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Japan planning 14 nuclear plants: report Tokyo (AFP) March 21, 2010 
Resource-poor Japan is planning to build at least 14 nuclear power plants over the next 20 years to reduce its reliance on other countries for its energy needs, a report said Sunday.
The world's second biggest economy, which wants to double its provision for its fuel consumption, will make an announcement in June on whether it indends to press ahead with the plants, the Nikkei business daily ... read moreNiger junta reviews Areva contracts 
Paris (AFP) March 19, 2010The military leaders who ousted Niger's government last month are reviewing the lucrative uranium mining contracts held there by French nuclear group Areva, the company said on Friday. Niger has told Areva it is scrutinizing the deals and the company is "making available to the Niger authorities all the details of the commercial contracts it has made with the country," a company spokeswoman ... more
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Prisoners used to shovel snow-bound US capital
Heavy rain, snow disrupts transport in Spain Washington slaps fee on plastic shopping bags Vietnam says parched Red River at record low Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Residents flee terrifying Australian wildfires Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Philippine volcano 
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Russian ecologists slam 'horrifying' nuclear waste bill
Moscow (AFP) March 17, 2010Russian environmentalists and opposition activists Wednesday condemned as "irresponsible" a bill on the disposal of nuclear waste that is being debated by the Russian parliament. The bill was passed in its first reading by the lower house of parliament in January and is set for its crucial second reading this month. Lawmakers say it will ban the storage of nuclear waste above ground. The ... more Nuclear power a possibility for Indonesia
Jakarta (UPI) Mar 17, 2009 Indonesia's House of Representatives gave a green light to the government's plan to build nuclear plants. That decision Monday came after the parliamentary commission for energy, technology and the environment visited the country's National Nuclear Energy Agency, which is known as Batan, during the weekend. "Indonesia can no longer rely on non-renewable energy sources such as gas ... more India withdraws nuclear power bill 
New Delhi (UPI) Mar 16, 2009 The Indian government withdrew the introduction of a bill that seeks to limit the liabilities of companies setting up nuclear power plants in the country. The bill would cap to about $65 million the compensation that foreign nuclear operators would be liable for in the event of a nuclear accident. The Indian government's liability, however, would be limited to about $385 million. All cl ... more Poland sticks to 2020 target for first nuclear plant: official
Warsaw (AFP) March 16, 2010Poland on Tuesday confirmed plans to open its first-ever nuclear power station by 2020, as it strives to lower its reliance on coal, which provides the bulk of its electricity. "We're preparing to start work in 2016 so that the plant can come online at the start of the third decade of the century," the government's nuclear power chief Hanna Trojanowska told reporters. "The deadlines are ... more |
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Iranians leave uranium-rich Niger
Niamey, Niger (UPI) Mar 11, 2009 Iranian diplomats are reported to have quit the capital of the rickety West African state of Niger following a military coup that toppled President Mamadou Tandja. Tandja had been courted by Tehran, which sought his country's large uranium deposits for its controversial nuclear program, says Intelligence Online, a French Web site that covers intelligence matters. The aging Tandja ... more S.Korea, Turkey sign deal on nuclear power plant
Istanbul (AFP) March 10, 2010The state power companies of South Korea and Turkey signed a preliminary deal here Wednesday aimed at building a nuclear power plant in northern Turkey. Under the deal, the companies will carry out preliminary work and "if a common ground with mutually acceptable conditions emerges, the main agreement between the two governments will be signed", Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan sa ... more Syria wants civilian nuclear energy: minister 
Paris (AFP) March 9, 2010Syria, which has been investigated by the UN nuclear watchdog over its alleged attempt to build a secret nuclear reactor, would like to develop atomic energy, its government said Tuesday. Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad told an international conference on civilian nuclear power in Paris that Damascus needs "to consider alternative sources of energy, including nuclear energy." Frenc ... more Israel, Syria eye nuclear power plants 
Paris (AFP) March 9, 2010Israel and Syria each announced plans Tuesday to develop nuclear power to meet the energy needs of the volatile Middle East, during a conference hosted by France to promote reactors. Israel said it was ready to build a joint nuclear plant with its Arab neighbours but Jordan flatly rejected the proposal, saying it was premature to discuss such cooperation without first settling the Palestinia ... more |
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