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• U.S., India sign unprecedented nuclear deal
WASHINGTON - The United States and India signed an accord Friday that allows American businesses to sell nuclear fuel, technology and reactors to India, reversing a three-decade ban on atomic trade with the fast-growing nuclear-armed Asian power. The ...
• Nuclear renewal spurs demand for engineers
TROY, N.Y. - Jackie Young was always good at math and science, but when she started college she never figured she'd end up pursuing a career in nuclear energy. Then professors at the University of Tennessee's nuclear engineering department briefed ...
• North Korea says it will restart nuclear facility
VIENNA, Austria - North Korea announced Thursday that it is preparing to restart the facility that produced its atomic bomb, clearly indicating that it plans to completely pull out of an international deal to end its nuclear program. North Korea told ...
• Exit poll: conservatives ahead in Lithuania vote
Referendum on nuclear plant The vote also featured a nonbinding referendum on whether to keep a flawed, Soviet-era nuclear plant operating beyond its scheduled closure. The Central Election Commission said Sunday there was a chance that the referendum ...
• Olmert to Moscow: Don't arm Israel's enemies
Iran is interested in buying anti-aircraft missiles that could cripple any military strike against its nuclear program. Israel is also afraid Moscow would sell Syria the same missile defense system. In an overture before the trip, Israel's Cabinet ...