
Fresh nuclear shipment to Germany attracts protests
Berlin (AFP) Dec 11, 2010 - Around 2,500 people on Saturday took to the streets of Germany, organisers said, to protest against a shipment of radioactive waste from France expected next week.
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Berlin (AFP) Dec 11, 2010 - Around 2,500 people on Saturday took to the streets of Germany, organisers said, to protest against a shipment of radioactive waste from France expected next week.
Dec 11, 2010

Paris (AFP) Dec 10, 2010 - The Kuwait Investment Authority is to take a 600 million-euro stake in French nuclear giant Areva, representing two-thirds of an initial capital increase, the French finance ministry announced on Friday.
Dec 10, 2010

Riyadh (AFP) Dec 7, 2010 - Saudi Arabia plans to be producing nuclear power within 10 years, a senior US trade official said here Monday.
Dec 7, 2010

Seoul (AFP) Dec 7, 2010 - South Korea said Tuesday it plans to build 14 new nuclear reactors by 2024 to help meet growing energy needs and cut dependence on fossil fuel.
Dec 7, 2010

New Delhi (AFP) Dec 6, 2010 - French President Nicolas Sarkozy was to hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday in New Delhi, with a new deal on nuclear power set to be the centrepiece of the meeting.
Dec 6, 2010

Berlin (AFP) Dec 6, 2010 - Germany on Monday called off hotly-disputed plans to ship radioactive nuclear waste to Russia as it doubted the cargo would be safely disposed of, a spokeswoman for the environment ministry said.
Dec 6, 2010

Paris (UPI) Dec 6, 2010 - French nuclear giant Areva has won a contract to sell two nuclear reactors to India following talks between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Dec 6, 2010

Mumbai (AFP) Dec 4, 2010 - Indian villagers on Saturday protested at the site of a nuclear power plant to be built with French help, campaigners said, as France's President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in the country for a visit.
Dec 4, 2010

Bangalore, India (AFP) Dec 4, 2010 - French President Nicolas Sarkozy began a four-day trip to India on Saturday, pitching for new nuclear energy contracts while stressing his hosts' increased power in world affairs.
Dec 4, 2010

Vienna (AFP) Dec 3, 2010 - The UN atomic watchdog on Friday voted to set up a nuclear fuel bank, under its auspices, to allow countries access to nuclear energy without risking the spread of atomic weapons.
Dec 3, 2010

Vilnius (AFP) Dec 3, 2010 - A four-nation nuclear power plant project in Lithuania was thrown into doubt Friday, as the government said a South Korean bidder had pulled out and another was rejected.
Dec 3, 2010

Washington DC (SPX) Dec 01, 2010 - A broad review of current research on nuclear power economics has been published in the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy. The report concludes that nuclear power will continue to be a via
Dec 1, 2010

Moscow (AFP) Dec 1, 2010 - Russia announced Wednesday that it had created the world's first international atomic fuel bank as part of a global effort to curb the spread of nuclear arms to nations such as North Korea and Iran.
Dec 1, 2010

Moscow (AFP) Dec 1, 2010 - Russia has successfully completed the creation of the world's first international nuclear fuel bank under an agreement with the IAEA, the Rosatom state atomic energy corporation said Wednesday.
Dec 1, 2010

Paris (AFP) Dec 1, 2010 - The French government is looking positively at taking part in a capital increase for nuclear giant Areva while negotiations for Kuwait to acquire a stake in the company are going well, Economy Minister Christine Lagarde said Wednesday.
Dec 1, 2010

Sofia (AFP) Nov 30, 2010 - Bulgaria and Russia struck on Tuesday a deal to unfreeze a long-stalled project for a new 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant on the Danube as foreign investors signalled they were ready to join in.
Nov 30, 2010