The minister called on the US to give South Africa rights to develop nuclear energy
Confusion and uncertainty about nuclear security could hurt South Africa’s favoured nation status.
Valindaba could be one of SA’s biggest cash cows yet. But it’s difficult to discuss nuclear energy in a country that knows little about it.
Experts say Valindaba, South Africa’s big new nuke idea, could be a viable niche or an expensive failure.
Faleans, villagers in the south west region of Mali, have organised and united against the uranium mining, but their activism appears futile.
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/ 13 January 2012
Environmental groups have praised US President Barack Obama’s move to limit uranium mining near one of the world’s natural wonders, the Grand Canyon.
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/ 10 January 2012
Environmental groups have hailed a ban on new mining claims around the Grand Canyon, saying it will secure Barack Obama’s green legacy.
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/ 5 December 2010
Iran has produced its first batch of uranium yellowcake, the raw material for enrichment, from a mine in the south of the country.
Nuke experts fear amateurs may not be the only ones moving uranium
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/ 12 November 2010
SA has transformed nuclear weapons into a tool for detecting cancer and heart disease, with a new technology that could ease nuclear arms trafficking
Iran has declared it will begin enriching its uranium stockpile to a higher level, further raising fears over the country’s nuclear ambitions.
Cancer plagues people living near Westonaria mine.
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/ 27 November 2008
South Africa has put a provision in its nuclear policy to restrict uranium exports to satisfy local demand.
Top European Union diplomat Javier Solana will present Iran with a major powers’ offer of trade and other benefits on Saturday.