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Russian wants U.S. nuclear technology

Moscow (UPI) Mar 25, 2011 - Russia is interested in utilizing spent nuclear fuel dry storage technology developed by the United States.

Mar 25, 2011

Saudis focus on nuclear, solar energy

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (UPI) Mar 24, 2011 - Saudi Arabia is increasingly focusing on nuclear and solar energy because within two decades it will be using most of its oil production for domestic purposes, leaving little for export, if consumption keeps rising the way it is now.

Mar 24, 2011

Radioactive German election looms for Merkel

Winnenden, Germany (AFP) March 24, 2011 - Chancellor Angela Merkel's party has ruled Baden-Wuerttemberg since 1953, but the political fallout in Germany from Japan's nuclear crisis could spell the end in a key state election Sunday.

Mar 24, 2011

Fukushima: France sets check of reactors by year end

Paris (AFP) March 24, 2011 - Prime Minister Francois Fillon on Thursday asked the country's top nuclear safety body to inspect all of France's reactors by year's end in the aftermath of the Fukushima accident.

Mar 24, 2011

US launches review of nuclear plant safety

Washington (AFP) March 23, 2011 - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday it was launching a two-pronged review of US nuclear power plant safety amid the crisis at a Japanese complex hit by an earthquake and tsunami.

Mar 23, 2011

Sooner Germany abandons nuclear power, the better: Merkel

Frankfurt (AFP) March 23, 2011 - Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday that the sooner Germany abandoned nuclear power the better, but stressed the energy source was still needed as a stopgap technology for Europe's biggest economy.

Mar 23, 2011

Russia makes lower offer for Mantra uranium

Sydney (AFP) March 23, 2011 - A subsidiary of Russia's atomic energy agency has used Japan's nuclear crisis to slash its planned takeover price for Australian uranium miner Mantra Resources by 12 percent.

Mar 23, 2011

Oldest US nuclear reactor ‘disaster waiting to happen’

Lacey, New Jersey (AFP) March 23, 2011 - A sleepy New Jersey town has come onto people's radar screens because it has the oldest running nuclear power plant in the United States - and some say the most dangerous.

Mar 23, 2011

Nuclear to stay, says EU despite battle over safety testing

Brussels (AFP) March 23, 2011 - Nuclear energy is here to stay so European Union leaders need to spell out clearly how to revamp safety guidelines at a key summit, the bloc's energy commissioner said Wednesday.

Mar 23, 2011

Japan disaster hikes Swedes’ opposition to nuclear

Stockholm (AFP) March 22, 2011 - Opposition to nuclear power in Sweden has risen sharply following the disaster in Japan, with 36 percent of Swedes now saying they want nuclear power phased out, up from 15 percent in 2008, a poll showed Tuesday.

Mar 22, 2011

Italy halts nuclear plan after Japan crisis

Rome (AFP) March 22, 2011 - Italy will declare a one-year moratorium on the country's nuclear programme at a cabinet meeting Wednesday, Economic Development Minister Paolo Romani told a parliamentary committee.

Mar 22, 2011

Delhi roads riskier than nuclear: India regulator

New Delhi (AFP) March 22, 2011 - India's atomic energy regulator has said that driving or walking on the notoriously dangerous streets of New Delhi is more of a risk than the country's 20 nuclear reactors.

Mar 22, 2011

Bulgaria prepares ‘stress test’ at Kozloduy nuclear plant

Sofia (AFP) March 22, 2011 - Bulgaria launched preparations Tuesday for a stress test of its sole nuclear power plant at Kozloduy, following EU safety concerns brought on by Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear plant.

Mar 22, 2011

Quake-prone Turkey presses on with nuclear plant plans

Buyukeceli, Turkey (AFP) March 21, 2011 - Amid global alarm over the nuclear crisis in Japan, Turkey - which is also quake-prone - is going ahead with plans to build its first nuclear plant.

Mar 21, 2011

How quickly can Germany ditch nuclear?

Berlin (UPI) Mar 21, 2011 - Germany, which has decided to temporarily shut down its seven oldest nuclear power reactors, is debating whether it's realistic to completely phase out nuclear energy anytime soon.

Mar 21, 2011

Engineers working on Japan reactor systems: agency

Osaka (AFP) March 21, 2011 - Engineers at Japan's stricken nuclear plant on Monday raced to fix disabled cooling systems and restore power, as fire trucks sprayed water to help cool reactor fuel pools, the nuclear safety agency said.

Mar 21, 2011