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France opposition in first push to reduce nuclear powerParis (AFP) Nov 16, 2011 France's long-held support for nuclear energy emerged as a key issue in next year's elections Wednesday as the opposition Socialists and Greens agreed to joint efforts to reduce reliance on atomic power. The deal marks the first significant move toward limiting nuclear power in France since it embraced atomic energy after the oil shocks of the 1970s and comes amid growing disquiet here after Japan's Fukushima atomic disaster in March. Green party leader Cecile Duflot hailed the opposition deal a ... read more |
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 Belgian parties strike 'deal' for nuclear stipend: reports Six parties negotiating a budget for Belgium have agreed to pay the country's nuclear sector - essentially Electrabel - an annual stipend of 550 million euros, Belgian media reported Monday. ... more | .. |
  Firm makes iPhone Geiger counter for worried Japanese A Japanese company Tuesday unveiled a cheap Geiger counter for the iPhone to enable people worried about the March Fukushima nuclear accident to check their environment for radiation. ... more | .. |
 Australia moves to lift India uranium ban Prime Minister Julia Gillard moved Tuesday to lift Australia's controversial ban on uranium sales to nuclear power India in a bid to strengthen relations with the fast-growing economic powerhouse. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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France must improve atom plants 'without delay': institute France must immediately improve safety at its nuclear power plants so they can deal with natural disasters in the wake of Japan's Fukushima accident, an industry body said Thursday. ... more | .. |
Saudi, S. Korea ink nuclear cooperation deal OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement with South Korea on developing nuclear power generation to help meet the kingdom's rising demand, an official statement said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 IEA Report Advises Governments to Embrace Renewables and Nuclear The good news is that on 8 November the International Energy Agency released its 2011 "World Energy Outlook." While it will cheer nuclear advocates, overall the report makes for grim reading. Pullin ... more | .. |
  Japan opens Fukushima reactors to outside eyes Japan took a group of journalists inside its crippled nuclear plant for the first time on Saturday, stepping up efforts to prove to the world it is on top of the disaster. ... more |
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 Abnormal radioactivity also in Hungary, no risk seen Hungary was the latest European country on Saturday to confirm higher than usual levels of radioactivity in the air, although like others it maintained that this did not pose any health risks. ... more | .. |
  Coal to keep burning on strong Asian demand Coal is set to remain a major energy source alongside oil over the next 25 years on strong Asian demand, an uncertain outlook for nuclear power and despite the popularity of natural gas. ... more | .. |
Swiss energy group shuns Russian nuclear fuel Switzerland's energy group Axpo said Saturday it was stopping taking uranium fuel from Russia's Majak reprocessing plant because it lacked information about conditions there. ... more | .. |
 EON to sue Germany over nuclear exit EON, Germany's biggest power supplier, is filing a complaint with Germany's highest court, demanding compensation for the government's decision to abandon nuclear energy, a spokesman said Monday. ... more |
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Radioactivity in Europe, no public risk: IAEA The UN atomic agency said Friday "very low levels" of radioactive iodine-131 had been detected in the air in the Czech Republic and in other countries, but presented no risk to human health. ... more | .. |
EnBW reports profits down in third quarter EnBW, Germany's third-biggest power supplier, said on Friday that third-quarter profits plunged owing to the shutdown of two of its nuclear plants after the Fukushima disaster in Japan. ... more | .. |
 Thorium shows promise for nuclear power Thorium has great potential as an alternative to uranium for nuclear fuel, experts say. ... more | .. |
 RWE in the red on German nuclear phase-out RWE, Germany's second-biggest power supplier, said Thursday it plunged into the red in the third quarter, not least as a result of the country's decision to phase out nuclear power. ... more |
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 Nuclear energy vital to face energy demand, warming: IEA Nuclear energy remains vital to cope with rising energy demand, mainly in emerging economies, fight global warming and avert increased damage to the environment, the IEA warned on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
EON profits plunge on nuclear pull-out EON, Germany's biggest power supplier, said Wednesday its profits fell sharply in the first nine months owing to the shutdown of power plants as part of Germany's policy to abandon nuclear energy. ... more | .. |
 Tokyo city starts radiation tests on food in shops Tokyo city government on Tuesday began radiation tests on samples of food bought in shops to reassure residents amid a contamination scare after a major nuclear accident in northeast Japan. ... more | .. |
 Vietnam agrees atomic power ties with S. Korea Vietnam agreed Tuesday to seek greater nuclear energy cooperation with South Korea, opening the way for its participation in a project to build atomic power plants in energy-hungry Vietnam. ... more |
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 Plutonium's unusual interactions with clay may minimize leakage of nuclear waste As a first line of defense, steel barrels buried deep underground are designed to keep dangerous plutonium waste from seeping into the soil and surrounding bedrock, and, eventually, contaminating th ... more | .. |
Japan firm unveils robot suit for nuclear workers The Japanese maker of an exoskeleton robot suit to assist walking on Monday unveiled a model that could help nuclear workers weighed down by heavy anti-radiation vests in contaminated zones. ... more | .. |
 Japan nuclear minister cool in eye of the storm For a man who has spent almost every waking hour over the past half year shepherding Japan through one of the world's worst nuclear disasters, Goshi Hosono wears his worries lightly. ... more | .. |
 Seoul roads to be repaved for radioactivity Two sections of road in the South Korean capital Seoul are to be repaved after they were found to be radioactive, officials said Saturday. ... more |
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 Japan govt hands $11.5 bln aid to TEPCO: reports Japan's government on Friday reportedly agreed to give the operator of the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant $11.5 billion in aid to help it pay compensation to those affected by the disaster. ... more | .. |
 France, Kazakhstan sign deal on nuclear fuel plant French Industry and Energy Minister Eric Besson signed a deal with the government of Kazakhstan Friday that will see France's Areva open a nuclear fuel plant with Kazakh firm Kazatomprom, his office said. ... more | .. |
 Technology makes storing radioactive waste safer Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers have developed new technology capable of removing radioactive material from contaminated water and aiding clean-up efforts following nuclear dis ... more | .. |
 No uncontrolled reaction at Fukushima: operator The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima atomic plant Thursday played down fears of an uncontrolled chain reaction at the site, despite the discovery of evidence of recent nuclear fission. ... more |
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Scientist: India should quit nuclear power A leading Indian nuclear scientist has indicated that India should scrap its nuclear energy program. ... more | .. |
CentrAfrica threatens to dispute French nuclear deal The Central African Republic on Thursday threatened to dispute a contract with French nuclear giant Areva if the company froze a uranium mining project in the country. ... more | .. |
Evacuation after ammonia leak at US nuclear plant Workers were evacuated from an area of a California nuclear power plant Tuesday after an ammonia leak, but there was no immediate danger to the public, the operator said. ... more | .. |
New fission suspected at Japan nuclear plant The operator of Japan's tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant said Wednesday it feared nuclear fission had resumed inside one of the reactors. ... more |
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