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US welcomes India’s signing of nuclear convention
The United States welcomed as a "positive" step Wednesday India's signing of an international convention governing liability in case of nuclear accidents.
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Putin oversees uranium, shale gas deals on Ukraine visit
Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday signed a raft of agreements including in shale gas exploration and nuclear cooperation amid concerns by Ukrainian opposition over increasingly closer ties with Moscow.
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Myanmar nuclear plan could speed up with NKorea help: expert
Myanmar is carrying out a secret atomic weapons programme that could "really speed up" if the army-ruled country is aided by North Korea, according to a top nuclear scientist.
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EU drafts nuclear waste guidelines
The European Union says it will require member states to implement strategies for storage of nuclear waste, recommending deep burial underground.
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US, SKorea discuss new civil nuclear cooperation deal
US and South Korean experts began talks aimed at concluding a new agreement on sharing civil nuclear energy technology, once the current accord expires in 2014, the State Department said Tuesday.
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Japan, Vietnam PMs to discuss nuclear energy, minerals
The leaders of Japan and Vietnam are expected to discuss a nuclear energy pact and the joint development of rare earth minerals when they meet in Hanoi this weekend, a Japanese official said Tuesday.
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Iran begins fuelling Bushehr nuclear reactor
Iran on Tuesday began fuelling the reactor core of its Russian-built nuclear power plant while saying the content, date and venue of new talks with the big powers on its atomic programme have yet to be agreed.
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EDF to buy up Constellation’s nuclear investments in Unistar
French energy group EDF and Constellation Energy announced Tuesday they had reached an agreement to restructure their partnership, with EDF taking full ownership of UniStar Nuclear Energy.
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Tapping natural gas could unleash uranium
Plans to tap one of the largest sources of natural gas in the United States could release naturally trapped uranium into the environment, researchers say.
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Saudi cabinet gives nod to nuclear pact with Russia
The Saudi government on Monday approved plans to establish a pact with Russia on peaceful nuclear cooperation, a government spokesman said.
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Argentina to join small group of uranium-enriching countries
Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner Monday rededicated a uranium enrichment plant in southern province of Rio Negro, saying that next year Argentina would join the group of 10 countries producing the fuel for peaceful use.
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Indian PM in Japan for nuclear, trade talks
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Japan Sunday for a visit aimed at progressing towards a civilian nuclear deal and boosting trade ties between the two nations.
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India ready to seal nuclear deal, boost trade with Japan: PM
India is ready to seal a civilian nuclear deal and boost trade ties with Japan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, as New Delhi looks to prove its friendship in the wake of Tokyo's bitter territorial spat with Beijing.
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Strike demo at French nuclear plant
French strikers protesting to defend their right to retire at 60 set up a picket line outside a nuclear power plant in the west of the country Friday, management said.
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Lithuania rejects Lukashenko bid for joint nuclear plant
European Union member Lithuania has rejected a proposal by neighbouring non-EU Belarus for a joint nuclear power plant amid competition between three similar projects in the region, an official said Thursday.
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Chavez accuses Obama of sowing ‘doubt’ on nuclear deal
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday accused his US counterpart Barack Obama of deliberately sowing "doubt" on his country's nuclear plant deal with Moscow for political ends.