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EU moves to lock down radioactive waste foreverBrussels (AFP) Nov 3, 2010 Europe's nuclear powers came under orders Wednesday to lock away forever lethal radioactive waste, as the European Commission warned of hopelessly inadequate disposal facilities. Half a century after atomic power was first produced in Britain, Europe's nuclear energy-producing countries stand accused of future negligence without a single "deep geological disposal" site equipped to withstand up to a million years of decay. And so the European Union has tabled legislative proposals that would see ... read more |
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Renewables overtake coal but growth slows: reports
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 S.Korea may send troops to UAE over reactor contract Seoul is considering sending about 150 soldiers to the United Arab Emirates to protect South Korean companies and workers who will be building nuclear power plants there, an official said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Areva to announce major Chinese contracts: report French nuclear energy giant Areva is expected to announce a number of major Chinese contracts during President Hu Jintao's state visit to France this week, Les Echos business daily reported. ... more | .. |
 Vietnam signs nuclear power deals Vietnam signed nuclear power deals with Russia and Japan, leaders from the three countries said. ... more | .. |
German MPs green light nuclear revival After a rowdy parliamentary debate and a media-heavy publicity stunt by Greenpeace, German lawmakers approved the government's plan to extend the lifetime of nuclear power in Germany. ... more |
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Russia hails Asia ties as it eyes nuclear projects Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday invited closer ties with Southeast Asia as Moscow positions itself for lucrative nuclear projects in the energy-hungry region. ... more | .. |
Vietnam to give Japan deal for nuclear reactors: report Hanoi has decided to give Japan contracts to build two nuclear reactors, a Japanese report said, while Russia is expected to sign a deal already announced for Vietnam's first nuclear energy plant. ... more | .. |
Vietnam, Russia sign deal on first nuclear plant Russia and Vietnam on Sunday signed a deal worth an estimated 5.6 billion dollars for the Southeast Asian country's first nuclear power plant as Moscow seeks greater influence in the region. ... more | .. |
Bolivia plans nuclear plant with Iranian help President Evo Morales confirmed Saturday that Bolivia plans to build a nuclear plant with Iran's help, stressing the facility would be for peaceful purposes. ... more |
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Russia's Medvedev in Vietnam, nuclear deal in the offing President Dmitry Medvedev arrived in Vietnam Saturday for a visit that will see Russia sign a multi-billion-euro nuclear power plant deal with the former Soviet-era Communist ally. ... more | .. |
  Vietnam, Japan open 'historic page': Kan Vietnam and Japan opened a "historic page" Sunday, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said, after agreements to cooperate on rare earth minerals and a nuclear power plant. ... more | .. |
Russia to sign deal to build Vietnam's first nuclear plant Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit Hanoi this weekend to agree the construction of Vietnam's first nuclear power plant, a deal aimed at reviving ties with the Soviet-era ally, his aide said on Friday. ... more | .. |
  Medvedev eyes energy, regional cooperation on Hanoi visit President Dmitry Medvedev will visit Hanoi this weekend to agree the construction of Vietnam's first nuclear power plant, one of the deals aimed at reviving ties with the Soviet-era Communist ally. ... more |
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China hopes for nuclear, aviation deals with France China said Thursday it hoped to reach agreements with France on nuclear energy and civil aviation during President Hu Jintao's state visit to the European nation next week. ... more | .. |
Protests against German vote to maintain nuclear power Protesters scaled Chancellor Angela Merkel's party headquarters Thursday and surrounded parliament as lawmakers voted to postpone by more than a decade the date Germany is to abandon nuclear power. ... more | .. |
 Iran begins fuelling Bushehr nuclear reactor Iran on Tuesday began fuelling the reactor core of its Russian-built nuclear power plant while saying the content, date and venue of new talks with the big powers on its atomic programme have yet to be agreed. ... more | .. |
EU drafts nuclear waste guidelines The European Union says it will require member states to implement strategies for storage of nuclear waste, recommending deep burial underground. ... more |
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EDF to buy up Constellation's nuclear investments in Unistar French energy group EDF and Constellation Energy announced Tuesday they had reached an agreement to restructure their partnership, with EDF taking full ownership of UniStar Nuclear Energy. ... more | .. |
 US, SKorea discuss new civil nuclear cooperation deal US and South Korean experts began talks aimed at concluding a new agreement on sharing civil nuclear energy technology, once the current accord expires in 2014, the State Department said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
Japan, Vietnam PMs to discuss nuclear energy, minerals The leaders of Japan and Vietnam are expected to discuss a nuclear energy pact and the joint development of rare earth minerals when they meet in Hanoi this weekend, a Japanese official said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
Putin oversees uranium, shale gas deals on Ukraine visit Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday signed a raft of agreements including in shale gas exploration and nuclear cooperation amid concerns by Ukrainian opposition over increasingly closer ties with Moscow. ... more |
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Myanmar nuclear plan could speed up with NKorea help: expert Myanmar is carrying out a secret atomic weapons programme that could "really speed up" if the army-ruled country is aided by North Korea, according to a top nuclear scientist. ... more | .. |
US welcomes India's signing of nuclear convention The United States welcomed as a "positive" step Wednesday India's signing of an international convention governing liability in case of nuclear accidents. ... more | .. |
 Argentina to join small group of uranium-enriching countries Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner Monday rededicated a uranium enrichment plant in southern province of Rio Negro, saying that next year Argentina would join the group of 10 countries producing the fuel for peaceful use. ... more | .. |
  S.Africa looks at shift away from coal South Africa opened public hearings on a 125-billion-dollar energy plan on Tuesday, to shift from dependency on coal while avoiding major price rises and a repeat of paralysing blackouts in 2008. ... more |
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