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• Gas lines are back - in China

  As a child of the 1970s, I vividly remember waiting in gas lines during the 1974 Arab Oil Embargo - in my Dad's car - and during the 1979 Iranian Hostage Crisis induced gasoline shortage. That second time was when I was in my second year at the Naval Academy and I was living about 40 miles away from my new girlfriend. She was worth the wait - we have been married since 1981. Recently, fears over... Posted Mar 26 2008, 08:45 PM by Atomic Insights Blog Filed under: China

• China breaks ground on world's first Westinghouse AP1000

  Chinaview.cn published a story on February 26, 2008 titled China starts excavation for world's first 3rd-generation nuclear plant . The plant is the first of four reactors whose order was initially announced in December, 2006 . At the time, Steve Tritch, who was serving as Westinghouse president described the Chinese position during the negotiations as "very demanding". Based on the way... Posted Feb 27 2008, 02:11 AM by Atomic Insights Blog Filed under: AP1000, China, Westinghouse