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'Small Modular Reactors' No Panacea For What Ails Nuclear PowerWashington DC (SPX) Oct 01, 2010 The same industry that promised that nuclear power would be "too cheap to meter" is now touting another supposed cure-all for America's power needs: the small modular reactor (SMR). The only problem is that SMRs are not only unlikely live up to the hype, but may well aggravate cost, safety, and environmental problems, according to a new fact sheet prepared by the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER) and Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR). The small modular reactor i ... read more |
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Berlin (AFP) Sept 23, 2010German authorities approved Thursday hotly disputed plans to ship radioactive nuclear waste to Russia in a move expected to spark fresh protests by atomic energy opponents in both countries. Germany's nuclear watchdog green-lighted the shipment of 951 spent fuel elements from the temporary storage site Ahaus in the west of the country to the Mayak nuclear facility, 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi ... more 
Chernobyl, Ukraine (AFP) Sept 23, 2010Yellow Geiger counter in hand, the guide announces that radiation levels are 35 times higher than normal. Welcome to Chernobyl, the site in 1986 of the worst nuclear disaster in history and now an attraction visited by thousands of tourists every year. Nearly 25 years after a reactor at the Soviet-era plant exploded, the irradiated zone around Chernobyl is attracting curious visitors from ar ... more 
Kuwait City (AFP) Sept 23, 2010A Kuwaiti lawmaker on Thursday questioned plans by the oil-rich Gulf emirate to build a number of nuclear reactors for power generation and demanded information about the expected costs. In a series of questions to Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammad al-Ahmad al-Sabah, the head of parliament's financial and economic affairs panel, Yussef al-Zalzalah, asked if sufficient studies have been m ... more |
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France's Areva in spotlight over Niger kidnap warningsParis (AFP) Sept 22, 2010 France's state-owned nuclear giant Areva was in the spotlight Wednesday and its boss under pressure after a revelation it knew its workers in Niger were at risk long before last week's kidnap. Le Monde newspaper on Tuesday put online a letter dated September 1 sent by Niger officials warning about an armed group seeking to abduct foreign workers in the desert area where seven expats were kidnapped on September 16. The letter said the security situation in the Arlit region - where Areva runs ura ... read more |
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