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December 06, 2012

Outside View: Japan's energy conundrum
Washington (UPI) Dec 5, 2012
When it comes to choices in Japanese politics, quantity has certainly given over to quality. After all, as voters face a barrage of campaign rhetoric from 12 political parties as they go to the polls Dec. 16, none of the parties have come up with a credible solution to the country's energy dilemma following the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Yet Japan can ill-afford to continue the streak of having seven prime ministers in as many years, especially as it continues to grapple with the nuclear fallout ... read more

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Clinton backs Westinghouse bid for Czech nuke deal US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday backed a bid by US energy giant Westinghouse to build two new units at the Czech Temelin nuclear plant worth at least $10 billion (7.67 billion euros). ... more		Japan anti-nuclear groups join forces ahead of poll Anti-nuclear parties banded into a new political group on Wednesday, as Japan's fragmented electoral landscape shifts ahead of next month's national poll. ... more		NASA ISRO radar satellite beams first Earth images from space Morocco High Atlas whistle language strives for survival China warns Papua New Guinea over Australian defence deal		AREVA to continue International OECD Research Program for nuclear plant safety The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has extended the international research program conducted at AREVA's technical center in Erlangen ... more
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