Rolls-Royce Strikes Contract to Supply Nuclear Reactors for U.K. Submarines
Rolls-Royce will manufacture nuclear reactors to power new U.K. submarines under a contract valued approximately at $11.1 billion.
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Investment in America’s submarines is essential for preventing war with China
American voters are concerned about a potential war with China, but the U.S. can sustain its submarine advantages and counter China's military buildup by investing in submarine construction, ...The Hill - 1h -
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Trump’s plan to destroy nuclear missiles with space lasers
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Serco workers plan to strike over UK navy contract negotiations
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Rolls-Royce strikes £9bn nuclear submarine deal
A deal for nuclear submarine reactors is agreed between the Ministry of Defence and Rolls-Royce.BBC News - Jan. 24 -
British submarine hunters will be flying new patrols amid fresh fears bad actors could cut critical underwater cables
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Trump wants nuclear reduction talks with China, Russia
President Trump while addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday said that he wants to hold talks with Russia and China about reducing nuclear weapon stockpiles. Trump during his ...The Hill - Jan. 23 -
Report: Italian government aims to return to nuclear energy
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Bid to restore ban on Bain & Co winning UK state contracts fails
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Teamsters authorize Costco strike ahead of Jan. 31 contract lapse
Teamsters working for wholesale giant Costco voted to authorize a strike ahead of a Jan. 31 contract expiration, the labor group said in a statement. The contract covers more than 18,000 Costco ...The Hill - Jan. 20 -
Graham calls for the 'decimation' of Iranian nuclear program after ceasefire
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday called for the “decimation” of the Iranian nuclear program in the wake of a new ceasefire in Gaza. “The next topic I will be engaging in with President Trump, ...The Hill - Jan. 19 -
Small nuclear reactors are coming, but big is still better
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Cost of Sizewell C nuclear project expected to reach close to £40bn
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At the end of the Cold War, global powers reached the consensus that the world would be better off with fewer nuclear weapons. That era is now over.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 13 -
Gas supply worry and player's 'dementia shock'
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When Carter met Kim - and stopped a nuclear war
The former US president halted a US-North Korea showdown, but was also accused of going rogue.BBC News - Jan. 11 -
The risk of nuclear war continues to rise
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Japan mafia leader pleads guilty in U.S. to nuclear material trafficking
Takeshi Ebisawa allegedly conspired to traffic uranium and plutonium from Myanmar in the belief that Iran would use it for nuclear weapons.CBS News - Jan. 9 -
UK Home Office hands Fujitsu contracts worth £25mn
IT provider at centre of Post Office scandal had said it would restrict bidding for public workFinancial Times - Jan. 9 -
Japanese crime leader pleads guilty in U.S. to trafficking nuclear materials
The leader of a Japanese crime syndicate who was charged by U.S. authorities with trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar pleaded guilty on Wednesday.NBC News - Jan. 9 -
Nuclear energy groups race to develop ‘microreactors’
Companies vie to create small plants for deployment to sites from data centres to oil platformsFinancial Times - Jan. 9 -
Dockworkers and port operators strike labor deal, again dodging strike
Automation was at the center of a long-running labor dispute that threatened to close East and Gulf Coast ports.CBS News - Jan. 8 -
Japanese yakuza leader pleads guilty to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar
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Russia's naval base problems could be a big blow to its submarine force
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Biden expands wind and solar tax credit to nuclear, hydropower, geothermal energy
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Jimmy Carter Helped Clean Up Canada’s Chalk River Nuclear Accident
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No progress on Liverpool contract - Salah
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah says there has been no progress on extending his contract - and a breakthrough is "far away".BBC News - Jan. 3 -
Nuclear-Energy Stocks Gain After Easing of Hydrogen Tax-Credit Rules
The final rule for clean-hydrogen production would allow some nuclear power plants that are at risk of retirement to produce the gas.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 3 -
Time runs out on Biden’s aid to Ukraine — and on Putin’s nuclear threats
There probably was less to Russia’s nuclear threats than the Biden administration made of them.The Hill - Jan. 3 -
Constellation Inks $1 Billion Nuclear Power Deal
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China’s Zhangzhou nuclear plant Unit 1 begins commercial operations
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