VOA标准英语2011--Sierra Leonean President Reduces Fuel Pr

Sierra Leonean President Reduces Fuel Prices In a nationwide broadcast over state radio and television, President Ernest Bai Koroma has reversed a 27-day increase in the price of fuel. On May 1, the country changed from an imperial system of measurem

VOA标准英语2009年-South Korea Seeks to Expand Nuclear En

Kurt Achin | Seoul 17 December 2009 A South Korean nuclear power plant South Korea is looking toward a low-carbon future that likely includes boosting nuclear power consumption. The buildup of nuclear waste in the South creates a problem, however, an

VOA慢速英语--Nuclear Energy's Slow Return Hurts Japan's Power Producers

A new study shows that the Japanese nuclear industry is unlikely to reach a government target of providing at least 20 percent of the countrys energy by 2030. The study was prepared for the Reuters news agency. In Japan, eight nuclear power centers a

The New Age of Nuclear Power

The New Age of Nuclear Power By Spencer Reiss / Originally published in Wired . Get ready for the mass-produce, meltdown -proof future of nuclear energy 1 A team of Chinese scientists advising the Bei

Workers Continue Efforts to Prevent a Nuclear Disaster in Ja

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语时事新闻节目。 A huge earthquake and tsunami destroyed a large part of northeastern Japan last week. Survivors and rescue workers stopped for one minute on Friday to

2007年VOA标准英语-N. Korean Nuclear Diplomacy Now in the Hands of

By Kurt Achin Seoul 26 July 2007 Diplomatic efforts to end North Korea's nuclear weapons programs are, for now, in the hands of technical experts. The working groups, as they are known, will spend next month sifting through details and definitions so

2007年VOA标准英语-India Releases Text of Civilian Nuclear Accord

By Steve Herman New Delhi 03 August 2007 The text of a historic civilian nuclear agreement between India and the United States has been released, a week after the deal was announced. As VOA's Steve Herman reports from the Indian capital, the document

2007年VOA标准英语-President Bush Commits to Development of Altern

By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 25 January 2007 watch Alternative Fuels report Harvesting corn to make alternative fuel President Bush says emerging technologies will help the United States reduce its dependence on foreign oil and protect the environme

VOA标准英语2008年-Costly Fuel, Anger at President Drive South Kor

By Kurt Achin Seoul 17 June 2008 South Korea's biggest labor confederation says its members will go on strike, next month, to protest the policies of the country's president. The labor troubles heap new crisis on an administration facing mass street

VOA标准英语2009年-US Signs Nuclear Deal with UAE

The new deal allows the United Arab Emirates to receive sensitive information and materials from the United States to help create the Arab world's first civilian nuclear power industry. Phillip Walter Wellman | Dubai 18 December 2009 Photo: VOA - P.

VOA标准英语2010年-Iran's President Calls Nuclear Deal Fi

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says a nuclear fuel swap deal Tehran recently reached with Brazil and Turkey is the last opportunity to resolve a long-standing nuclear dispute between Iran and the West. President Ahmadinejad presented his argum

VOA标准英语2010年-Thailand Looks at Nuclear Power as Par

Like many developing countries, Thailand is looking for ways to ease its reliance on costly imported oil and gas. A new government plan includes nuclear power, bio-fuels and solar energy among potential energy sources for the country. Thailand's goal

VOA标准英语2009-Iran Seeks Guarantees on Nuclear Deal

Iran says it is not opposed to sending its low-enriched uranium abroad for further enrichment, as long as it receives fuel for its nuclear reactor at the very same time. Elizabeth Arrott | Cairo, Egypt 24 November 2009 Iran says it is not opposed to

中东－伊朗和俄罗斯签署核协议

Iran, Russia Sign Nuclear Agreement Iran and Russia have signed an agreement for Russia to provide nuclear fuel to Iran, and for Tehran to return the spent fuel to Russia. The United States, which sus

VOA常速英语2007-US Envoy: Nuclear Disablement in North Korea to

By Daniel Schearf Beijing 30 October 2007 The U.S. envoy to talks on North Korea's nuclear program says a team of experts will travel to Pyongyang this week to begin disabling the North's nuclear program. Daniel Schearf reports from Beijing. U.S. Ass

VOA常速英语2007年-Iranian Nuclear Plant May Be Ready By Late 2008

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 20 December 2007 The director of the Russian company building Iran's nuclear power station at Bushehr says the facility will not begin operations before the end of 2008. VOA Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports from Moscow. T

China announces nuclear fuel breakthrough

BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese scientists have made a breakthrough(重大突破) in spent fuel reprocessing technology that could potentially（潜在的） solve China's uranium supply problem, Chinese television reported on Monday. The tech

Nigerian President Announces Government Austerity

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan went on television Saturday to promise that the government will share hardship with ordinary citizens, hit by rising fuel costs. The president announced that foreign travel of government officials will be reduced

Iran unlikely to stop nuclear fuel enrichment

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Iran said on Sunday it will not stop its nuclear fuel enrichment（丰富,改进） activities although Russia would provide it with the nuclear fuel needed to run its Bushehr nuclear power plant. Head of Iran's Majlis ( P

French Nuclear Waste Train Enters Germany

A French train carrying 11 containers of reprocessed nuclear waste entered Germany Friday on its way to a storage site. French authorities had stopped the train Thursday before it reached the German border, in hopes of avoiding protests over the radi