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Radioactive material stolen from Egyptian nuclear power station
The Telegraph, 19 January 2012
A safe containing radioactive material at the Dabaa nuclear power plant was seized while another safe containing radioactive material was broken open and part of its contents taken, the newspaper said. The government has alerted security authorities and asked that ...
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U.S. General Visits Israel for Discussions on Iran
The New York Times, 19 January 2012
Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Israel on Thursday for a 24-hour visit with the country’s top leaders that is expected to focus on Iran’s nuclear program as well ...
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IAEA to press Iran over nuclear concerns
Reuters, 19 January 2012
The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said it was his duty to warn the world about suspected Iranian activities that point to plans to develop atomic bombs, maintaining pressure on Tehran ahead of rare talks between Iran and his agency ...
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India rejects nuclear safety rating by Amercian think-tank
The Asian Age, 18 January 2012
The government has pooh-poohed the conclusions of a survey conducted by an Amercian think-tank, the Nuclear Threat Initiative, which has rated it poorly on the nuclear safety index. It has said the findings are based on faulty methodology and incorrect ...
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Nuclear power body plays down Jaitapur quake fears
Hindustan Times, 18 January 2012
A comprehensive seismicity study was conducted before selecting Jaitapur as a proposed site to set up a nuclear power plant, said an official statement issued by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) on Tuesday. "The seismo-tectonic studies ...
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Iran must prove nuclear drive peaceful: UN chief
The Times of India, 17 January 2012
UN leader Ban Ki-moon called Friday for "peaceful" efforts to ease tensions between Iran and Western nations but stressed that Iran must prove its nuclear program is not aimed at producing weapons. The West's showdown with Iran ...
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Oil embargo means economic suicide for EU: Iran
The Economic Times, 17 January 2012
Iran's OPEC governor said on Tuesday a European Union embargo on Iranian oil would be ``economic suicide'' for Europe, the latest stiff statement reflecting Iranian concern about the prospect of deeper sanctions over its nuclear program. Iran is OPEC'...
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France's Hollande softens nuclear closure stance
Reuters, 17 January 2012
French Socialist presidential hopeful Francois Hollande will only shut France's oldest nuclear power plant in eastern France during his 5-year term, if elected in May, one of the candidate's spokesmen told Reuters on Tuesday. Hollande said at the ...
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Siemens puts cost of nuclear exit at 1.7 trillion euros
Reuters, 17 January 2012
Germany's exit from nuclear power could cost the country as much as 1.7 trillion euros ($2.15 trillion) by 2030, or two thirds of the country's GDP in 2011, according to Siemens (SIEGn.DE), which built all of Germany's 17 nuclear plants. "...
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‘Jail bharo' agitation against Jaitapur n-plant planned
The Hindu - Business Line, 17 January 2012
After a long interval, trouble is again brewing at the Jaitapur nuclear power project. Local villagers and anti-nuclear activists, who are opposing the project, have decided to launch a ‘jail bharo' agitation on January 24 and 25. Villagers will march to ...
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Saudi Arabia, China Sign Nuclear Cooperation Pact
The Wall Street Journal, 16 January 2012
Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia said Monday it inked an agreement with China to enhance cooperation between the two countries in the development and use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes. The deal, signed Sunday, sets a legal framework that ...
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ROK's nuclear envoy to attend talks on DPRK
China Daily, 16 January 2012
Republic of Korea's chief nuclear envoy left for the United States earlier Monday for talks with his US and Japanese counterparts over resuming denuclearization negotiations involving the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). On Tuesday, Lim Sung-nam will ...
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CII for more clarity in nuclear damage law
Business Standard, 16 January 2012
The Confederation of Indian Industry wants clarity in some clauses of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2011. Welcoming the notification of implementation rules, the CII said a framework is in place for the first time, instituting strict liability for ...
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Iran warns of consequences if Arabs back oil sanctions
Reuters, 15 January 2012
Iran warned Gulf Arab neighbors on Sunday they would suffer consequences if they raised oil output to replace Iranian crude facing an international ban. In signs of Tehran's deepening isolation over its refusal to halt nuclear activity that could ...
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