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Britain looks to China to fuel nuclear renaissance via The Washington Post

Posted on 2012/09/12 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] Since the disaster-triggered crisis at Fukushima, Germany has vowed to abandon its nuclear plants within 11 years while Japan is weighing a similar move. Last month, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission temporarily froze 19 new requests for reactor licenses … Continue reading →

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UK nuclear build requires taxpayer rescue – Citi via Reuters

Posted on 2012/05/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

(Reuters) – Britain’s aim to expand its fleet of nuclear plants by 2025 will take place only if the taxpayer absorbs the burden of spiralling construction costs, allowing private companies to invest in the sector, a senior analyst said. Nuclear … Continue reading →

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Iran proposes new round of nuclear talks with 6 world powers as sanctions hit hard via The Washington Post

Posted on 2011/12/31 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Saturday it has proposed a new round of talks on its nuclear program with six world powers that have been trying for years to persuade Tehran to freeze aspects of its atomic work that could … Continue reading →

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A New Urgency to the Problem of Storing Nuclear Waste via The New York Times

Posted on 2011/11/27 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

AUSTIN, TEXAS — The nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan, earlier this year caused many countries to rethink their appetite for nuclear power. It is also, in subtler ways, altering the fraught discussion of what to do with nuclear plants’ wastes. … Continue reading →

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Analysis: Brazil goes nuclear B via Global Post

Posted on 2011/07/15 by norma field

It’s a British admiral’s nightmare scenario: In the not too distant future, a nearly bankrupt Argentine government invades the oil-rich Falkland Islands. For the second time in half a century, Las Malvinas — the islands all of Latin America regard … Continue reading →

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