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Court deals setback to South Africa's nuclear ambitions![]() ![]() Johannesburg (AFP) April 26, 2017 A South African court on Wednesday halted the government's accords with several countries to develop new nuclear power stations, a victory for NGOs and other critics of the plan. The High Court in Cape Town ruled that the administration had failed to allow adequate public consultation for preliminary agreements with Russia, South Korea and the United States to build eight reactors. Environmental groups led by Earthlife Africa had challenged the plan in court, saying the government had not proper ... read more |
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![]() 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 d ... more ![]() ![]() 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 |
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![]() 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 ![]() ![]() 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 |
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![]() ![]() Westinghouse's woes spotlight US nuclear sector's decline ![]() ![]() Tokyo (AFP) March 28, 2017 A Japanese appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a pair of nuclear reactors halted by a lower court order can be restarted, in a victory for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's energy policy. ... more ![]() ![]() 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 |
![]() Cambridge, UK (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() The Very Hungry Caterpillar joins fight against plastic pollution ![]() ![]() Photosynthesis in the dark Unraveling the mystery of algae evolution ![]() ![]() Finding best combination for biofuel corn, soil protection |
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![]() Kobe, Japan (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Indian Space Agency Comes Up With an App Indicating Solar Power Potential ![]() ![]() Ancala and Anesco deploy large scale battery at UK solar farm ![]() ![]() Light can improve perovskite solar cell performance |
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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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![]() Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Bright future for self-charging batteries ![]() ![]() A more than 100% quantum step toward producing hydrogen fuel ![]() ![]() Electrochemical performance of lithium-ion capacitors |
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![]() Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() British government loses court case over air pollution plans ![]() ![]() Morocco seizes 420 tonnes of plastic bags in year since ban ![]() ![]() UK could face legal battle over air pollution delay |
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![]() Sendai, Japan (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() West Virginia groundwater not affected by fracking, but surface water is ![]() ![]() A first-ever for Poland in the way of U.S. natural gas ![]() ![]() Merger paid off, energy services firm TechnipFMC says |
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![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 27, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() SwRI-led team discovers lull in Mars' giant impact history ![]() ![]() Opportunity Nears 'Perseverance Valley' ![]() ![]() Engineers investigate simple, no-bake recipe to make bricks on Mars |
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![]() Washington (AFP) April 26, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() US may stay in Paris climate accord, with caveats ![]() ![]() UNEP chief confident US will not ditch Paris climate deal ![]() ![]() Indian minister ridiculed as bizarre drought plot backfires |
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![]() La Jolla, CA (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() All in one against CO2 ![]() ![]() Diamonds coupled using quantum physics ![]() ![]() Graphene Flagship researches create thin film transistors printed with layered materials |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Thai junta defends 'cheap' $393 mn Chinese sub purchase ![]() ![]() Construction begins for U.K's 5th Offshore Patrol Vessel ![]() ![]() Philippines' Duterte tours Russian warship |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Apr 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() SE Asia voices 'grave concern' on N. Korea despite appeal ![]() ![]() At UN, Tillerson makes case for tougher stance on N. Korea ![]() ![]() N.Korea seeks Southeast Asian support in row with US |
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![]() The Hague (AFP) April 26, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Spain's Guernica marks 80th anniversary of bombing ![]() ![]() Nations team up to protect ancient heritage from terrorism ![]() ![]() US forces kill IS leader blamed for nightclub attack |
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![]() Washington (AFP) April 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() China's HNA buys stake in Rio airport: Brazil official ![]() ![]() Pressurized Perlan glider reaches new high altitude on journey to edge of space ![]() ![]() Kazakhstan buys two more Airbus C295 aircraft |
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![]() Tokyo (AFP) April 25, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() The Nepal quake survivors who can never go home ![]() ![]() Ukraine, Belarus leaders mark Chernobyl anniversary ![]() ![]() Rights group urges China to release N. Korean refugees |
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![]() Washington DC (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() The rise of automated art ![]() ![]() Human prejudices sneak into artificial intelligence systems ![]() ![]() Brane Craft Proposal Awarded Phase 2 by NASA |
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