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Utilities, Berlin face off over reactorsBerlin (UPI) Aug 17, 2010 In a negotiation war with the German government that could drag on for at least two more weeks, the country's utilities have threatened to shut down some of their nuclear reactors if a fuel-rod tax goes into effect as planned. The threat is not exactly a carrot, but as a stick, it won't work either, the government has warned. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's new spokesman Steffen Seibert said threats "won't influence the results of the discussions" over how long the likes of Eon, RWE, V ... read more |
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Dallas TX (SPX) Aug 12, 2010In its first 20 years, Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant and the Luminant employees who keep it operating safely have generated more than 323 million net megawatt hours of electricity, helped contribute more than $1 billion to the communities in which the plant operates and given tens of thousands of hours in support of local organizations. Comanche Peak Unit 1 began generating electricity ... more 
Moscow (AFP) Aug 10, 2010Russia 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 nuc ... more 
Moscow (AFP) Aug 9, 2010Here is a list of sensitive nuclear sites threatened by the spread of fires raging in Russia since late July. - THE MAYAK COMPLEX Russian authorities have declared a state of emergency in the Urals town of Ozersk, some 2,000 kilometres (1,242 miles) to the east of Moscow and home to major nuclear reprocessing and stockage plant Mayak. The Mayak plant can process 400 tonnes of waste a ... more |
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Vietnam denies US nuclear negotiationsHanoi (AFP) Aug 6, 2010 Vietnam 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 former Cold War foe over civilian nuclear technology, but declined to say whether Hanoi would be allowed to enrich ... read more |
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