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DUBAI (Reuters) - There is no evidence Syria has the skilled personnel or the fuel to operate a large-scale nuclear facility, the head of the United Nations atomic watchdog said in remarks aired on Tuesday.
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The UN's atomic watchdog said it will hold an international workshop in Japan this week to examine how to best protect nuclear installations from strong earthquakes and minimise damage. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a statement that the workshop would be held in Japan from June 19-21 and draw more than 50 international specialists.
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In the wake of the strongest and deadliest earthquake to ravage China in decades, the task of searching through wreckage for victims and property proved an onerous one. The 7.9-magnitude earthquake of 12 May devastated China´s mountainous Sichuan Province, killing an estimated 69,000 people and causing extensive property damage.
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Amid heightened international interest in nuclear energy, countries are paying closer attention to a finite resource that helps to make nuclear power possible: uranium. A report released today finds that new discoveries and re-evaluations of known conventional uranium resources will be adequate to supply nuclear energy needs for at least 100 years at present consumption level. Growing demand and higher prices have spurred greater investment in exploration and led to larger identified conventional uranium resources over the past two years.
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VIENNA, May 22 (UPI) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency announced plans to hold a simulated nuclear emergency in Mexico to test international and national response capabilities. The two-day mock radiation emergency exercise will take place at the Laguna Verde nuclear power plant in Alta Lucero, Mexico, on July 9 and 10. The exercise is an effort to test the ability of emergency authorities from 60 participating countries and 10 international organizations to handle a radiological emergency, the IAEA reported.
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