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NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – 12/08/10) – The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, December 6, 2010 that a “framework agreement” has been signed between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The agreement will allow French state-owned Areva, to sell nuclear reactors to India’s Maharashtra state complete with nuclear fuel for 25 years. Manufacturers of …

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The Obama administration’s energy chief asked Congress on Tuesday to consider nuclear power and other nonrenewable sources in a mandate for utilities to use more clean energy, which could attract Republicans who have opposed focusing exclusively on renewable energy like wind.

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SEDALIA, Mo. | Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon announced a plan Friday to push for construction of a second nuclear power plant in Callaway. “Residential and commercial ratepayers will not pay one penny unless the consortium is given the early site permit; the costs associated with seeking that permit are determined to be prudent and the Missouri Public Service Commission approves them,” Nixon said from …

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Austin is being wooed to buy more power from the South Texas Project nuclear plant

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A shipment of nuclear waste from France reached a storage facility in northwestern Germany on Tuesday after police worked through the night to clear a road blockade by over 3,000 protesters.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 (Bernama) — The proposal to use nuclear energy is included as one of the ten Entry Point Projects (EPPs) under the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP).

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The German cabinet approves plans to extend the lifespan of its nuclear reactors by an average of 12 years, back-tracking a promise by the previous government to shut them all down by 2022. As support slumps, has Merkel’s coalition made a dangerous move?

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New Carolina: South Carolina’s Council on Competitiveness has received a $600,000 an “Innovative Economies” contract through the U.S. Small Business Administration to further develop the state’s nuclear cluster.

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VIENNA (Reuters) – Western powers pressed Iran on Tuesday to enter wide-ranging talks about its disputed nuclear programme, with France telling Tehran this was the alternative to “costly” sanctions on the major oil producer.

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Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday touted her government’s decision to put off shutdown of the country’s nuclear power plants by an average 12 years as “revolution of the energy supply” in Europe’s largest…

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