ENERGY:  French Plan Contradicts Europe's Anti-Nuclear Trend
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PARIS, Jan 5 (IPS) - The French government plans to earmark 150 billion   dollars over the next 30 years for nuclear power plants,  including the  International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor  (ITER), despite experts'  warnings on technological and  environmental problems.
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Talks on where to build the world's  first nuclear fusion reactor ended without a deal on Tuesday  but the European Union said Japan and the United States no  longer firmly opposed its bid to put the plant in France.
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European countries are losing patience with Iran over its nuclear program, diplomats said on Friday, as France&#39;s foreign minister insisted Tehran must assure the world it does not plan to acquire nuclear weapons.
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It's not easy being the leader of Europe's socialist "utopia," France. It takes a penchant for other people's money, a distinct anti-American attitude, and the ability to sleep on the run.
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BRUSSELS France will act as the host of a major global nuclear fusion project, after Japan gave up its bid to sponsor the $12 billion International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, an EU official said on Monday.
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The European Commission has adopted draft legislation that would separate power generation from distribution networks. The aim is to restrict the influence of big utility companies. In part, the initiative is aimed at Russia, which provides around a quarter of Europe's gas, since the proposals would ban foreign firms from owning transmission networks -- unless agreements are reached between the EU and the companies' home countries.
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TEHRAN -- Iran yesterday rejected a European demand to stop building a heavy-water nuclear reactor in return for a light-water reactor, hardening Iran's position on a key part of its nuclear facilities that critics say is part of a weapons program.
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The British government embraced nuclear power as a key energy source in the coming decades in a new policy unveiled Tuesday, angering environmentalists eager to promote renewable power sources such as sun, wind and waves.
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Talks on where to build the world's first nuclear fusion reactor ended without a deal on Tuesday but the European Union said Japan and the United States no longer firmly opposed its bid to put the plant in France.
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Iran made Europe an offer Tuesday: Stop pressuring us on nuclear energy and we&#39;ll guarantee not to make a bomb. European and US governments were discussing an alternate proposal - to buy Iran out of its nuclear ambitions.
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France, Britain and Germany have toughened their stance on Iran&#39;s nuclear programme, demanding that Tehran halt all parts of the atomic fuel cycle that can
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European Union foreign ministers failed to agree on Monday whether to set binding targets for the use of green renewable energy sources, setting up a potential clash when the bloc's leaders meet this week.Comment
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Greens see red over Brown's reactor plans The anti-nuclear movement has fired an opening shot in the UK energy-policy debate, ahead of expected Parliamentary announcements from the Brown government this week.â¦
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Italy should not dismiss the idea of  having its own nuclear power stations, Prime Minister Silvio  Berlusconi said on Thursday, indicating a possible move away  from Italy's traditional anti-nuclear stance.
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A plan by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to commemorate a young communist resistance hero shot by France's wartime Nazi occupiers has stirred controversy and sparked accusations of manipulation by the government.
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VIENNA/BRUSSELS  - Talks on where to build the  world's first nuclear fusion reactor ended indecisively on  Tuesday, while the European Union toned down threats to site  the plant in France.
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The EU's executive arm warned that Europe would go ahead and build a revolutionary nuclear fusion project in France without Japan if an agreement with Tokyo is not reached &quot;as soon as possible.&quot;