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Canada, India in advanced talks on nuclear fuel supply: Report via The Economic Times

Posted on 2015/04/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TORONTO: Canada’s biggest uranium producer Cameco is in advanced talks with India on a deal to supply it fuel for nuclear power plants and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit next week is likely to provide impetus to clinch the agreement, … Continue reading →

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India registers record production of nuclear fuel via The Economic Times

Posted on 2015/04/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

NEW DELHI: In a major milestone for the nuclear industry, India has registered a record production of over 1,252 MT of uranium bundles, manufacturing close to double the annual fuel requirement of atomic reactors in the country. The production has … Continue reading →

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Sri Lanka plans to sign n-pact with Pakistan via adaderana

Posted on 2015/02/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Sri Lanka is in talks with Pakistan to explore cooperation on nuclear energy, Power Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said, days after India and the island nation reached a civil nuclear agreement in New Delhi. The Sri Lankan government has readied … Continue reading →

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India seals nuclear energy pact with Sri Lanka, hopes to push back Chinese influence via Reuters

Posted on 2015/02/16 by yukimiyamotodepaul

(Reuters) – India sealed a nuclear energy agreement with Sri Lanka on Monday, its first breakthrough with the new government of the tiny Indian Ocean island where China has been building ports and highways in a diplomatic push in recent … Continue reading →

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Australian uranium ‘could end up in India’s nuclear weapons program’ via The Guardian

Posted on 2015/02/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Former IAEA chairman says deal to sell uranium to India ‘drastically changes’ safeguards policy and risks playing ‘fast and loose’ with nuclear weapons Australian uranium could end up in India’s nuclear weapons program thanks to concessions the Abbott government made … Continue reading →

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Why Obama should stop pushing nuclear energy on India via The Washington Post

Posted on 2015/02/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The White House is claiming victory for a breakthrough in the impasse with India over nuclear energy. Indian laws have held suppliers, designers and builders of nuclear plants liable in case of an accident and this made U.S. companies fearful … Continue reading →

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Obama’s N-mission to India via Dawn.com

Posted on 2015/01/31 by yukimiyamotodepaul

LAST Monday, Pakistanis watched glumly as President Barack Obama, the chief guest at India’s annual Republic Day celebrations, took in a grand display of Indian military hardware, ornate floats, and marching bands. Subsequently, many commentaries have concentrated on the so-called … Continue reading →

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Running in reverse: the world’s ‘nuclear power renaissance’ via Ecologist

Posted on 2015/01/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The global rebirth of nuclear power was meant to be well under way by now, writes Jim Green. But in fact, nuclear’s share of world power generation is on a steady long term decline, and new reactors are getting ever … Continue reading →

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Good News! US Corporations Won’t Have to Pay for Nuclear Disasters in India via Fair Blog

Posted on 2015/01/28 by norma field

Online, the headline was “Obama, India’s Modi Cite Nuclear Investment Breakthrough” (1/25/15). And who doesn’t like a “breakthrough”? The article itself had the same positive spin, beginning with its lead: President Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday … Continue reading →

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Modi, Obama announce nuclear breakthrough after New Delhi talks via The Japan Times

Posted on 2015/01/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Barack Obama announced Sunday they have reached an agreement to break the deadlock that has been stalling a civilian nuclear power agreement. “I am pleased that six years after we … Continue reading →

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