North Korea Pursues Restarting Atomic Plant

After finally starting to dismantle their Yongbyon nuclear complex, delayed for years under a disarmament-for-aid deal, North Korea asked the International Atomic Energy Agency to allow them to restart the...

North Korea 'to restore reactor'

With Kim Jong Il possibly near death's door, it looks like those around him assuming power could be hard-liners. The country has announced it is reversing the dismantling of a nuclear reactor and making...

Report: N. Korea preparing to restart reactor

"Report: N. Korea preparing to restart reactor" (CNN) -- North Korea is preparing to restart a reactor at the key Yongbyon nuclear complex, the South Korean news agency reported Thursday. ...

Talks restart as UK fuel strike ends

The fuel strike in the UK has ended for now, but another is planned for later this week if the talks that are scheduled fail to settle the dispute over pay.NowPublic coverage on the previous fuel strikes can be...

Asian shares head for worst quarter in over 5 years

A shaky start to the week as Asian markets wobble on more bad news from America."HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares fell on Monday, heading for their worst quarterly performance in over five years, on persistent concerns about the global credit crunch and the impact of...

Thank you Linda Keen

See, this is the kind of thing that worries me most about nuclear power.  Inevitably, there comes a time when someone needs the power so much that political pressure is brought to bear to keep a reactor going even when it isn't safe to do so.  I'm sure Chalk River...

Abbas and Olmert Meet for Talks on Peace Talks

"Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas have met, amid pressure from the US to find a way to restart peace talks. The meeting in Jerusalem was the first in a series of fortnightly talks they agreed on during a visit last month by US Secretary...

Euro Carmakers Build Microhybrids

To fall in line with more-stringent EU emissions standards, automakers are working on tech fixes to existing engines as well as hybrid technology. One such tweak, as detailed below, applies the idling feature of hybrids to standard engines. The reasoning is sound and the...

MOHAVE GENERATING STATION WILL NOT RESTART!

"SRP Ceases Effort to Restart Mohave Generating Station Concludes that Timeline Delays would Render the Facility Economically Unfeasible Salt River Project, a 20 percent owner of the Mohave...

Crew to inspect space shuttle for damage

"CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Atlantis' six astronauts woke up Sunday prepared to inspect the space shuttle's thermal skin for damage as they soared toward the international space station. NASA managers said hours after Saturday's launch that there was no obvious damage to Atlantis...

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