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China, Bill Gates in nuclear reactor talks
China says it is ready to start work on a novel design for a nuclear reactor with the help of a firm created by Microsoft Corp.
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After Fukushima, the nuclear industry wonders what’s next
Until March 11, the nuclear energy industry had been enjoying resurgent acceptability as carbon-cutting countries sought to create energy without burning fossil fuels.
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Japan nuclear reactor to be shut down
A nuclear reactor will be shut down in western Japan Wednesday because of cooling water valve troubles, its operator said.
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S.Korea, US resume talks on nuclear energy
South Korea is reportedly pushing for US permission to recycle spent nuclear fuel for power generation as the two countries resumed talks to revise a 1974 pact on the use of atomic energy.
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Greenpeace activists break into French nuclear plant
Environmental group Greenpeace said Monday it had exposed the "vulnerability" of French nuclear sites after its activists broke into an atomic power station near Paris before being arrested.
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France searching all nuclear plants after break-in: ministry
France ordered a thorough search of all its nuclear plants after environmental group Greenpeace said its activists were inside sites other than one outside Paris where nine were arrested Monday.
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Australia uranium sales to India ‘will improve ties’
Australia's strategic ties with India are set to benefit from the ruling Labor Party's decision to lift a ban on exporting uranium to the growing Asian power, Defence Minister Stephen Smith said Monday.
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Australia opens uranium exports to India
Australia has lifted its ban on exporting uranium to India, despite India not having signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
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India’s uranium mines cast a health shadow
Gudiya Das whines as flies settle on her face, waiting for her mother to swat them while she lies on a cot in Ichra, one in a cluster of villages around India's only functioning uranium mines.
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Australia’s ruling party overturns India uranium ban
Australia's ruling Labor party voted Sunday to lift a long-standing ban on exporting uranium to India after a passionate debate about nuclear weapons and reactor safety following Japan's quake crisis.
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Namibia grants Australian firm licence for uranium mine
Namibia on Thursday granted the local unit of Australia's Extract Resources a mining licence to exploit the largest uranium deposit in the country, in what will be a $1.5-billion investment.
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Scrap all Fukushima nuclear reactors: governor
The governor of Japan's Fukushima prefecture called Wednesday for all 10 of the area's reactors to be scrapped as it attempts to recover from an ongoing nuclear crisis.
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Brazil’s nuclear plans stir up debate
Brazil's nuclear program, including its ambitious moves to develop a nuclear-powered submarine with French help, is stirring debate that puts focus on the Latin American country's long-term aims in the field.
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Olympic Dam mining expansion approved
Legislation has passed in South Australia paving the way for mining giant BHP Billiton's proposed expansion of its Olympic Dam project, which is expected to be the world's largest open-cut operation.
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Hundreds hurt during German nuclear train demos: police
More than 100 police officers and over 300 demonstrators were injured in Germany during days of clashes over a shipment of radioactive waste from France, according to figures provided Tuesday.
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TEPCO to sell $2.4 bn KDDI stake for nuclear payout
Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) will sell its entire stake in telecom operator KDDI worth about $2.4 billion to help pay compensation for the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the utility said Monday.