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The functioning unit of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station

Nuclear power after Fukushima: Facts and figures

Nuclear power promises clean energy for developing countries. Dave Elliott charts its progress and prospects after the accident at Fukushima.

28 September 2011 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

Gulf of Aqaba

The nuclear power plans that have survived Fukushima

SciDev.Net reporters from around the world tell us which countries are set on developing nuclear energy despite the Fukushima accident.

28 September 2011 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

Explosion in Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant

Is Africa ready for safe nuclear power?

As Japan's nuclear accidents send shockwaves round the world, Alex Abutu explores whether Africa is ready to provide safe nuclear power.

17 March 2011 | EN | FR

Yvo De Boer

Q&A: Clean technologies with Yvo de Boer

Yvo de Boer, the UN climate chief, speaks to SciDev.Net about getting clean technology into the developing world.

1 December 2008 | EN | ES

The IAEA's work in developing nations includes helping Ghana develop disease resistant cocoa trees.

Not just weapons: nuclear science for development

Over the past decade, the UN's nuclear energy regulator has helped over 90 developing countries reap the benefits of safe radiation-based technology, reports Marilyn Smith.

12 April 2006 | EN

Workers at a nuclear reactor in China

Asia's nuclear boom

Gong Yidong and Dennis Normile report on the growing number of nuclear power plants in Asia, from Korea to China.

Source: Science

19 August 2005 | EN | 中文

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