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Clinton arrives Seoul, nuclear talks top agenda
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Operator airs plan to control Japan nuclear crisis
The operator of Japan’s crippled nuclear plant has laid out a blueprint for stopping radiation leaks and stabilising damaged reactors within the next six to nine months.

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Iran nuclear talks fail
World powers Saturday failed to persuade Iran to take steps to ease suspicions over its nuclear programme as the defiant Islamic republic insisted on uranium enrichment.

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Clinton Presses Congress to Ratify Nuclear Treaty
WASHINGTON | Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Aug. 11, 2010 reiterated the call she and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates have made for the Senate to move quickly to ratify the new…

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Bangor remembers Hiroshima nuclear bombing
More than 50 people were in attendance Friday at Peirce Park for the ceremony commemorating the 65th anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, Japan.

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U.S.-Russia Nuclear Arms Pact Stalls in Senate
Washington Post: Hope for Quick Passage of START Treaty Dims as GOP Senators Seek Assurances on U.S. Nuclear Arsenal

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission must do right thing on Yucca Mountain
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will consider arguments about whether to reverse an administrative law panel decision that the Obama administration cannot unilateral end the Yucca Mountain nuclear repository project in Nevada. The NRC should not let the administration proceed.

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Could Burma Be Edging Closer to Nuclear Arms?
Burma, which is ruled by one of the world’s strictest and largest military juntas, has reportedly begun to secure some of the components necessary for a nuclear weapon. Burma’s nuclear ambitions are nothing new, and it lacks the majority of the technical knowledge to actually complete a bomb, but these concrete steps indicate a new seriousness in pursuit of that goal. Here’s why it matters. The …

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Clinton: Iran nuclear fuel swap offer is ‘ploy’
BEIJING (AP) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says an Iranian plan to swap some of its enriched uranium for reactor fuel is a “transparent ploy” to try to avoid new U.N. Security Council sanctions over its suspect nuclear program.

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Hillary Clinton: Russia, China to back new Iran nuclear sanctions
The five permanent members of the UN Security Council favor a fourth round of sanctions over the Iran nuclear program. It’s seen as a response to Monday’s nuclear fuel swap deal.

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