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Scientists propose nuclear 'renaissance'London (UPI) Aug 12, 2010 British scientists are calling for a nuclear power "renaissance" in a 20-year master plan proposing global expansion of the industry. Researchers envision nuclear reactors with replaceable parts, portable mini-reactors and even ship-borne reactors supplying countries with clean energy, an article published in the journal Science said Thursday. "With the right investment, these new technologies could be feasible," Professor Robin Grimes from the Department of Materials at Imperial College ... read more |
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London (UPI) Aug 9, 2010 Britain is on track to open a first new nuclear reactor in 2018, Energy Secretary Chris Huhne said Monday. The Liberal Democrat minister said the new British government is behind plans of its predecessor to support the construction of new nuclear reactors within eight years. "We are on course to make sure that the first new nuclear power station opens on time in 2018," he told th ... more 
Perth, Australia (UPI) Aug 9, 2010 Activists and opposition politicians in Western Australia are urging the state to ban the mining of uranium, saying potential dangers are "off the scale." A statewide ban on uranium mining in effect from 2002-08 was lifted by the Liberal Party two years ago when it was voted into power in the state, Inter Press Service reported Monday. The Australian mining company BHP Billiton p ... more  
Hanoi (AFP) Aug 6, 2010Vietnam said Wednesday it had not yet begun negotiating with the United States on sharing nuclear fuel and technology, despite Washington saying talks were ongoing. "Vietnam and the United States have not yet carried out negotiations on a peaceful uses of nuclear energy agreement," foreign ministry spokeswoman Nguyen Phuong Nga said. Washington said Thursday it was in talks with its form ... more |
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Hiroshima to remember atomic bomb with US in attendanceTokyo (AFP) Aug 6, 2010 Sixty-five years after the destruction of Hiroshima in an atomic inferno, the United States will for the first time send an envoy on Friday to commemorate the bombing that rang in the nuclear age. Its World War II allies Britain and France, both declared nuclear powers, will also send their first diplomats to the ceremony in the western Japanese city in a sign of support for the goal of nuclear disarmament. Japan, the only country that has ever been attacked with atomic weapons - first on Augus ... read more |
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