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US watching 'closely' Venezuela-Russia nuclear dealWashington (AFP) Oct 15, 2010 The United States said Friday it was keeping a close eye on a deal under which Russia will build and operate Venezuela's first nuclear power station. "This is something that we will watch... very, very closely," State Department spokesman Philip Crowley told reporters. "It is certainly a right of any country to pursue civilian nuclear energy, but with that right comes responsibilities," Crowley added. "And we would expect Venezuela, Russia or any other country... pursuing this kind of techno ... read more |
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Tehran (AFP) Oct 4, 2010Iran's atomic chief has said a small leak in a pool beside the Bushehr reactor has delayed the start-up of the nuclear plant, the official IRNA news agency reported on Monday. However, Ali Akbar Salehi ruled out any links between the delayed launch and a computer worm which analysts say may have been designed to target the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities. "During the washing proces ... more 
Berlin (AFP) Oct 3, 2010Germany's resurgent Green party is setting records in the opinion polls and being tentatively courted by unlikely new suitors: industry types who long saw the environmentalists as adversaries. Particularly smaller, often family-owned, businesses - the backbone of the Europe's biggest economy - are being drawn in by the opposition Greens' programme of pragmatic sustainability. "The Gree ... more 
Berlin (UPI) Oct 1, 2010 German Cabinet ministers and opposition leaders Friday in parliament exchanged heavy blows over the government's new energy strategy. Heated arguments, angry heckling and frequent recriminations: The Bundestag Friday saw its most heated debate in months. At stake was Germany's energy future, laid out by the government in a comprehensive strategy paper it wants to turn into law this fall ... more |
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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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