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Sarkozy offers French nuclear know-how to Romania
France is ready to help Romania build a new nuclear power station, President Nicolas Sarkozy told his Romanian counterpart on Monday.
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Protests as nuclear fuel ship docks in Japan
An armed vessel with a load of recycled nuclear fuel from France arrived amid heavy security Monday at a Japanese port where it was greeted by dozens of protesters.
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Armed ship with nuclear fuel arrives in Japan: witness
An armed vessel carrying a massive load of recycled nuclear fuel arrived in Japan on Monday from France, an AFP correspondent witnessed.
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Analysis: Russia wins Mongol uranium right
While the Western press has largely fixated on the intense international struggle over the Caspian's hydrocarbon riches, farther east in Mongolia another rivalry is brewing between Russia and competitors for another valuable energy source -- uranium.
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Areva sells stake in Total to fund new projects: report
French nuclear power group Areva has sold its stake in oil giant Total in order to fund its own projects, the Figaro newspaper reported Saturday.
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France offers Pakistan nuclear energy help
France and Pakistan have agreed to cooperate in the nuclear field, officials said Friday, with Islamabad claiming an important breakthrough in its bid to be seen as a responible nuclear power.
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Russia signs civilian nuclear power pact with Bangladesh
Bangladesh and Russia signed a deal Wednesday which could lead to construction of the first civilian nuclear power plant in the electricity-starved South Asian nation, an official said.
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Finnish nuclear watchdog calls for pipe damage probe
Finnish nuclear safety agency STUK said Wednesday it had called for a probe into how pipes for the country's new nuclear reactor were damaged before French contractor Areva could resume work on the project.
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Russia, Japan agree nuclear energy pact
A nuclear energy agreement signed by Japan and Russia Tuesday will pave the way for contracts worth billions of dollars, the head of Russia's state nuclear agency said Tuesday.
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EDF, Centrica sign deal to ‘relaunch’ nuclear power in Britain
France's state-owned EDF and Britain's Centrica announced on Monday a long-awaited joint venture aimed at relaunching nuclear energy in Britain.
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Russia to sign nuclear pact with Japan: reports
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has told Japanese media his country expects to sign a nuclear power pact with Japan during his visit here this week, reports said Sunday.
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France, Saudi close to civil nuclear pact: minister
France and Saudi Arabia are close to finalizing a civil nuclear cooperation pact which could lead to the sale of French atomic energy technology, French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde said on Sunday.
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Centrica agrees deal to buy British Energy stake: reports
British energy firm Centrica is set to announce a deal to buy a 25 percent stake in nuclear company British Energy from French owners EDF, press reports stated Sunday.
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Japan nuke plant restarts two years after quake: operator
The world's largest nuclear power plant resumed part of its operations on Saturday, two years after it was shut down following a strong earthquake off the Japanese coast, the operator said.
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Toshiba To Establish Nuclear Engineering Center In North Carolina
Toshiba has announced that Toshiba America Nuclear Energy Corporation, a U.S.-based Toshiba Group company, will establish an engineering center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Japan to restart nuke plant two years after quake
The world's largest nuclear plant will on Friday receive formal approval to resume operations, two years after it was shut down following a strong earthquake off the Japanese coast, the local government said.