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Security company fired after nuke plant break-in

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 1st

By ERIK SCHELZIGAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The security contractor at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant in Tennessee was fired Monday after authorities said three protesters cut through fences and vandalized a building in an unprecedented break-in. Security contractor WSI Oak Ridge

Finns claim $2.3B from Areva-Siemens for delay

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 1st

HELSINKI (AP) - Finnish utility TVO is claiming €1.8 billion ($2.3 billion) in compensation from nuclear supplier Areva-Siemens for a five-year delay in the construction of the Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant. Teollisuuden Voima Oyj says Monday it submitted the claim to the International Chamber of

Officials mull seismic tests near Calif nuke plant

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 30th

By JASON DEARENAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Plans to use an array of powerful air cannons in an undersea seismic study near a Central California nuclear power plant have federal and state officials juggling concerns over marine life with public safety. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Buffett's kids use dad's ideas to invest in giving

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 29th

By JOSH FUNKAP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - As they work to give away part of Warren Buffett's roughly $47 billion fortune, his three children have adopted an approach that looks remarkably similar to their father's technique for making all that money. Like Buffett, each relies on

Netanyahu says "red lines" stop war but do they?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 28th

By ROBERT H. REIDAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) - In a dramatic gesture, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew a "red line" on a diagram of Iran's nuclear program and called on the world to do the same to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons - a step the Iranians insist they

US drops Iranian opposition group from terror list

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 28th

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The Obama administration granted a victory Friday to a militant Iranian organization formerly allied with Saddam Hussein, taking the group off the U.S. terrorism list despite vehemently rejecting its claim that it is a pro-democracy opposition

Some memorable props used by speakers at the UN

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 28th

By Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's use of a cartoon-like drawing of a bomb to convey a message over Iran's disputed nuclear program follows in a long and storied tradition of leaders and diplomats using props to make their points at the

WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 28th

By The Associated Press A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief: Afghanistan: The stakes now are similar to what caused the U.S. to invade almost 11 years ago: the threat of more al-Qaida attacks. President Barack Obama says U.S.

White House: US, Israel in full agreement on Iran

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 28th

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (neh-ten-YAH'-hoo) remain in "full agreement" about keeping Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. The Obama administration's account of Friday's phone call offered no mention of

UN: Nuclear terrorism threat hasn't diminished

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 28th

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. nuclear chief warned Friday that the threat of nuclear terrorism has not diminished, saying a key risk is that terrorists could detonate a so-called "dirty bomb" to contaminate a major city. Yukio Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, told