By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - Global use of nuclear energy could increase by as much as 100 percent in the next two decades on the back of growth in Asia, even though groundbreakings for new reactors fell last year after the Fukushima disaster, a U.N. [More]
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By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - Countries with atomic power plants would be encouraged to host international safety review missions, under a draft U.N. action plan that may disappoint those who had hoped for strong measures to prevent a repeat of Japan's nuclear crisis. [More]
Read More »U.N. Body Wants Wider Nuclear Safety Checks
By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. atomic agency would carry out international safety checks of ten percent of the world's reactor units over a three-year period, under a draft action plan to prevent any repeat of Japan's nuclear crisis. [More]
Read More »PGT: Jacobson gets first PGA win
PGT: Fredrik Jacobson is nearly flawless in winning the Travelers, earning his first victory on the PGA Tour.
Read More »Amateur loses magic touch
PGT: One day after carding a record-setting 10-under 60, UCLA freshman Patrick Cantlay relinquishes the lead to Fredrik Jacobson at the Travelers Championship on Saturday.
Read More »IAEA Head Sees Wide Support for Stricter Nuclear Plant Safety
By Sylvia Westall and Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. atomic agency chief said on Friday he had broad support for his plan to strengthen international safety checks on nuclear power plants to help avoid any repeat of Japan's Fukushima crisis
Read More »U.S. Official Says Yucca Nuclear Dump Not an Option
By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - A controversial Nevada site is not an option for storing toxic waste from nuclear power plants, a senior U.S. official said, dismissing Republican efforts to revive the Bush-era plan. [More]
Read More »U.N. atom chief urges nuclear safety inspections, tests
By Sylvia Westall and Fredrik Dahl [More]
Read More »Keeping it simple, Stenson finds his groove
Henrik Stenson made a simple observation about his game with words he hasn't used in nearly a year.
Read More »Closing old atom plants poses safety challenge: IAEA
By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - The closing of aging nuclear reactors is expected to peak in 2020-30, posing a major challenge in terms of safety and the environment, a draft U.N. atomic agency report says
Read More »Q&A-Dangers posed by Japan’s quake-hit atom plant
(Adds comments, byline) By Fredrik Dahl [More]
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