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S. Korea, US hold talks on key nuclear accord
Jun 03, 2013 (AFP)
South Korea and the United States began extended negotiations Monday on renewing their civilian nuclear pact, with Seoul pushing for the right to produce its ow...
Thousands rally against nuclear power in Tokyo
Jun 02, 2013 (AFP)
Thousands of anti-nuclear demonstrators rallied in the Japanese capital Tokyo on Sunday as conservative Prime Minister Shinzo Abe considers restarting reactors....
TEPCO seeks yet more cash for Fukushima payouts
May 31, 2013 (AFP)
The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant will ask for more public money to pay compensation, a report said Friday, taking its total cash handout...
S. Korea PM vows tough penalties over reactor scam
May 31, 2013 (AFP)
South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-Won vowed Friday to mete out severe penalties to anyone involved in a forged documentation scandal that has shut down a h...
Despite safety and other concerns, nuclear power saves lives, greenhouse gas emissions
May 30, 2013 (SPX)
Global use of nuclear power has prevented about 1.84 million air pollution-related deaths and release of 64 billion tons of greenhouse gases that would have res...
Areva vows to stay in Niger despite uranium mine attack
May 28, 2013 (AFP)
French nuclear group Areva will maintain its operations in Niger despite last week's deadly car bomb attack at its uranium mine in the African country, Areva pr...
UAE begins construction of second nuclear reactor
May 28, 2013 (AFP)
The oil-rich UAE began construction on Tuesday of a second nuclear power plant, one of four reactors aimed at cutting carbon dioxide emissions by some 12 millio...
S. Korea halts two more reactors over faulty parts
May 28, 2013 (AFP)
South Korea on Tuesday shut down two nuclear reactors and delayed the scheduled start of operations at two more, prompting government warnings of "unprecedented...
India PM calls for nuclear deal, more Japan investment
May 26, 2013 (AFP)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called for an early accord on civil nuclear cooperation with Tokyo and more Japanese investment ahead of an official vi...
Hundreds rally against Taiwan nuclear referendum
May 26, 2013 (AFP)
Hundreds of Taiwanese protested in the capital Taipei on Sunday over government plans to hold what they call an unfair referendum on the fate of a nearly-comple...
Four researchers exposed to radiation at Japanese lab
May 25, 2013 (AFP)
Four researchers were exposed to radiation in an accident at a Japanese nuclear physics laboratory this week, officials said Saturday. The accident occurred on ...
Czech minister baulks at cost of nuclear plant bids
May 24, 2013 (AFP)
Czech Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek voiced doubt on Friday about the cost of expanding the Temelin nuclear plant, a multi-billion project which has drawn b...
Germany must spread cost of energy shift fairly: IEA
May 24, 2013 (AFP)
Germany must shield its consumers from paying too much of the cost of its ambitious switch from nuclear power and fossil fuels towards renewable energy, the Int...
Areva, world's 2nd uranium company heavily present in Niger
May 23, 2013 (AFP)
French nuclear group Areva, the world's second-largest uranium producer whose mine in northern Niger was hit by a car bomb on Thursday, extracts more than a thi...
Dutch signal willingness to sell Urenco stake
May 23, 2013 (AFP)
The Dutch government announced Thursday it would explore the sale of the one-third stake it owns in British-based uranium enrichment specialist Urenco. The gove...
Japan nuclear reactor atop active fault: regulator
May 22, 2013 (AFP)
Japan's nuclear watchdog said Wednesday that one reactor was sitting directly above an active tectonic fault, effectively ruling out a restart forever. The Nucl...
Westinghouse and State Nuclear Power Technology Form Joint Venture To Better Serve Global Market
May 22, 2013 (SPX)
Westinghouse Electric Company and State Nuclear Power Technology has announced the opening of a joint venture, SNPTC-WEC Nuclear Power Technical Services (Beiji...
German energy shift faces headwinds
May 19, 2013 (AFP)
Tense engineers have their eyes peeled on complex colour-coded diagrams on a wall-sized screen that makes their control room look like the inside of a spaceship...
Thousands rally against nuclear power in Taiwan
May 19, 2013 (AFP)
Thousands of Taiwanese marched through the capital Taipei Sunday urging the government to halt construction of a nearly completed nuclear power plant, citing th...
Belgium to re-start two reactors halted since 2012
May 17, 2013 (AFP)
Electrabel, part of the giant French group GDF-Suez, said Friday it will restart two nuclear reactors closed down in 2012 after micro-cracks were found in them,...
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