Uranium

Deal Reached To Keep Paducah Uranium Plant Going For Another Year

AP | ROGER ALFORD | Posted 05.16.2012

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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant will continue operating for another year and preserve 1,200 jobs, at least temporarily, un...

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Iran -- Nuclear Weapons, Not Energy

Rizwan Ladha | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Nuclear Weapons, Uranium Enrichment, Nuclear Power, Uranium, Nuclear Proliferation, Iran, Iran Nuclear Program, Iran Uranium, Iran Nuclear Weapons, World News

Iran claims its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, but the majority of the rest of the world questions this assertion. And for good reason.

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Fukushima's Nuclear Nightmare Is Far From Over (or the Disturbingly Deadly Act of Placing Profits Before People)

Vivian Norris | Posted 04.17.2012

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Why does Fukushima still matter? Because no matter what TEPCO or the authorities have claimed, the reactors and the fuel pools are unstable.

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How Sanctions Against Iran Could Backfire

Nathan Gonzalez | Posted 05.14.2012

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It is no secret that Iran is developing its nuclear capacity in a clandestine and deceptive manner. Yet ironically it is our reaction to Iranian intransigence that is more likely to lead to an Iranian bomb. And it's not for the reasons that many have cited.

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'Green News Report' - March 6, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.06.2012

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The Time for Diplomatic Action in Iran

William Rose | Posted 04.29.2012

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We've got to seize the opportunity to offer incentives which persuade Iran's interests and draw them from prestige to economic development.

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A Bad Joke's Kernel of Truth

Shai Baitel | Posted 04.22.2012

Geographically, Iran may be far away from the Americas but its growing presence in Venezuela is a serious danger. It is not a joke.

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'Green News Report' - January 10, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 03.11.2012

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Major Nuclear Talks Could Be Helped By Food Aid

AP | By JEAN H. LEE | Posted 12.19.2011

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-- The United States was poised to announce a significant donation of food aid to North Korea this week before the nation announced the death of supr...

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North Korea Claims Progress In Uranium Enrichment

AP | HYUNG-JIN KIM | Posted 01.29.2012

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea claimed Wednesday that it is making rapid progress on work to enrich uranium and build a light-water nuclear po...

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Save the Grand Canyon

Alan Grayson | Posted 01.17.2012

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Here are two phrases that you probably never expected to see in the same sentence: "the Grand Canyon" and "uranium mines."

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US Withdrawal From Iraq: Good for America, or Good for Iran?

Haggai Carmon | Posted 12.23.2011

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The Iranians are motivated to tear Iraq up not only because of the Iraqi oil; in the Middle East, injury to honor is never forgotten and must be avenged.

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The Effort to Isolate Iran

Jayshree Bajoria | Posted 12.19.2011

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The Obama administration's charges that Iran plotted the assassination of the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. have prompted denials and counter-charges from the Iranian regime.

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French Company Wins Federal License For U.S. Uranium Plant

AP | JOHN MILLER | Posted 12.12.2011

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BOISE, Idaho — France's state-owned nuclear reactor builder on Wednesday won a U.S. license to build and operate a gas centrifuge uranium enrich...

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'Green News Report' - October 4, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 12.04.2011

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Colo. Demands Cotter Corp. Clean Up Defunct Mine Uranium Leak

Posted 12.04.2011

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Colo. state mining regulators and Denver Water officials are demanding that Cotter Corp. clean up the defunct Schwartzwalder mine that is leaking uran...

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U.S. To North Korea: Cease Nuclear Activity

AP | Posted 11.14.2011

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VIENNA -- The United States says it is not interested in negotiations with North Korea "for the sake of simply talking," stressing the country must st...

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'Green News Report' - September 6, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 11.06.2011

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Iran's Nuclear Program Ramps Up With New Centrifuges

AP | By NASSER KARIMI | Posted 09.18.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran said Tuesday it was installing new and efficient centrifuges aimed at speeding up its nuclear enrichment amid fears Tehran is mov...

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Canada's Port Hope Feels Fukushima's Heat

Posted 08.02.2011

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(Reuters) - The lakeside town of Port Hope, Ontario, encompasses both the promise and the dark side of the nuclear industry, booming with the sect...

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Deadly Silence on Fukushima

Vivian Norris | Posted 07.08.2011

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I received the following email a few days ago from a Russian nuclear physicist friend who is an expert on the kinds of gases being released at Fukushi...

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A Fiery Debate on the Future of Nuclear Energy: George Monbiot vs. Dr. Helen Caldicott

Democracy Now! | Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: Uranium, Climate Change, Anti-Nuclear Power, Coal, Global Warming, Nuclear Power, Japan Nuclear Reactor, Green News

The crisis in Japan has refueled the rigorous global debate about the viability of nuclear power as the nation remains in a "state of maximum alert" while experts scramble to contain leaking radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station.

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Don't Jump to Conclusions About Nuclear Reactors: Look at the Facts and Say No

Erich Pica | Posted 05.30.2011

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Nuclear proponents' claims that the industry is clean and safe miss the mark. It takes tons of fossil fuels to mine and transport uranium, leading to about 250,000 tons of CO2 each year.

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Zimbabwe Reportedly To Sell Uranium To Iran

The Telegraph | Aislinn Laing, Johannesburg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, Zimbabwe's foreign minister, said the sanctions -- which prohibit member states from providing Iran with raw materials that it...

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Keep Up the Pace of Locking Down the Bomb

Matthew Bunn | Posted 05.25.2011

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The House's appropriators have said that they will not cut spending on national security. But they have unwisely concluded that nuclear security programs are not in that protected category.

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