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International Energy Agency chief outlines outlook for nuclear power
Every year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) publishes the World Energy Outlook Report.IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka appeared before the European Parliament’s Industry, Energy and Research Committee to present a preview of this year’s report, which will be published in November. As a highlight, the forthcoming Outlook has a special chapter on nuclear power, taking into account the market conditions and emerging political paradigm that have materialized since the accident at the Fukushima-Daiichi power plant in Japan.
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World Reaction To Iran's Nuclear Ambitions Weak
Must the world prepare itself for a nuclear Iran — and therefore a hot zone that stretches from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean?
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Dependence on nuclear power must be reduced
Japan has no choice but to reduce its reliance on nuclear power, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on Tuesday, as the country battles to end a four-month-old radiation crisis at a tsunami-crippled nuclear plant.
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Sustainable Management of Water Resources Key to Peace and Security in Central Asia
Boosting cooperation between countries sharing the waters of the Amu Darya, Central Asia's longest river, could be key to future peace and security in the region a new report launched today by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says.
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Energy-poor Pakistan makes gas pipelines a priority
Pakistan is pressing ahead with work on two transnational natural gas pipelines, and is talking about a third, as it looks to expand its regional influence after the war in Afghanistan, officials and analysts said.
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Latvia's participation in Visaginas nuclear plant project unlikely
President Andris Berzins is of the opinion that Latvia's participation in the Baltic countries' nuclear plant project in Lithuania's Visaginas is unlikely at this time, nevertheless, this matter is yet to be discussed, Berzins stressed speaking to reporters
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After Japan, slow change seen for U.S. nuclear industry
The U.S. nuclear industry this week gets its first peek at a roadmap for new regulations that ultimately could cost it billions in the wake of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi disaster.
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Japan's Necessary Nuclear Future
Last month, thousands of Japanese took to the streets to demand an end to nuclear power in their country. For more than half a century, Japan had been in the uncomfortable situation of being both the only nation that has suffered an atomic attack, but also one of the countries that are most reliant on atomic energy.
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