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![]() Berlin (UPI) Aug 24, 2010 A group of German trade unions, environmental organizations and consumer groups have demanded an ambitious energy efficiency initiative for Germany instead of a revival of nuclear power. German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday is to visit a nuclear power plant in Lingen, where she will meet with the heads of Eon and RWE to discuss the future of nuclear power in Germany. The German government will unveil a new energy strategy next month that will stipulate for how many more years Germ ... read more |
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Global Nuclear Power Outlook And Opportunities![]() Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Nuclear Power Outlook and Opportunities" report to their offering. Nuclear power is any nuclear technology designed to extract usable energy from atomic nuclei via controlled nuclear reactions. The only method in use today is through nuclear fission, though other methods might one day include nuclear fusion and radioactive deca ... more Utilities, Berlin face off over reactors ![]() 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 Steffe ... more Attack on nuclear plant is 'international crime': Iran ![]() Iran warned on Tuesday that an attack on its first nuclear power plant would amount to an "international crime," as the countdown started for the launch of the Russian-built facility. "Attacking an international plant is an international crime as the consequences will not be limited to the hosting country but will have a global aftermath," Iran's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi told the state ... more |
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![]() Washington (AFP) Aug 13, 2010 Iran's preparation to launch its first nuclear power reactor, built with Russian assistance, shows that Tehran does not need to pursue its controversial plans for uranium enrichment, the White House said Friday. "Russia is providing the fuel, and taking the fuel back out," spokesman Robert Gibbs said, referring to the highly sensitive Bushehr plant in southern Iran which Russian atomic agency Rosatom said would be formally launched on August 21. He said it shows that "Iran doesn't need its own e ... read more |
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