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Commission clears plan for disposal of radioactive waste at Hinkley Point A, UK
Brussels, 22 October 2003 Commission opinion of 20 October 2003 concerning the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the decommissioning of the Hinkley Point A Power Station located...
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Commission clears plan for disposal of radioactive waste at Mülheim-Kärlach, Germany
Brussels, 22 October 2003 Commission opinion of 20 October 2003 concerning the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the decommissioning and dismantling of the nuclear power plant...
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Commission clears plan for disposal of radioactive waste at Risø National Laboratories, Denmark
Brussels, 22 October 2003 Commission opinion of 20 October 2003 concerning the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the dismantling of nuclear facilities including research...
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Smart manufacturing: EU Research sparks revolution in machine tools, robots and automation
Brussels, 22 October 2003 A real renaissance in European manufacturing was the focus of a briefing chaired by European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin today. The briefing highlighted the EMO...
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Philippe Busquin Commissaire européen chargé de la Recherche La recherche européenne pour une fabrication propre et intelligente Conference on sustainable and flexible manufacturing Milan, le 22 octob
Milan, le 22 octobre 2003 J'ai le plaisir de pouvoir faire une synthèse sur les présentations qui vous ont été faites aujourd'hui, mais je tiens tout d'abord à remercier Mr Dante Speroni, vice...
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Corrigendum for the Finalised Text of the Cooperation Agreement on a Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) - Galileo Between the European Community and Its Member States and the People's Rep
Brussels, 22 Oct 2003 Full text of Document 13324/03 Corrigendum 01 Suite of documents 13324/03 Page CE/CN/en7 shall be replaced by the page attached hereto. ARTICLE 4 Scope of cooperation activities...
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EMO sets scene for future of European manufacturing
Brussels, 22 Oct 2003 At a special media briefing at the EMO machine tool fair in Milan (IT), Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin highlighted the need for a 'strategic research agenda' to improve...
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Industrial Technologies - Predicting the outcome
Brussels, 22 Oct 2003 On-going trials of the predictive emission-monitoring model developed in the RESPEC project show this tool can offer a realtime, cost-saving alternative to continuous emission...
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A woman's place is in the lab
Brussels, 22 Oct 2003 Although some 30% of European S&T graduates are women, industry employs only half that proportion in its labs. A series of EU-backed reports delves into the reasons for...
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Importance of investing in research now recognised worldwide
Brussels, 22 Oct 2003 A report from the organisation for economic cooperation and development (OECD) claims that knowledge intensity is continuing to increase in OECD member countries, despite talk...
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FP6 food quality and safety projects take 'farm to fork' approach
Brussels, 22 Oct 2003 The Commission has published summaries of the first set of projects to be funded under the 'food quality and safety' priority of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6). Following...
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Eureka project aims to give larynx cancer patients a new voice
Brussels, 22 Oct 2003 Whilst current rehabilitation techniques for sufferers of larynx cancer can provide patients with a substitute voice, it is often quiet and of poor quality. To overcome this...
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The right glass is important for enjoying wine, claim researchers
Brussels, 22 Oct 2003 A German-US study has proved wine connoisseurs to be correct, indicating that the shape of a glass does have a significant effect on the odour and therefore enjoyment of a wine...
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Humans were not made to eat fast food, claims UK study
Brussels, 22 Oct 2003 Fast food products are not consistent with the human appetite regulating system, a new study has found. Researchers from the international nutrition group compared the number of...