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Brussels opens probe into UK state aid for new nuclear plant
Dec 18, 2013 (AFP)
The European Commission on Wednesday said it had opened "an in-depth investigation" to see whether plans by the British government to subsidise a new nuclear pl...
TEPCO to decommission surviving Fukushima reactors
Dec 18, 2013 (AFP)
The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said Wednesday it will decommission two reactors at the troubled site that escaped major physical damag...
Ratepayers Could Save $1.7 Billion If Aging Nuclear Plant At Hanford, Washington Is Closed
Dec 16, 2013 (SPX)
Ratepayers could save at least $1.7 billion over the next 17 years if the Columbia Generating Station nuclear power plant on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in ...
US Risks Losing Critical Clean Electricity if Nuclear Power Plants Keep Closing at Steady Pace
Dec 12, 2013 (SPX)
Four nuclear power plants, sources of low-emissions electricity, have announced closings this year. If plants continue to shut down instead of extending operati...
US takes last shipment of Russian uranium
Dec 10, 2013 (AFP)
The United States has taken delivery of its last shipment of downgraded uranium from Russia, signaling the end of a 20-year program to neutralize around 500 ton...
Decommissioning of nuclear installations: world first for the robot CHARLI
Dec 10, 2013 (SPX)
With the aid of a new robot, called CHARLI*, AREVA carried out innovative laser cutting operations in the reactor vessel of the Superphenix fast neutron reactor...
S. Korea scales back nuclear expansion plans
Dec 10, 2013 (AFP)
South Korea is scaling back its commitment to nuclear energy after safety concerns prompted a series of reactor shutdowns, officials said Tuesday. It will cut i...
Australian government orders uranium mine to close
Dec 09, 2013 (UPI)
The Australian government has suspended processing operations at a uranium mine following a leak of more than 26,000 gallons of acid-laced radioactive material....
China, France to jointly target nuclear power markets
Dec 09, 2013 (XNA)
China and France on Friday vowed to expand their three decades of nuclear energy cooperation to target markets in other countries. "We agreed to jointly exploit...
Company says no danger after fire at US nuclear plant
Dec 09, 2013 (AFP)
An Arkansas nuclear plant was offline Monday after an explosion and fire in a transformer at the site, but there were no safety threats, operator Entergy said. ...
France PM touts nuclear expertise in energy-hungry China
Dec 06, 2013 (AFP)
French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault touted his country's nuclear expertise Friday on the second day of his visit to China -- the world's largest market for ...
Niger says seeks better uranium terms from French Areva
Dec 06, 2013 (AFP)
Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou said in Paris on Friday that his country wanted to renew its uranium mining agreement with French nuclear giant Areva, but ...
Releasing radioactive water an option for Fukushima?
Dec 05, 2013 (UPI)
The International Atomic Energy Agency has suggested that Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, consider discharging...
Fukushima remains 'very complex' despite progress: IAEA
Dec 04, 2013 (AFP)
UN nuclear experts on Wednesday praised Japan for making progress on shutting down the crippled Fukushima plant, but warned the situation there remained "very c...
Npower layoffs reignite calls for Britain energy market reforms
Dec 02, 2013 (UPI)
The announcement of 1,460 layoffs in northeastern Britain by energy provider Npower has reignited Labor Party calls for reform of the country's energy markets. ...
Iran, Russia in talks on new Bushehr nuclear plant
Dec 01, 2013 (AFP)
Iran and Russia are in talks to build another nuclear plant at Bushehr, with construction set to begin in 2014, media Sunday reported nuclear chief Ali Akbar Sa...
World Bank says no money for nuclear power
Nov 27, 2013 (AFP)
The World Bank and United Nations on Wednesday appealed for billions of dollars to provide electricity for the poorest nations but said there would be no invest...
Bomb blast near India nuclear plant kills six: police
Nov 27, 2013 (AFP)
A bomb blast near India's biggest nuclear power plant killed six people, police said Wednesday, sparking a probe into whether the explosion was linked to protes...
Westinghouse Sees Promising Future for Nuclear Energy Development in Brazil
Nov 27, 2013 (SPX)
Brazil's growing economy, rich uranium reserves and commitment to clean energy sources make it ideally suited for new nuclear energy development based on the la...
Pakistan launches largest nuclear power project
Nov 26, 2013 (AFP)
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday launched the construction of the country's biggest atomic power plant and vowed to pursue further projects to m...
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