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The deals signed Tuesday include China's agreement to buy thousands of tons of Kazakh uranium to meet its nuclear-fuel needs.

Kazakh Leader Makes Business Deals During China Visit 2011

An additional perk for the utility giants could be in the form of relief from a nuclear-fuel tax that was introduced this year in return for longer reactor operating lives.

Reactor Closures Leave E.ON, RWE an Upside Jan Hromadko 2011

Even though Japan has shown no sign of adopting nuclear weapons, many experts say Tokyo has the necessary raw materials—thanks to a nuclear-fuel reprocessing program that produces enriched uranium and plutonium—and the means of delivery in the form of government-subsidized commercial rockets, which they say are technically indistinguishable from ballistic missiles.

In Japan, Provocative Case for Staying Nuclear Chester Dawson 2011

The agency also called for the creation of a rapid-response team that could be rushed to any disaster site and for measures to reinforce the security of the pools that hold spent nuclear-fuel rods.

EDF Pegs Nuclear Upgrade Cost at $13 Billion Max Colchester 2012

U.S. lawmakers are focused on the Jordan negotiation, fearing an agreement that allows domestic nuclear-fuel production could have a cascading effect across the Middle East, according to congressional staffers.

U.S. Shifts Policy on Nuclear Pacts Jay Solomon 2012

These tools include supporting a United Nations-backed nuclear-fuel bank; cooperating with Russia to increase the international supply of the low-enriched uranium that is useful for energy but not weapons production; and tightening the rules governing the nuclear trade at the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the informal body that regulates the industry.

U.S. Shifts Policy on Nuclear Pacts Jay Solomon 2012

FRANKFURT—Utility RWE AG said Wednesday it has filed litigation against Germany's nuclear-fuel tax, marking what is expected to be the kickoff of a series of lawsuits against the levy and the government's recent policy shift in atomic energy.

RWE Sues Against Nuclear Tax Jan Hromadko 2011

RWE filed litigation against the German nuclear-fuel tax, marking what is expected to be the kickoff of a series of lawsuits against the levy and the government's recent atomic energy policy shift.

What's News 2011

The nuclear-fuel tax was introduced at the beginning of 2011.

RWE Sues Against Nuclear Tax Jan Hromadko 2011

November 2004 : Iran promises to suspend nuclear-fuel production.

Iran Accused of Nuclear Aims Jay Solomon 2011