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Australia lifts ban on uranium to India

By Rowena Dela Rosa Yoon Sun, Dec 04, 2011 2:12PM UTC View Comments

For the first time in 40 years, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard officially announced its uranium export to India citing an effort to boost bilateral trade between Australia and “one of the world’s largest democracies.” Following a heated debate on Sunday, the ruling Labor party headed by Gillard voted to lift its long-standing ban on...

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US: What happens in northeast Asia depends very much on us

By Andy Jackson Thu, Jun 23, 2011 2:17AM UTC View Comments

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton affirmed the US commitment to Japan and Asia. (Defense Department / Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey photo)

Robert M. Gates, in one of his last actions as US Defense Secretary, and State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto and Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa in Washington to discuss a range of issues. The full plate included talks on North Korea, Afghanistan, maritime security, missile-defense interceptor production, humanitarian assistance and disaster...

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China masters nuclear fuel reprocessing technique

By Andy Jackson Tue, Jan 04, 2011 9:17PM UTC View Comments

The Chinese government says that its scientists have developed a method of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel. The process pulls uranium and plutonium from spent nuclear fuel rods Although the process is currently extremely expensive, it greatly enhances China’s energy security: According to a state television report, the new technology was perfected after almost 24 years of...

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