As Nuclear Waste Languishes, Expense to U.S. Rises
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The federal government, contractually obligated to bury the waste, is at least 20 years behind schedule.
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The world's stockpiles of plutonium and  highly enriched uranium useable in atomic weapons are growing,  despite increasing fears about the security of nuclear  materials, a U.S. based think-tank says in a new report.
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The International Atomic Energy Agency complains that US and other nations are not contributing as promised.
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France sends plutonium from scrapped US nuclear warheads south under heavy guard to be reprocessed.
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The US economy continued to grow in September and early October despite being buffeted by rising energy costs and increased uncertainty caused by the presidential campaign
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The director-general of the Iter experimental fusion project argues that the considerable sums of money involved are an important  investment for the world.
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The Scandinavian nation spends a lot in R&#38;D, which has kept them buoyant. Next: Finland wants to move into clean tech.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is maneuvering to take the nuclear waste the rest of the world shuns, hoping for a financial bonanza &amp;#151; and President Bush, in a reversal of U.S. policy, is offering to help.
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Does access to fuel ease nations toward nuclear weapons? Rising demand has nonproliferation experts unsettled.
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As world governments and private organizations increase their financial pledges for the tsunami disaster in Asia, the United Nations is stressing that billions will be needed in the long-term.
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Greenhouse gases and energy demands mean a ''nuclear renaissance'' for the U.S. Here are the states most likely to host reactors.
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Plutonium from U.S. nuclear warheads &#151; enough to make nearly 20 Hiroshima-style bombs &#151; is headed for France aboard armed freighters and a new life as commercial fuel that will ultimately light American homes.
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The cost of decommissioning ageing nuclear plants has soared by 12 billion pounds to 73 billion over the past few years, a report said Wednesday.
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President Bushâs request increased the amount of the proposed spending by $46 billion over the amount already requested this year.
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With the robust economy, tax revenues are pouring in. But rising costs lie ahead.
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A U.S.-initiated project that aims to reduce the dangers of nuclear proliferation and control radioactive waste gained support Sunday, as 11 more nations signed on with original members Russia, China, France and Japan.
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The Bush administration is increasing its initial contribution for relief aid for the Indian Ocean tsunami to $350 million, a tenfold boost from the commitment it made earlier this week.