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Germany will extend the life of its 17 nuclear reactors by 12 years on average, Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen announced Monday after marathon talks on the controversial issue.

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Reuters – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was confident a law extending the lives of nuclear power reactors could be passed without backing from the upper house of parliament, setting up a clash with opposition parties.

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NEW DELHI (AFP) – New legislation aimed at throwing open India’s lucrative 150-billion-dollar civilian atomic energy market could deter private suppliers because of tough provisions, business groups said Thursday.

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NEW DELHI (AFP) – The Indian parliament adopted Wednesday a long-delayed law that will throw open the 150-billion-dollar Indian atomic energy market to foreign private nuclear groups.

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BERLIN (AFP) – Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday dismissed angry calls by German business leaders to scrap a planned tax on nuclear energy production which they call a threat to investment.

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Sen. George Voinovich doesn’t expect to see his Enabling the Nuclear Renaissance Act legislation come up for debate on the Senate floor while he’s still in office, but he hopes it will leave a legacy that will be picked up by others in pursuit of a clean energy future.

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DALAT (Vietnam) – VIETNAM called on South-east Asian countries on Thursday to consider using nuclear power for peaceful purposes as Asia faces rising energy needs to fuel economic growth. The countries should ‘promote cooperation on planning and energy policy to ensure security of energy supply and demand, extraction and conversion, transport and distribution of oil and gas’, Prime Minister …

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House lawmakers approved a spending bill Thursday that includes $25 billion in loan guarantees for new nuclear reactors, an amount that could enable the expansion of North Texas’ Comanche Peak plant.

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A decision in Sweden’s parliament, the Riksdag, to allow old nuclear reactors to be replaced has broad support among Swedes, according to a survey presented by the Liberal Party.

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Pakistan’s problem is not primarily that of installed capacity. Government incompetence and mismanagement are to blame. — Photo by APP It seems odd at first sight to understand why Pakistan, a country that can make nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, and has an atomic energy commission that employs over 30,000 people, has electricity blackouts.

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