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Britain and France to sign nuclear power deal at summitParis (AFP) Feb 17, 2012 French President Nicolas Sarkozy held talks with Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday at a summit in Paris where they were expected to sign a nuclear pact and reinforce defence ties. The diplomatic stand-offs with Syria and Iran, in which London and Paris are working together on the UN Security Council, were also on the agenda at the Elysee, where Cameron and his deputy Nick Clegg arrived just before lunch France and Britain have clashed in recent months over economic policy in the e ... read more |
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 Secrecy Over $8 Billion Vogtle Nuclear Reactor Deal Challenged in Court With the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) believed to be within days of announcing the final federal approval of the controversial Vogtle nuclear project, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy ( ... more | .. |
 Australia's most populated state lifts uranium ban Australia's most populous state will reverse a decades-long ban on uranium exploration, with the regional government saying Wednesday it would be foolish not to tap into the lucrative sector. ... more | .. |
  Fukushima weighs heavy at Berlin film showcase The Fukushima nuclear disaster has come under the spotlight at Berlin's film festival with three films exploring its impact on Japanese society less than a year on. ... 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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 Kazakhstan keen to expand civil nuke ties with India Kazakhstan is keen to expand civil nuclear ties with India, its envoy here said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Fukushima faces increased quake risk - study Japan's crippled nuclear plant at Fukushima needs to beef up safety measures to face the risk of a large earthquake, scientists said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Taiwan to forge ahead with nuclear power? Taiwan plans to go forward with its fourth nuclear power plant amid safety concerns. ... more | .. |
 Poland sticking to 2020 target for first atomic plant Polish energy group PGE on Monday denied reports that it had pushed back from 2020 to 2025 the planned opening of the country's first nuclear power plant. ... more |
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Philippines quake kills dozens as injured overwhelm hospitals
Typhoon Bualoi inflicts death, lasting floods on Vietnam
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 Russian nuclear scientists in Kudankulam to be sent elsewhere: Envoy With work on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) stalled due to protests by villagers, the Russian nuclear scientists posted at the project are remaining idle and are required elsewhere, the Russian envoy to India said. ... more | .. |
 Remove atomic scientist, expand expert panel: Kudankulam activists Activists spearheading the anti-Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) protests Friday requested the Tamil Nadu government to expand a new four-member panel that will look into the plant's safety a ... more | .. |
Japan's Fukushima reactor may be reheating: operator Temperature readings at one of the crippled Fukushima nuclear reactors have risen above Japan's stringent new safety standard but there was no immediate danger, its operator said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Thousands rally against nuclear power in Japan Thousands demonstrated in Tokyo on Saturday against nuclear power generation, 11 months after a massive earthquake and tsunami sparked reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. ... more |
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 Japan OKs $8.9 bn aid as TEPCO loss worsens Japan on Monday approved a fresh $8.9 billion in aid for the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant as the company said it expected to lose a similar amount this year. ... more | .. |
 Areva-UraMin deal followed suspicious trading: report French nuclear power group Areva's purchase of Canadian uranium producer UraMin in 2007 for a high price was preceded by suspicious stock trades indicative of insider trading, a report said Saturday. ... more | .. |
Poland's first nuclear plant delayed five years to 2025 Poland's first nuclear power plant will not come on line until 2025, five years behind schedule, a press report said Saturday. ... more | .. |
Bird numbers drop around Fukushima Bird populations near Japan's damaged Fukushima nuclear plant have dropped more than expected from a related analysis of the Chernobyl disaster, scientists say. ... more |
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Venus' Cloud Aerosols Contain Reservoirs of Water and Iron
Technique Could Reveal Hidden Habitats on Moon and Mars
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 U.S green lights two new reactors The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved the construction of two new nuclear reactors, the first to be built in the United States since 1978. ... more | .. |
 French reactor down as cold snap drives power demand A French nuclear reactor has gone into an unscheduled shutdown, state energy giant EDF said on Friday, placing fresh pressure on a national power grid already strained by freezing temperatures. ... more | .. |
 US approves first nuclear plant in decades The US approved its first new nuclear power reactors in decades on Thursday, despite objections from the country's top regulator that safety issues raised by last year's Fukushima meltdown were not fully addressed. ... more | .. |
 US urges Bulgaria to diversify energy supply The United States increased pressure on Bulgaria Thursday to diversify its energy sector during a visit here of US special envoy for Eurasian energy Richard Morningstar. ... more |
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 Sarkozy vows to keep oldest nuclear plant running French President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed on Thursday to keep France's oldest nuclear power plant at Fessenheim running and slammed his Socialist opponent for promising to close it. ... more | .. |
 China authorities demand nuclear plant halt Authorities in eastern China have demanded that construction on a nuclear power station be stopped immediately, saying residents in the quake-prone area are in danger, state media reported Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Fukushima's temperature rise stabilized A steep temperature rise in the No. 2 reactor at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant has sparked new concerns about government claims that the facility has been stabilized. ... more | .. |
 EU funding shortfall for ex-Soviet nuclear plants clean-up The EU faces a shortfall of some 2.5 billion euros to complete de-commissioning of eight ex-Soviet nuclear plants in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia, the European Court of Auditors said Wednesday. ... more |
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 Prague to scale back nuclear ambition: minister The Czech Republic is to scale back its nuclear energy ambitions, the industry minister said Wednesday in a newspaper interview. ... more | .. |
  Chadbourne Closes More Than 20 Billion in Project Finance Deals Chadbourne and Parke lawyers closed more than $20 billion in project finance deals in 2011, including the world's largest IPP project being built in Saudi Arabia. Other highlights in 2011 included w ... more | .. |
 French nuclear body approves Atmea reactor safety options France's ASN nuclear safety body said on Tuesday it had approved the safety options for the Atmea1 reactor project being carried out by France's Areva and Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). ... more | .. |
  Lavrov to Discuss Space, Nuclear Cooperation in Australia Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will discuss bilateral cooperation in high-tech industries, including space and nuclear power, during his one-day working visit to Australia on Tuesday. ... more |
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 Slovenia nuclear plant cuts output for repair work Slovenia's only nuclear power plant reduced output to one third for repair work, the operator said on Saturday. ... more | .. |
 RWE to implement new savings German energy giant RWE, which has been hit hard by Berlin's decision to phase out nuclear power, said Sunday it was planning for a billion euros (1.3 billion dollars) in new cuts. ... more | .. |
 AREVA and partners submit commercial bid for a new EPR nuclear plant to Fennovoima AREVA, who leads the EPR Team, submitted its commercial bid for the construction of a nuclear power plant at Pyhajoki, in North Ostrobothnia, Finland. With this commercial bid, the EPR Team's ... more | .. |
  Space Radiation Blamed for Phobos-Grunt Crash Space radiation triggered a glitch in the on-board computer system causing the recent crash of Russia's Mars probe, Federal Space Agency head Vladimir Popovkin said on Tuesday. "Two components ... more |
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