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Indian Atomic Plants At Risk Of Terror Attack After US Deal New Delhi (AFP) Nov 22, 2006 
Terrorist threats to India's infrastructure including its atomic plants have increased in the wake of a civilian nuclear energy deal with the United States, Home Minister Shivraj Patil said Wednesday. Patil, who was addressing senior police and intelligence officers at a three-day conference in New Delhi, urged them not to lower their guard and to squarely meet the challenges posed by terrorism. "Our critical infrastructure faces a serious threat from terrorists," Patil said. "In view of the recent Indo-US Agreement on Civil Nuclear Energy Cooperation, our atomic power plants have become highly vulnerable.
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Temelin Reactor Reconnected To Czech Power Grid
Prague, Czech Republic (AFP) Nov 21, 2006The second unit of the Czech Republic's controversial nuclear power plant Temelin has been reconnected to the country's power grid and was working at around 80 percent of its capacity on Tuesday, plant spokesman Milan Nebesar told AFP. "We connected the reactor up to the grid late on Monday. It should be working at full capacity by the end of the week," Nebesar said, adding that a programme had been put in place to monitor its performance. UN Agency To Turn Down Iranian Reactor Request 
Vienna (AFP) Nov 22, 2006The UN atomic agency has bridged sharp differences and is expected to turn down Iran's request for help in building a nuclear reactor that the West fears could provide plutonium for weapons, diplomats said Wednesday. The United States and the European Union argue that Iran, suspected of seeking nuclear weapons and threatened with United Nations sanctions, has no right to technical aid for the Arak reactor. But the Western states have struggled to persuade non-aligned countries at an ongoing meeting in Vienna of the International Atomic Energy Agency's 35-nation board of governors. Nigeria Approves Seven Accords On Nuclear Project 
Abuja (AFP) Nov 22, 2006The Nigerian government said on Wednesday it had approved seven international agreements on nuclear safety and accountability as part of moves to create an electricity-generating atomic power industry. Seven other nuclear treaties have already been approved. |
Japanese Company To Order Recycled Nuclear Fuel From France
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 22, 2006A regional Japanese power company said Wednesday it will order recycled nuclear fuel from France's Melox as resource-poor Japan steps up its use of nuclear energy despite controversy. Shikoku Electric Power Company, which manages power plants on Japan's southwestern island of Shikoku, said it will sign the contract next week for mixed plutonium-uranium oxide (MOX), which is made partially from spent nuclear fuel. Delft University Of Technology Shines Light On Atomic Transistor 
Delft, Holland (SPX) Nov 23, 2006Researchers from Delft University of Technology and the FOM Foundation (Fundamental Research on Matter) have successfully measured transport through a single atom in a transistor. This research offers new insights into the behaviour of so-called dopant atoms in silicon. The researchers are able to measure and manipulate a single dopant atom in a realistic semi-conducting environment. London Blazes Anti-Pollution Trail With Vehicle Congestion Charge 
London (AFP) Nov 22, 2006London is blazing a trail for the world's cities by slapping "congestion" charges on vehicles to reduce traffic, curb air pollution and fight global warming, environmentalists say. |
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Scientists To Take Part In ITER Construction
Beijing, China (XNA) Nov 23, 2006An agreement on the construction of the world's first international thermonuclear experimental reactor (ITER) was signed in Paris on Tuesday. Representatives of Russia, the United States, the European Union, China, South Korea, Japan and India agreed and signed to finance the 10-billion-euro (12-billion-U.S.-dollar) reactor in the presence of French President Jacques Chirac and President of European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso at France's Elysee Palace. Moscow Reiterates Refusal To Ratify Energy Charter 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 22, 2006Russia will not ratify the Energy Charter as it stands, because it would damage the country's economic interests, the president's top adviser on EU affairs said Wednesday. The European Union has called on Russia to sign the agreement, which would force it to open up its pipelines to European companies and provide safeguards for investors. University To Build Advanced Diode Battery 
Fargo ND (SPX) Nov 23, 2006The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded North Dakota State University (NDSU), Fargo, $1.25M in funding to undertake the initial six months of an effort to demonstrate a direct power conversion boron carbide diode battery. The total value of the effort... could be up to $3.5 million over 1.5 years. |
ADB Sets Up "Carbon Market Trust Fund" To Boost Clean Energy Projects
Manila (AFP) Nov 22, 2006The Asian Development Bank said Wednesday it would set up a "carbon market" trust fund to encourage more clean energy projects in the Asia-Pacific region. Deutsche Bahn To Expand Rail Freight Transport Between China And Europe 
Berlin, Nov 22 (AFP) Nov 22, 2006Deutsche Bahn, the German state rail operator, said Wednesday it planned to expand rail freight transport between Europe and China via Russia in the coming years. It signed a letter of intent with its counterparts in China and Russia, the Chinese rail ministry and the Russian operator RZD, earlier this week. Mind The Gap 
Stuttgart, Germany (SPX) Nov 23, 2006Researchers have found a gap between water and a water-repelling surface that can give new insight into the way water and oil separate. By using high-energy X-rays at the ESRF, an international team defined the size and characteristics of this gap. The knowledge of the structure of a hydrophobic interface is important because they are crucial in biological systems, and can give insight in protein folding and stability. |
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