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Protests as French nuclear convoy heads for GermanyFlottemanville, France (AFP) Nov 23, 2011 Baton-wielding French police battled anti-nuclear protesters Wednesday as the last train carrying German nuclear waste treated in France set off on its journey home. A mobile police canteen was set on fire by demonstrators and at least three people were hurt, two protesters and a riot officer. Spooked by Japan's Fukushima disaster, Germany has decided to phase out its use of nuclear power, and thus bring to an end the controversial practice of sending radioactive waste overland to France for rep ... read more |
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 Czech PM offers Germany public debate on nuclear plant Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas said Wednesday he had proposed to Germany a public debate on the controversial construction of two new units at the southern Czech nuclear Temelin power station. ... more | .. |
Last German nuclear convoy to leave France amid protests French police battled anti-nuclear protesters Wednesday as the last convoy of German nuclear waste to be treated here was prepared for its final journey home. ... more | .. |
 No job cuts at French state-owned firms: minister The French state will not accept job cuts due to the economic slowdown at firms in which it has a stake , Finance Minister Francois Baroin said Tuesday after reports of lay-offs at nuclear energy giant Areva. ... 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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 Sarkozy says nuclear power critics 'questioning progress' President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday repeated his call for France to keep nuclear power, accusing the political left of stalling progress by campaigning to reduce reliance on atomic energy. ... more | .. |
 Areva to slash at least 2,700 jobs: sources France's nuclear giant Areva will cut at least 2,700 jobs and slash planned investments by 40 percent to generate at least 500 million euros in savings per year by 2013, sources told AFP Monday. ... more | .. |
 India eyes Australia uranium assets - report Energy-hungry India will consider acquiring Australian uranium mining assets if a controversial ban on exports to the nuclear power is lifted, a report said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Radioactive road poses headache for Seoul district A district council in South Korea's capital is grappling with a weighty waste management problem - finding somewhere to dump a radioactive road. ... more |
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Arabs push nuke energy despite Fukushima Most Arab states have shrugged off the political and environmental fallout from the March 11 Fukushima disaster in Japan and are pushing ahead with nuclear energy programs. ... more | .. |
Nuclear giant Areva to slash 1,300 jobs in Germany: report France's nuclear giant Areva will cut 1,300 jobs in Germany and close down two of its sites after Berlin's decision to abandon nuclear energy, news weekly Der Spiegel reported on Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Japan bans Fukushima rice for radiation Japan on Thursday announced its first ban on rice produced near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant after samples showed radioactive contamination well above legal limits. ... more | .. |
  Fukushima radiation 'mostly fell in sea': study Most of the radioactive fallout from the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant dropped into the ocean and began circling the planet, Japanese researchers said Thursday. ... more |
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 Hungary likely source of elevated radioactivity levels: IAEA Elevated levels of the radioactive element iodine-131 that were detected in several nations have been identified as likely originating at a Hungarian research institute, nuclear authorities said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 IEA outlines Japan's low nuclear scenario Assuming Japan doesn't build any new nuclear reactors by 2035, it could face rising economic costs and risks to its energy security, the International Energy Agency says. ... more | .. |
'Considerable damage' if France drops nuclear power: Sarkozy President Nicolas Sarkozy warned Thursday that abandoning nuclear power would cause "considerable damage" to France after his opponents vowed to campaign to reduce the country's reliance on atomic energy. ... more | .. |
 Chernobyl veterans on hunger strike over benefit cuts Ukrainian veterans of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster clean-up demonstrated around the country on Wednesday against cuts to their benefits, the latest in a string of protests. ... more |
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France opposition in first push to reduce nuclear power 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. ... more | .. |
 Radioactive iodine: Now France detects traces in atmosphere France's nuclear watchdog on Tuesday said it had detected traces of radioactive iodine in the air last week after similarly low contamination was reported by the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and Austria. ... more | .. |
 UN atomic agency praises Fukushima clean-up The UN atomic agency praised Japan's clean-up efforts eight months after the Fukushima nuclear disaster but said there was still room for improvement. ... 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 |
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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 | .. |
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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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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 | .. |
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 |
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 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 | .. |
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 |
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