
South Korean nuclear engineers charged with cover-up
Seoul (AFP) May 30, 2012 - Five senior engineers were charged Wednesday with trying to cover up a potentially dangerous power failure at South Korea's oldest nuclear plant, prosecutors said.
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Seoul (AFP) May 30, 2012 - Five senior engineers were charged Wednesday with trying to cover up a potentially dangerous power failure at South Korea's oldest nuclear plant, prosecutors said.
May 30, 2012

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Moscow (AFP) May 29, 2012 - Russia is ready to help Iran build a new nuclear power plant alongside the first one Moscow helped construct in the city of Bushehr, a top official at the state nuclear firm Rosatom said on Tuesday.
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Tehran (AFP) May 27, 2012 - Iran is to build a new nuclear power plant, alongside its sole existing one in the southern city of Bushehr, by early 2014, state television reported on Sunday, quoting the head of the country's Atomic Energy Organisation.
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May 25, 2012

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