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- Pretoria looks again at nuclear. // African Business;Jan2011, Issue 371, p42
The article reports that nuclear power reactors are proposed in South Africa's new draft energy plan.
- Deal due for second Russian reactor in Iran. // Power Economics;Apr2001, Vol. 5 Issue 4, p10
Reports on the plans to build a Russian nuclear reactor in Iran. Estimates of nuclear energy generated by the reactor; Value of the project.
- VR for nuclear group. // Process Engineering;Mar/Apr2012, Vol. 93 Issue 2, p40
The article reports that Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Center (AMRC), which was recently set up in Sheffield to support the development of new generation reactors, has installed two virtual reality (VR) systems.
- Agency to bring fast-breeder reactor out of mothballs. Fuyuno, Ichiko // Nature;3/3/2005, Vol. 434 Issue 7029, p6
Reports on efforts to restart a prototype fast-breeder nuclear reactor which has sitting dormant in Fukui, Japan, since an accident in 1995. Critics' arguments against the project; Public concerns about the project.
- Power play. Eaton, George // New Statesman;3/21/2011, Vol. 140 Issue 5045, p12
The article presents information concerning nuclear power in Europe following the 2011 earthquake that damaged the Fukushima nuclear reactor and provides data on the German shut down of nuclear reactors pending safety inspections, protests against nuclear power in France, and plans to build 8...
- Radioactive contamination of a site in kiev oblast on april 30, 1986. Vakulovskii, S.; Valetova, N.; Nikitin, A. // Atomic Energy;Apr2012, Vol. 111 Issue 6, p445
Data are presented on the level of contamination of a site in a surveyed part of Kiev Oblast on the fourth day after an accident in which radionuclides were discharged from a damaged reactor. It is shown that the contamination on the observation date was much weaker than after discharges were...
- Striving For Power. // Emerging Europe Monitor: South East Europe Monitor;Nov2003, Vol. 10 Issue 11, p4
One positive effect for Bulgaria from this year's prolonged heatwave in Eastern Europe has been to consolidate the country's position as the leading power exporter in the region. The Balkan state currently covers around 94% of the area's monthly energy deficit and the widespread intensive use of...
- Spanish nuclear plants extend life. // Power;Sep/Oct2000, Vol. 144 Issue 5, p14
Reports on the nuclear reactors in Spain that obtained license renewals from Spain's Nuclear Safety Council in 1999. Estimated portion of Spain's electricity that is generated by nuclear power; Why Trillo was not eligible for a 10-year extension.
- China expanding its nuke power. // R&D Magazine;Jan2006, Vol. 48 Issue 1, p29
This article reports on a plan by China to expand its number of nuclear power plants in operation by 2020, as of January 2006. China is also working to become self-sufficient in the design and construction of nuclear reactors, as well as other aspects of the fuel cycle. For their parts, the U.S....
