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Anti-nuclear German Greens hit poll high as Merkel dropsBerlin (AFP) Sept 22, 2010 Germany's opposition Greens hit a new record high in the opinion polls Wednesday, now sharing second place among the parties amid public ire over Chancellor Angela Merkel's nuclear energy policy. The ecologist Greens drew 24 percent in the Forsa poll for Stern magazine, a gain of two percentage points from last week and neck-and-neck with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), whose score was unchanged. Merkel's conservative Christian Union (CDU) dropped one point to 29 percent while her coalit ... read more |
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Johannesburg (AFP) Sept 17, 2010South Africa is shelving the development of a cutting-edge nuclear reactor after the programme failed to find private investors or customers abroad, the government said Friday. About 9.2 billion rand (1.3 billion dollars, 985 million euros) has been poured into the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor project, with 80 percent of the money provided by the South African government. US nuclear firm W ... more 
Berlin (AFP) Sept 15, 2010Germany's opposition Green party has soared to a record 22-percent support, according to a poll published Wednesday, thanks in part to public ire over Chancellor Angela Merkel's nuclear energy plans. The survey by the independent research group Forsa showed the Greens gaining one point over last week to come within reach of Germany's main opposition party, the Social Democrats (SPD), which t ... more 
Vienna (AFP) Sept 13, 2010UN atomic watchdog chief Yukiya Amano on Monday chose Belgian nuclear expert Herman Nackaerts as the agency's new chief inspector, replacing Olli Heinone who resigned last month, diplomats said. Amano officially notifed the 35-member board of the International Atomic Energy Agency of his choice for four new deputy director generals at the traditional September meeting which began in Vienna M ... more |
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Opposition fuming over secret nuclear dealBerlin (UPI) Sep 10, 2010 The German opposition has reacted angrily over revelations that the government, as part of its decision to extend the life of nuclear power in Germany to the mid 2030s, struck a deal with the nuclear industry to shield it from unfavorable future political decisions. German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a previously unreleased memo assured the country's four main utilities that government-imposed nuclear safety upgrades would be capped at $640 million per reactor. The memo, leaked Thursday ... read more |
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