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Andra continues Areva contract to operate its Aube Surface Disposal Facility![]() ![]() Paris, France (SPX) Apr 21, 2017 AREVA, represented by its subsidiary STMI, has won the call for tenders to provide its services as industrial operator of the French National Agency for Radioactive Waste Management's Aube surface disposal facility. The contract, worth several million euros, covers the period from 2017 to 2022. As industrial operator of the site, AREVA's main responsibilities will be: + Acceptance, inspection, as well as any reconditioning operations and final disposal on site for low-level and intermediate- ... read more |
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![]() Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Apr 19, 2017 Few jobs are more massive than that of building a nuclear power plant, a project that takes years and billions of dollars to complete. But once a new plant is finished, how do engineers know it will ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (SPX) Apr 13, 2017 AREVA NP signed a contract with Southern Nuclear to provide outage services at the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Generating Station* units 1 and 2 between 2017 and 2021. Over the course of six outages, A ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (SPX) Apr 12, 2017 Human exploration of Mars is now an official goal of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a bill to increase NASA's budget. The la ... more ![]() ![]() Paris, France (SPX) Apr 12, 2017 On April 10, 2017, AREVA and KAZATOMPROM signed a major agreement to strengthen their long-standing cooperation in the uranium mining sector in Kazakhstan. The official signing ceremony took p ... more |
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![]() Johannesburg (AFP) April 9, 2017 South Africa's ruling party on Sunday said the government will have to re-think its costly and highly contentious nuclear expansion programme following last week's relegation of the country's creditworthiness to junk. ... more ![]() ![]() Paris (AFP) April 9, 2017 The French government on Sunday published a decree for closing the country's oldest nuclear plant, fulfilling a campaign-trail pledge made by President Francois Hollande who is now in the final weeks of office. ... more ![]() ![]() San Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 In a perfect world, people would diligently reapply suncreen every couple of hours to protect their delicate skin from damaging solar radiation. But in reality, few people actually adhere to reappli ... more ![]() ![]() Tokyo (AFP) April 4, 2017 Japan's troubled conglomerate Toshiba said Tuesday it would buy the 40 percent stake held by French group Engie in their British nuclear joint venture NuGen for about 15.3 billion yen ($138.6 million). ... more ![]() ![]() Chiba, Japan (AFP) March 30, 2017 Angry investors lambasted Toshiba executives at a shareholder meeting Thursday after it warned annual losses could balloon to more than $9.0 billion but they agreed to the sale of its memory chip business, the jewel in the Japanese giant's crown. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (AFP) March 30, 2017 Westinghouse's bankruptcy announcement Wednesday cast a pall over the future of nuclear energy in the United States and comes as the Trump administration seeks to revive the coal industry. ... more |
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![]() ![]() Japan high court rules nuclear reactors can restart ![]() ![]() Washington (AFP) March 29, 2017 Toshiba's loss-hit US nuclear unit Westinghouse Electric Company has filed for bankruptcy protection, the companies said Wednesday, as the troubled division wrestles with huge losses and accounting fraud claims. ... more ![]() ![]() Tokyo (AFP) March 17, 2017 A Japanese court on Friday ruled for the first time that the government bears responsibility for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and ordered it and the plant operator to pay damages, officials and news reports said. ... more ![]() ![]() Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Mar 23, 2017 Extraordinary decontamination efforts are underway in areas affected by the 2011 nuclear accidents in Japan. The creation of total radioactivity maps is essential for thorough cleanup, but the most ... more ![]() ![]() Santiago (AFP) March 18, 2017 Douglas Tompkins's widow vividly remembers the suspicions the late billionaire raised when he started buying up land in Patagonia, the natural paradise at the bottom of South America. ... more |
![]() Cambridge, UK (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Degradable electronic components created from corn starch ![]() ![]() The Very Hungry Caterpillar joins fight against plastic pollution ![]() ![]() Photosynthesis in the dark Unraveling the mystery of algae evolution |
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![]() New Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 26, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Ancala and Anesco deploy large scale battery at UK solar farm ![]() ![]() Scientist invents way to trigger artificial photosynthesis to clean air ![]() ![]() Experts outline pathway for generating up to 10 terawatts of power from sunlight by 2030 |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Oklahoma to end tax credits for wind energy ![]() ![]() German power company examining new wind energy options. ![]() ![]() Canada sees emerging role for wind energy |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() World Bank urges more investment for developing global electricity ![]() ![]() US states begin legal action on Trump energy delay ![]() ![]() Program to be axed saves energy in LA buildings |
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![]() Washington DC (SPX) Apr 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Stanford scientist's new approach may accelerate design of high-power batteries ![]() ![]() Making batteries from waste glass bottles ![]() ![]() Clarifying the mechanism for suppressing turbulence through ion mass |
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![]() Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() UK could face legal battle over air pollution delay ![]() ![]() ESA helps faster cleaner shipping ![]() ![]() Sri Lanka bans anti-garbage protests after dump disaster |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Apr 25, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Volatility concerns bruise crude oil prices ![]() ![]() Amec Foster Wheeler signals trouble ahead ![]() ![]() British company Petrofrac lands $70 million contract in Iraq |
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![]() Boulder CO (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Danish Martian Experts Get Their Hands on a Piece of 'Black Beauty' ![]() ![]() New Look at 2004's Martian Hole-in-One Site ![]() ![]() Researchers Produce Detailed Map of Potential Mars Rover Landing Site |
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![]() United Nations, United States (AFP) April 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Indian minister ridiculed as bizarre drought plot backfires ![]() ![]() In Washington, the economic world meets Trump climate skepticism ![]() ![]() Proposed cuts in US climate science reverberate worldwide |
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![]() Washington DC (SPX) Apr 12, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Diamonds coupled using quantum physics ![]() ![]() Graphene Flagship researches create thin film transistors printed with layered materials ![]() ![]() 'Pink Star' diamond fetches record $71.2 mn in Hong Kong |
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![]() Bangkok (AFP) April 25, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Construction begins for U.K's 5th Offshore Patrol Vessel ![]() ![]() Damen prepares training vessel for Australian navy ![]() ![]() Philippines' Duterte tours Russian warship |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Apr 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() N. Korea hails 'largest ever' firing drill ![]() ![]() S.Korea tourist numbers plummet in China boycott ![]() ![]() China urges Korea peninsula denuclearisation |
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![]() Athens (AFP) April 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() US forces kill IS leader blamed for nightclub attack ![]() ![]() New system to destroy chemical warfare agents announced ![]() ![]() Anti-IS strike rules unchanged under Trump: general |
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![]() Minden, NV (SPX) Apr 25, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() 'Personal flying machine' maker plans deliveries this year ![]() ![]() Kazakhstan buys two more Airbus C295 aircraft ![]() ![]() Singapore's air force upgrading Apache warfare systems |
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![]() Tokyo (AFP) April 25, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() The Nepal quake survivors who can never go home ![]() ![]() Rights group urges China to release N. Korean refugees ![]() ![]() SES Launches Rapid Response Vehicle for Defence, Security and Humanitarian Missions |
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![]() Princeton NJ (SPX) Apr 19, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Brane Craft Proposal Awarded Phase 2 by NASA ![]() ![]() Lockheed Martin gets license for military exoskeleton tech ![]() ![]() Facebook launches digital assistant 'M' in US |
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