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Global Nuclear Power Outlook And Opportunities
Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Aug 19, 2010 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the Global Nuclear Power Outlook and Opportunities report to their offering.
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India cabinet to discuss key nuclear bill Friday
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 19, 2010 - India's cabinet was expected Friday to discuss changing a bill on its civilian nuclear power industry, to increase the liability of foreign-reactor suppliers in the case of an accident.
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Federal Nuclear Waste Panel Overlooks Public Mistrust
Pullman WA (SPX) Aug 17, 2010 - A renewed federal effort to fix the nation's stalled nuclear waste program is focusing so much on technological issues that it fails to address the public mistrust hampering storage and disposal efforts.
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Utilities, Berlin face off over reactors
Berlin (UPI) Aug 17, 2010 - In a negotiation war with the German government that could drag on for at least two more weeks, the country's utilities have threatened to shut down some of their nuclear reactors if a fuel-rod tax goes into effect as planned.
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Fires still threaten Russian nuclear site as smog returns
Moscow (AFP) Aug 15, 2010 - Shifting winds brought the acrid smell of smog briefly back to Moscow on Sunday and fires burned near Russia's main nuclear research centre as residents complained of ash in the air in central Russia.
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German power firms threaten nuclear shut-off: report
Berlin (AFP) Aug 15, 2010 - Energy firms in Germany have threatened to switch off the country's nuclear power stations if Berlin presses ahead with plans for a tax on fuel rods, Spiegel magazine reported on Sunday.
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Poland inks nuclear co-operation agreement with S. Korea
Warsaw (AFP) Aug 13, 2010 - Planning to open its first nuclear power plant in 2022, Poland on Friday signed an agreement with South Korea on bilateral co-operation on atomic energy, a Polish government statement said.
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Russia to launch Iran’s first nuke plant
Moscow (UPI) Aug 13, 2010 - Russia's nuclear energy agency Rosatom said Thursday it will launch Iran's first nuclear power plant next week after years of delay.
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Australian opposition vows uranium for India, warns on China
Sydney (AFP) Aug 12, 2010 - Australia's opposition Thursday vowed to sell uranium to nuclear power India if elected this month and cautioned against over-reliance on China, the country's top trading partner.
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Chernobyl – the world’s worst civilian nuclear disaster
Kiev (AFP) Aug 12, 2010 - It was shortly after one a.m on April 26, 1986 when the number-four reactor at the Chernobyl complex was shattered by massive blasts, releasing radiation and causing the world's worst civilian nuclear disaster.
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Comanche Peak Celebrates 20 Years Of Commercial Operations
Dallas TX (SPX) Aug 12, 2010 - In its first 20 years, Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant and the Luminant employees who keep it operating safely have generated more than 323 million net megawatt hours of electricity, helped contribute more than $1 billion to the communities in which the plant operates and given tens of thousands of hours in support of local organizations.
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Federal Investigation Of Texas’ Radioactive Waste Dump Urged
Environmental groups have asked the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the U.S.
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Russia nuclear sites under threat from the flames
Moscow (AFP) Aug 12, 2010 - Here is a list of sensitive nuclear sites threatened by the spread of fires raging in Russia since late July.
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Scientists propose nuclear ‘renaissance’
London (UPI) Aug 12, 2010 - British scientists are calling for a nuclear power renaissance in a 20-year master plan proposing global expansion of the industry.
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German E.ON presses Berlin on nuclear power
Frankfurt (AFP) Aug 11, 2010 - German power giant E.ON posted mixed quarterly results on Wednesday and pressed Chancellor Angela Merkel to live up to her promise to extend the life of some of the country's nuclear plants.
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Russia admits fires burned on Chernobyl-hit land
Moscow (AFP) Aug 11, 2010 - Russia on Wednesday admitted wildfires hit swathes of land contaminated by the Chernobyl disaster, raising fears that buried radioactive particles could be released into the air, as a new wildfire broke out near a nuclear facility.