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On Eve of Talks, Iran Says It's Mining Own Uranium

TEHRAN, Iran (Dec. 5) -- Iran delivered a resolute message Sunday on the eve of talks with six world powers: We're mining our own uranium now, so forget about stopping our nuclear ambitions. The Islamic Republic said it has produced its first batch of locally mined uranium ore for enrichment, making it independent of...

Is a Beleaguered Iran Ripe for Nuclear Negotiation?

(Dec.1) -- Iran enters next week's negotiations with the United States and other world powers boasting a long record of outfoxing opponents of its nuclear ambitions. But this time Tehran comes to the table under nearly unprecedented international and domestic pressure to relinquish enrichment of uranium and other...

Belarus to Scrap Uranium Stockpile

(Dec. 1) -- The former Soviet state of Belarus said today that by 2012 it will scrap its stockpiles of highly enriched uranium -- a Cold War vestige that President Barack Obama has sought to eliminate. The country's foreign minister, Sergei Martynov, made the promise today at a European security conference in Kazakhstan....

North Korea Trumpets Advanced Nuclear Facilities

(Nov. 30) -- North Korea described in detail today the advanced state of its nuclear program, boasting that it has thousands of centrifuges dedicated to uranium enrichment. While it's not clear whether the centrifuges could produce weapons-grade material, the claims are sure to spook officials in the U.S., South Korea and...

Yellow Dirt: Uranium's Legacy in Navajo Country

(Sept. 21) -- Yazzie Mesa on the Navajo reservation in Arizona is not nearly as dramatic as the spindly rock spires and sandstone arches in Monument Valley to the west, where classic John Wayne movies were filmed. Nor is it as imposing as Comb Ridge, the sheer-walled mass rising high to its east that slashes through 80...

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02/10/12 Tough Questions Should Be Answered Source: Namibian WE have come to expect that in Swapos playground (that is Namibia) the rules can be made up whichever way the wind blows.
02/09/12 McConnell, Paul Press For Answers On Paducah Plant Source: NBC - LEX18 - Lexington KY U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell and other Kentucky congressional leaders are pressing the Department of Energy to offer a plan for the future of Paducah's government-owned nuclear enrichment plant, which could cease operations and cut its workforce later this year.
02/09/12 Canada Allows Exports Of Uranium to China Source: The Wall Street Journal CALGARY, AlbertaâCanada said it will allow the sale to China of uranium for use in nuclear-energy generation, clearing the way for Canadian producers to compete with China's current suppliers in Kazakhstan, Australia and Russia.
02/09/12 Good News! Obama Just Lost Keystone XL To China Source: Pirate`s Cove Many were already predicting that 2012 would be yet another record high for gas prices (72 cents higher than 2010â²s record), which, if you are Obama, and want to push worthless "green" energy (in order to reward campaign donors), sounds great.
02/09/12 East Asia Comments on Recent Trading Activity Source: Russel Metals Inc TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 9, 2012) - East Asia Minerals Corporation (TSX VENTURE:EAS) ("East Asia" or the "Company"), at the request of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC), wishes to confirm that the Company's management is unaware of any material change in East Asia's operations that would account for the recent increase in market activity.

Background on uranium

Uranium ( ) is a silvery-white metallic chemical element in the actinide series of the periodic table, with atomic number 92. It is assigned the chemical symbol U.

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