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Regional powers 'must give up nuclear ambitions'Regional powers including Iran, India, Israel and Pakistan must give up their nuclear ambitions and take steps to engage in a process to eliminate nuclear weapons, said a leading expert. "That will ensure Iran will not feel t More… |
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Saudi targets 17GW of nuclear power by 2032Saudi Arabia should build 17 gigawatts (GW) of nuclear power plant capacity by 2032 plus 4 GW of geothermal and waste-to-energy capacity, enough to meet about a sixth of its expected peak demand, a senior official said on Tuesday. Khalid a More… |
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Bahrain scraps nuclear power planBahrain has abandoned its plans to adopt nuclear power as an alternative power source, according to the country's Energy Minister Dr Abdulhussain Mirza. The Kingdom had been exploring nuclear energy as an alternative power source, but scra More… |
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S Africa nuclear bid may be worth $125bnSouth African Energy Minister Dipuo Peters confirmed that a tender proposal for construction of 9,600 megawatts of nuclear power by 2030, currently under review by the cabinet, could be worth at least 1 trillion rand ($125.7 billion). That More… |
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Switch from nuke 'would cost Japan $280bn'Shifting away from nuclear power and replacing it with wind and solar energy would cost Japan around $280 billion in new investment by 2020, Greenpeace said on Monday, calling on Tokyo to ensure safety for future power generations. The rep More… |
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Germany plans nuclear exit by 2022Germany will shut all its nuclear reactors by 2022, parties in Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government agreed on Monday, in a reaction to Japan's Fukushima disaster that marks a drastic policy reversal. As expected, the coalition More… |
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Kuwait, Russia sign N-cooperation dealKuwait and Russia have signed a memorandum of cooperation for peaceful use of nuclear energy generation in the Kuwai, state news agency Kuna reported. The agreement follows similar deals with Japan and France. 'The memo ... sti More… |
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UAE 'to sell nuke power, free more oil to export'A $40 billion deal by the United Arab Emirates to acquire nuclear reactors puts it ahead in a drive to meet fast growing power needs among its Gulf neighbours, while also allowing it to export more of its oil, say analysts. The prospect of More… |
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Turkey may take stake in nuclear plantThe Turkish government may take a stake in the country's first nuclear power plant, which is to be built by Russia's Atomstroiexport for a price tag of up to $8 billion, the Sabah newspaper said on Saturday. Turkey has delayed final approv More… |
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Sarkozy confirms plans for UAE nuclear dealFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy has confirmed plans to sign a nuclear cooperation agreement with the United Arab Emirates amid reports French firms could construct up to two nuclear reactors there. Sarkozy said in an interview with pan-Ar More… |
