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From a prototype plant to uranium mining, NewMexico could be on the verge of an energy boom, but many say the risks outweigh the rewards
ROSWELL -- The Johnsons waited hours before they spoke.
First they heard from private companies that might build a nuclear power plant in Chaves County: The $25 billion construction project would bring 15,000 jobs and plenty of electricity to sell.
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With demand for uranium surging, mining companies want to tap into state’s reserves, but opponents fear pollution, cancer could follow
The price of uranium hit $113 a pound last week, a tenfold increase since the early 1990s.
New Mexico, which has produced more uranium than any other state, still has among the highest reserves in the country. About 600 million pounds of the chemical element lie underneath its pretty desert scenery.
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President Bush is asking Congress for $405 million next year for the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership, an ambitious nuclear-power expansion program.
Even though he has less than two years remaining in office, the Department of Energy is moving forward with the program in light of the world's future energy needs.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) _ The latest missed deadline in the tortuous years of negotiations aimed at getting North Korea to stop making nuclear weapons is not expected to derail the process, but it is a sign of the lingering mistrust between Washington and the communist nation.
Gov. Bill Richardson is proposing to create a quasi-government authority to plan and finance construction of new electric-transmission lines in hopes of encouraging more renewable-energy production in the state.
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's state-controlled natural gas monopoly Gazprom announced Monday that its third quarter net profit surged 68 percent from the same period a year earlier, boosted by an extraordinary gain from sales to Ukraine.
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A new frontier for nuclear power? 
