» Scientists achieve chemical breakthrough that converts sawdust into biofuel (Re-Issue) - Thaindian News
A team of Chinese scientists has made a chemical breakthrough that efficiently turns the lignin in waste products such as sawdust into the chemical precursors of ethanol and biodiesel.
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Experts Say China’s Wind Energy Could Grow 1667% by 2020 : EcoWorldly
At present, China produces just over 6 gigawatts (GW) of wind energy, making it 5th in the world for total wind energy. (Germany leads with 22.2 GW.) However, with China’s massive push for 21st Century renewable technologies, we shouldn’t be surprised if China achieves 100 GW by 2020 say energy experts.
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China wants 100 Westinghouse reactors - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
China wants to have 100 of Westinghouse Electric Co.'s nuclear reactors in operation or under construction by 2020 -- more than double what was anticipated, according to the company's incoming CEO. Aris Candris, who will lead the Monroeville-based firm beginning Tuesday, said Chinese officials shared those plans with Westinghouse during a mid-May meeting.
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In Quake´s Aftermath, Chinese Sift Through Rubble for Radioactivity
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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Epoch Times | Nuclear Explosion Occurs Near Epicenter of the Sichuan Earthquake, Expert Says
Boxun News, a Chinese-language Web site based outside China, reported that an unnamed expert has claimed that there was a nuclear explosion near the epicenter of the Sichuan earthquake, based on witness reports and the discovery of concrete rubble believed to have come from an underground military installation. The news of this nuclear explosion has raised questions about the cause of the earthquake.
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AFP: China rushes to clear radioactive materials below quake lake
DUJIANGYAN, China (AFP) — 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. Nearly 100 unidentified radioactive sources were ordered to be removed by Friday evening from the path of the potential torrent of water, state press reported, citing the nation's environmental protection bureau.
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China fights radiation, pollution after quake | Reuters
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has still to recover 15 hazardous radioactive sources and must focus on the fight to keep drinking water clean and contain chemical spills after May 12's massive earthquake, a senior official said on Friday. But Wu Xiaoqing, vice environment minister, insisted the situation was under control after experts and equipment were drafted in from nearby areas, and there had been no accidental releases of radiation or uncontrolled hazardous leaks.
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China fights radiation, pollution after quake | World | Reuters
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has still to recover 15 hazardous radioactive sources and must focus on the fight to keep drinking water clean and contain chemical spills after May 12's massive earthquake, a senior official said on Friday.
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BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | China training for Games 'attack'
The UN's nuclear watchdog says it is training Chinese security officials to deal with a possible radiological attack during the Olympics Games. Nuclear experts have staged simulated exercises with Chinese officials, although the watchdog said it was unaware of any specific threat.
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Russia flags nuclear energy deal with China | Deals | Regulatory News | Reuters
BEIJING (Reuters) - Top Russian energy officials may sign a cooperation agreement on nuclear power with China during President Dmitry Medvedev's visit this week, Russia's ambassador in Beijing said on Tuesday.
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The Hindu: 30 radioactive sources recovered after China quake
Beijing (PTI): China has so far recovered 30 of the 32 radioactive sources which were buried under the debris during the devastating May 12 earthquake, Minister for Environmental Protection Zhou Shengxian said. He said locations of two other radioactive sources had been detected and they would also be transported to "safe areas" soon.
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Chinaview: Civilian nuclear facilities in Sichuan confirmed safe
CHENGDU, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Nuclear facilities and radioactive sources for civilian purposes in southwest China's Sichuan Province have been confirmed safe and controllable after the May 12 quake, top environment official said here on Tuesday.
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Taipei Times - Possible radiation leaks cause concern
China and leading Western experts are on the alert against possible radiation leaks from the Sichuan earthquake as the main centers for designing, making and storing nuclear arms lie in the shattered earthquake zone.
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The Associated Press: US monitoring China's nuclear sites after quake
American experts are monitoring nuclear facilities in China's earthquake zone, officials said Friday, after France's nuclear watchdog reported that some had suffered minor damage. The French Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety said Chinese authorities "reacted well" to the quake and immediately shut down nuclear sites for inspection.
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France: Can't rule out nuclear damage in China - International Herald Tribune
PARIS: France's nuclear protection watchdog said Tuesday that it did not know yet whether there had been any damage to Chinese nuclear facilities near the region hit by the devastating earthquake in western China.
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Fanning wind power capacity
BEIJING, April 28 -- CHINA is looking to expand wind power generating capacity to 100,000 megawatts by 2020, or fivefold the previous target, an industry official said. "The NDRC has just recently completed an internal meeting to discuss the possibility of increasing wind power capacity to 100,000MW," Shi Pengfei, vice president of Chinese Wind Energy Association said, referring to the National Development and Reform Commission, China's top industry planning body. "It's not 20,000MW or 30,000MW as previously targeted."
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China begins paying subsidies to nuclear test participants_English_Xinhua
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