence of potential foreign clients in the new generation reactor. Confirming press reports circulating for the last several weeks, EDF said the plant would begin to produce electricity on a commercial basis in 2014. It said th ... more 
Paris (AFP) July 30, 2010French nuclear group Areva on Friday reported a surge in first half net earnings to 843 million euros (1.1 billion dollars) from 143 million a year earlier that it attributed to a key asset sale. Areva said the sale of its transmission and distribution unit to Alstom and Schneider earned it 1.27 billion euros. At the operating level, which excludes the sale, the company recorded a loss o ... more |
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Clean Technology In 'Hot Water'Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 28, 2010 What 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 Earth. A supercritical fluid is any substance at a temperature and pressure above its critical point - t ... read more |
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