S.Africa will not sign S.Korea nuclear power deal: official South Africa said Sunday it would not sign an agreement with South Korea to design and build nuclear power plants in the African country, dismissing an earlier report, the foreign ministry said. Nuclear waste to linger A new ruling by nuclear power regulators that concludes it…
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North Korea ‘resumes building at nuclear reactor site’ New construction is under way main nuclear reactor, near the site of a cooling tower destroyed in 2008. Cheap Nuclear Reactors Are Russia’s Ace Rosatom is making inroads in the nuclear market by underselling Western companies. But China, Korea, and others could grab market share, too Nuclear…
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Jordan sees nuclear accord with U.S. by year-end Jordan expects to reach a compromise and sign a nuclear cooperation accord with the United States by the end of this year, although it will not forfeit its right to enrich uranium, an official said Tuesday. Going nuclear: Arab-Iranian fissure The demonisation of Iran as a threat…
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Nuclear waste panel to visit Georgia site Nuclear waste panel to visit Georgia site Iran denies nuclear plant computers hit by worm The malicious Stuxnet computer worm has hit 30,000 industrial computers in Iran, officials said on Sunday, but denied the Islamic republic’s first nuclear plant at Bushehr was among those infected. Iran blames West…
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Iran says nuclear talks can succeed only if fair Iran is ready to enter ‘fair’ negotiations with major powers over its nuclear activities, state radio quoted Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki as saying. Feds: Man sent more than 50 anthrax hoax, bomb threat letters A Connecticut man is charged with sending more than 50 anthrax hoax…
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Malaysia Plans Nuclear Power, Mass Rail Projects to Boost Economic Growth Malaysia plans to develop a nuclear energy industry, build a mass rail network and create a shopping district to rival Singapore s Orchard Road as part of efforts to boost investment and spur growth, a minister said. China May Reach Nuclear Capacity Aim Ahead…
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Nuclear commission to meet at Hanford in July The Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future will have its next meeting at Hanford July on 14th and 15th. Nuclear agency’s rule change relieves pressure on Yucca Mountain Yucca Mountain appears to be getting a reprieve this week after the chief nuclear regulatory agency said radioactive…
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Nuclear cleanup set for Boeing property near LA LOS ANGELES More than five decades after a partial nuclear meltdown just outside Los Angeles, state and federal officials today announced agreements to remove all contamination and return the atomic energy and rocket engine test site to its natural state. Russia Nuclear Reduction Treaty Push Seeks to…
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Bad Economy Drives Down Arms Sales While the United States maintained its role as the world s leading supplier of weapons, officials nonetheless saw the value of its arms trade sharply decline in 2009. Obama to Pitch $60B Saudi Arms Deal to Congress WSJ: Movement On Deal Meant to Create Thousands of U.S. Jobs, Bolster…
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Nuclear board to hear arguments over Ga. plant A nuclear regulatory board will hear arguments over whether environmental groups can raise new concerns about the design of a proposed nuclear power plant in Georgia. IRAN: Nuclear chief rejects allegations of secret enrichment site Was there a hint of a dare in Iranian nuclear chief Ali…
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