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Russian gas cutoff energizes nuclear comeback
Milan, Italy - Europe's natural gas crisis is causing a nuclear fallout of sorts.
Nations:Italy Russia Ukraine Germany U.K. Algeria People:Angela Merkel Activities:2008 Russia Gas Dispute 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Accident Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2009-01-16
A Leap into Business School
I am idly flipping through the pages of my diplomatic passport as I prepare to turn it in for cancellation. I'm sorry to see it go. That diplomatic immunity can come in handy, I understand. But it's a necessary part of the process of resigning from the U.S. State Department so that I can attend business school at this fall.
Nations:Ukraine Colombia Activities:2004 Ukraine Election Crisis 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Accident Source:(BusinessWeek)
2008-12-09
China rushes to clear radioactive materials below quake lake
China rushed Friday to remove radioactive and chemical materials sitting downstream from a "quake lake" that threatens to burst and send torrents of water into heavily populated areas.
Nations:China Activities:2008 China Earthquake
2008-05-30
China says found radiation sources after quake
China has found what it termed 50 "hazardous sources of radiation" due to last week's earthquake, a senior official said on Friday, though he insisted the situation was under control.
People:Wen Jiabao Activities:2008 China Earthquake
2008-05-23
China on alert for nuclear accidents after quake
China's nuclear safety agency had ordered staffers to be prepared for an environmental emergency the day after a massive earthquake jolted a region that includes several key atomic sites.
Activities:2008 China Earthquake
2008-05-17
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