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NEWS ABOUT: nuclear fuel

nuclear fuel stories: 6 news summaries
NUCLEAR WHACK-A-MOLE

Iran Won't Let Uranium Go Abroad After All

Despite cooperation pledge, Tehran nixes key piece of deal

Oct 29, 09 7:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iran looks to be backtracking on a key piece of the deal struck in multi-party talks last week over its nuclear program, deciding it doesn’t want most of its uranium sent abroad for reprocessing. “The key issue is that Iran does not agree to export its lightly enriched... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • International Atomic Energy Agency • uranium enrichment • nuclear enrichment • nuclear fuel

(Newser) - Funny, what you can stumble onto on the web. A government agency put up 266 pages of "highly confidential" government information about the nation's nuclear facilities, including precise locations (with helpful maps) of where uranium is stored, reports the New York Times. The information was being compiled for release... More »

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International Atomic Energy Agency • nuclear facilities • nuclear fuel • nuclear arsenal • secrets

 N Korea Relaunches Nuke Plant 

Country makes disclosure hours after UN sanctions announced

Apr 25, 09 5:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - North Korea has begun harvesting weapons-grade plutonium from its spent nuclear fuel rods, the BBC reports. The official announcement comes on the heels of UN sanctions against three North Korean companies accused of helping the country with its long-range rocket launch earlier this month. Pyongyang called the sanctions—which freeze... More »

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North Korea • nuclear weapons • plutonium • nuclear fuel

US to Sign Nuclear Pact With UAE

Some fear move
could help fuel Iran's nuclear ambitions

Dec 12, 08 6:42 AM CST
(Newser) - The White House is set to sign a nuclear cooperation agreement with the United Arab Emirates—a move some fear could put nuclear materials in the hands of Iran, the UAE’s top trading partner. The Bush administration’s first such pact with a Middle Eastern country would mean sharing... More »

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Iran • Bush administration • nuclear proliferation • United Arab Emirates • nuclear fuel • agreement • nuclear energy

ANALYSIS

McCain's Energy Record Reveals Muddled Mess

Some see pragmatism, others inconsistency in GOP candidate's votes

Jul 1, 08 4:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain can’t seem to settle on a comprehensible energy policy, Noam Levey writes in the Los Angeles Times, noting that the Republican has been on both sides of issues from oil drilling to ethanol. He favors fuel-efficiency standards while rejecting renewable-sources guidelines and rejects tax breaks on renewables... More »

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John McCain • ethanol • renewable energy • tax breaks • energy markets • nuclear fuel • contradiction

Yucca Nuclear Waste Plan Mushrooms in Nevada Race

Dems weigh in as local issue goes national

Jan 16, 08 12:57 PM CST
(Newser) - Yucca Mountain’s future as a nuclear waste burial ground is central to US energy policy—but first, the site north of Las Vegas has a key role in Saturday's Nevada Democratic primary. Despite environmentalists’ newfound respect for nuclear fuel, candidates are required to pledge opposition to the 30-year-old plan,... More »

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environmentalism • Yucca Mountain • nuclear fuel • Nevada primary

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