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A US appeals court said Wednesday it would wait until the Nuclear Regulatory Commission rules on the Yucca Mountain appeal before the commission before it hears oral arguments in a lawsuit over the planned termination of the nuclear waste repository project.
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 13, 2010 As the Eastern United States suffered through record-breaking triple-digit temperatures threatening brownouts and blackouts, the nation's nuclear power plants posted an average operating capacity of 97 percent July 4-7. Eighty-five reactors across the country ran at 100 percent operating capacity during the entire week. One hundred two of the nation's 104 nuclear power plants were operatio ... more 
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South Korea on Monday loaned energy-poor Jordan 70 million dollars to help build the kingdom's first nuclear research reactor, a project worth 130 million dollars. "Building the reactor is key to Jordan's peaceful nuclear programme," planning minister Jaafar Hassan told reporters after signing an easy loan agreement with South Korean officials.
| US and South Korean warships staged anti-submarine drills Monday as part of a major naval exercise intended to send a warning to North Korea despite its threats of nuclear retaliation. The two allies, who accuse the North of sending a submarine to torpedo a South Korean warship, have assembled about 20 ships including the 97,000-ton carrier USS George Washington, 200 aircraft and 8,000 personnel. Four F-22 Raptor stealth fighters are flying in and around Korea for the first time to show Washington's strong commitment to deter and defeat any provocative acts, Lieutenant General Jeffrey Remington, commander of the US 7th Air Force, told reporters at Osan air base. Seoul and Washington say the four-day exercise which began Sunday -- their biggest for years and the first in a series -- is designed to stress that future attacks will meet a decisive response.http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/SKorea_US_stage_anti-submarine_drill_in_warning_to_NKorea_999.html |
An alleged nuclear factory to which the defector had access, near the capital, Naypyidaw, captured in a satellite image.
France is revising its nuclear strategy to improve reactor technology and boost cooperation between national champions Areva and Electricité de France. Up to 15% of Areva will be sold as optimisation takes place on the EPR design.
