CIVIL NUCLEAR - INDO DAILY

UN nuclear inspectors in Japan as China demands openness

Nov 06, 2013 (AFP)

Inspectors from the UN's nuclear watchdog arrived in Tokyo Wednesday to monitor marine pollution near Fukushima as China demanded Japan provide "accurate" infor...

Jordanians fret over 'dangerous' nuclear plan

Nov 05, 2013 (AFP)

Jordan's plan to build its first nuclear plant with Russian help has stirred fresh fears and suspicions as experts called for the "dangerous" and "illogical" pr...

S. Korea president vows to root out nuclear corruption

Oct 31, 2013 (AFP)

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Thursday ordered officials to wipe out corruption in the nuclear power sector, which has been tainted by a series of rea...

Greenpeace activists fined for Swedish nuclear plant protest

Oct 31, 2013 (AFP)

Seven Swedish and two Norwegian Greenpeace activists were fined by a district court Thursday for entering a Swedish nuclear plant to expose alleged security fla...

Tepco plans removal of Fukushima fuel rods

Oct 31, 2013 (UPI)

Concern is mounting as Tepco, operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima Plant prepares for what may be the most dangerous phase yet in the decommissioning process....

Fukushima operator logs net profit in first half

Oct 31, 2013 (AFP)

The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday logged a first-half net profit with its results boosted by a government bailout and electri...

Swiss nuclear plant to close in 2019: firm

Oct 30, 2013 (AFP)

Switzerland's state-controlled energy company BKW said Wednesday its Muehleberg nuclear plant would go offline in 2019, as the country seeks to exit nuclear pow...

Areva-Siemens raises damage claim in Finnish nuclear dispute

Oct 29, 2013 (AFP)

The Areva-Siemens consortium has raised its damages claim for construction delays in a Finnish nuclear plant unit from 1.9 to 2.6 billion euros ($2.6 to $3.6 bi...

Japan nuclear watchdog urges 'bold' Fukushima action

Oct 28, 2013 (AFP)

Japan's nuclear watchdog on Monday urged "bold and drastic" action to fix problems with radioactive water at Fukushima, as it warned of the growing risks over c...

Russia firms to build Jordan's first nuclear plant

Oct 28, 2013 (AFP)

Energy-poor Jordan said Monday it has picked two Russian firms to build and run its first nuclear power plant, which is expected to cost around $10 billion (7 b...

Radioactive waste: Where to put it?

Oct 28, 2013 (SPX)

As the U.S. makes new plans for disposing of spent nuclear fuel and other high-level radioactive waste deep underground, geologists are key to identifying safe ...

French energy giant signs uranium deal with Mongolia

Oct 26, 2013 (AFP)

French nuclear energy giant Areva signed a deal with Mongolia's state-owned Mon-Atom on Saturday to develop two uranium mines in the Gobi desert, officials said...

British nuclear deal opens new fronts for China atom firms

Oct 25, 2013 (AFP)

Two Chinese firms' role in building Britain's first new atomic power station for a generation will give them new-found credibility as they seek a bigger share o...

India's controversial Kudankulam nuclear plant commissioned

Oct 23, 2013 (UPI)

Electricity supply from India's controversial Kudankulam nuclear power plant in the southern Tamil Nadu state has been connected to a southern region power grid...

British nuclear plant deal seen as spur to more development

Oct 23, 2013 (UPI)

An agreement reached this week on electricity "strike prices" for a new nuclear power plant could spur more such development in Britain, an analyst says. Analys...

UN atomic agency suffers 'malware' attack

Oct 22, 2013 (AFP)

The UN atomic agency said Tuesday that some of its computers were infected by malicious software, in its second embarrassing IT slip-up over the past year. The ...

EU to examine govt aid for UK nuclear deal

Oct 22, 2013 (AFP)

The European Commission said Tuesday it would examine British government support for a massive 19-billion-euro nuclear plant to be built by French and Chinese f...

India starts up controversial Russia-backed nuclear plant

Oct 22, 2013 (AFP)

India's largest nuclear plant -- dogged by protests and multiple delays -- is generating power and was linked Tuesday to the grid in the country's south, an off...

Iran to launch Bushehr fuel line in 3 months: Salehi

Oct 22, 2013 (AFP)

Iran's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi said the a fuel production line for its sole nuclear power plant will go on stream within three months, media reported on ...

EDF deal reignites debate over energy costs in Britain

Oct 21, 2013 (AFP)

As two French energy giants clinch a deal to build Britain's first new nuclear plant for a generation, debate has been reignited over nuclear's cost to taxpayer...