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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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![]() Kiev (AFP) April 26, 2017 The presidents of Ukraine and Belarus toured Wednesday the site of the Chernobyl plant to mark 31 years since the "unhealing wound" of the world's worst civil nuclear accident spewed radiation across Europe. ... more ![]() ![]() 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 |
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![]() 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 ![]() ![]() 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 |
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![]() ![]() Toshiba execs under fire as loss forecast balloons ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() ![]() 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 |
![]() Washington DC (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Fast, low energy, and continuous biofuel extraction from microalgae ![]() ![]() Caterpillar found to eat shopping bags, suggesting biodegradable solution to plastic pollution ![]() ![]() The Very Hungry Caterpillar joins fight against plastic pollution |
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![]() New Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 26, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() U.S. renewable power groups defend reliability ![]() ![]() Light can improve perovskite solar cell performance ![]() ![]() Experts outline pathway for generating up to 10 terawatts of power from sunlight by 2030 |
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![]() Hamburg, Germany (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Norwegian company envisions wind energy role for oil production ![]() ![]() Oklahoma to end tax credits for wind energy ![]() ![]() German power company examining new wind energy options. |
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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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![]() New York, NY (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() A more than 100% quantum step toward producing hydrogen fuel ![]() ![]() Clarifying the mechanism for suppressing turbulence through ion mass ![]() ![]() Electrochemical performance of lithium-ion capacitors |
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![]() Manila (AFP) April 27, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Predicting the movement and impacts of microplastic pollution ![]() ![]() New approach to improve detection of landfill-related pollution ![]() ![]() British government loses court case over air pollution plans |
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![]() Washington (UPI) May 1, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Pull out of Paris climate deal, energy group tells Trump ![]() ![]() Colorado gas blast idles second company ![]() ![]() Kuwait reports increased oil profits in difficult environment |
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![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 27, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Several drives put opportunity closer to 'Perseverance Valley' ![]() ![]() Opportunity Nears 'Perseverance Valley' ![]() ![]() Engineers investigate simple, no-bake recipe to make bricks on Mars |
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![]() Washington (AFP) April 26, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Ethiopia drought creates food crisis for 7.7 million ![]() ![]() US may stay in Paris climate accord, with caveats ![]() ![]() UNEP chief confident US will not ditch Paris climate deal |
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![]() Stanford CA (SPX) May 02, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Graphene withstands high pressure, may aid in desalination ![]() ![]() All in one against CO2 ![]() ![]() Diamonds coupled using quantum physics |
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![]() Beijing (AFP) April 26, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Navy exercises nuclear fuel contract options for subs, aircraft carriers ![]() ![]() BAE to launch fourth British Astute-class attack submarine ![]() ![]() What China's 1st domestically-built aircraft carrier means |
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![]() Washington (AFP) May 1, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Lockheed Martin receives Trident missile contract ![]() ![]() S Korea, US conduct military drills despite Pyongyang threats ![]() ![]() N. Korea warns of nuclear test 'at any time' |
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![]() Washington (AFP) May 1, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Nations urged to 'banish evil of chemical arms' ![]() ![]() Spain's Guernica marks 80th anniversary of bombing ![]() ![]() Nations team up to protect ancient heritage from terrorism |
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![]() McLean VA (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Department of Defense awards contract for 240 F-35 Lightning II planes ![]() ![]() Lockheed Martin to upgrade sensor systems Japan's Apache helicopters ![]() ![]() Eurofighter Typhoon successfully tests Meteor missile |
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![]() Washington (UPI) May 1, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Engineers shine light on deadly landslide ![]() ![]() Zapping bacteria with sanitizers made of paper ![]() ![]() 24 dead as Kyrgyz landslide engulfs village homes |
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![]() Washington DC (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() The rise of automated art ![]() ![]() Your future surgery may use an automated, robotic drill ![]() ![]() Human prejudices sneak into artificial intelligence systems |
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