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Iran's Nuclear Advance - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace International Business TimesIran's Nuclear AdvanceCarnegie Endowment for International PeaceThe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released a report to its Board of Governors this week detailing its findings on Iran's nuclear program over the last three [...]
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Nuclear futures: tough decisions needed to keep Britain's lights on - The Conversation Power Engineering InternationalNuclear futures: tough decisions needed to keep Britain's lights onThe ConversationOur nuclear reactors have reached the end of their lives, North Sea oil is running out, coal is dirty: Britain faces an energy crisis of [...]
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Parliament Passes Legislation to Combat Nuclear Terrorism - Marketwire - Marketwire (press release) Parliament Passes Legislation to Combat Nuclear Terrorism - MarketwireMarketwire (press release)OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 21, 2013) - The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney [...]
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Nuclear subsidies: a gamble on the price of gas - Business Spectator Nuclear subsidies: a gamble on the price of gasBusiness SpectatorNuclear subsidies: a gamble on the price of gas. Judged on purely commercial grounds, the UK's decision to back in nuclear is a large bet on the price of gas and is one private firms are not brave enough to [...]
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Algeria plans to build its 1st nuclear plant in 2025 - Xinhua Algeria plans to build its 1st nuclear plant in 2025XinhuaALGIERS, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Algeria plans to build its first nuclear plant in 2025 to cope with the country's soaring electricity consumption, the official APS news agency reported Sunday, citing Minister of Energy and [...]
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Noam Chomsky: Obama willing to start nuclear war to kill bin Laden - Raw Story Raw StoryNoam Chomsky: Obama willing to start nuclear war to kill bin LadenRaw StoryMIT professor Noam Chomsky criticized the killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden on Friday, saying President Barack Obama could have provoked a nuclear war. “We were very close to [...]
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Correction: Nuclear Plant Shutdown-NC Story - ABC News News & ObserverCorrection: Nuclear Plant Shutdown-NC StoryABC NewsIn a story May 16 about a shutdown at the Shearon Harris nuclear power plant, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the reactor vessel contains superheated steam. The vessel covers the nuclear core, which produces [...]
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North Carolina nuclear plant shut down after crack discovered - Fox News Chattanooga Times Free PressNorth Carolina nuclear plant shut down after crack discoveredFox NewsRALEIGH, N.C. – A nuclear plant near North Carolina's capital city was shut down after operators reviewing ultrasonic tests from last year found the results showed tiny [...]
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Golden weapon against nuclear Iran - The Australian AFPGolden weapon against nuclear IranThe AustralianTHE United States is working to block sales of gold to Iranians in order to undermine their currency the rial and to step up pressure on Tehran over its nuclear program. From July 1, the US will ban sales of gold by anyone to either the Iranian [...]