CIVIL NUCLEAR - INDO DAILY

Feb 27, 2013 (UPI)

The government of Taiwan said the fate of its fourth nuclear power plant in Taipei, under construction since 1992, will be decided in a public referendum. Taiwa...

Technical hitch closes Slovenian nuclear plant

Feb 25, 2013 (AFP)

Slovenia's sole nuclear power plant Krsko shut down on Monday following problems in the steam system, the plant's authorities said in a statement, adding the in...

Finland's Fennovoima may downsize reactor plans

Feb 25, 2013 (AFP)

Finnish power company Fennovoima said on Monday it had dropped a bid by French group Areva to build a high-power nuclear reactor in favour of a proposal by Tosh...

Taiwan mulls nuke plant referendum

Feb 25, 2013 (AFP)

Taiwan's Premier Jiang Yi-hua said for the first time Monday that the government may support a referendum on the island's half-completed and hugely controversia...

Nuclear important in Japan's latest draft energy policy

Feb 25, 2013 (UPI)

Japan's government on Tuesday released an energy policy document in which nuclear power is considered an important electricity source. The plan is a toned-down ...

Trust our nuclear technology: French president to India

Feb 22, 2013 (IANS)

French President Francois Hollande on Friday urged India "to trust" his country's nuclear technology and extended France's support to the Indian nuclear power g...

US state sounds alarm over nuclear waste leaks

Feb 22, 2013 (AFP)

At least six tanks containing radioactive waste in the US state of Washington are leaking, the state said Friday, urging more federal help to clean up a site us...

Georgia nuclear plant gets federal loan guarantees

Feb 21, 2013 (UPI)

The U.S. Department of Energy has formalized $6.51 billion in federal loan guarantees for the expansion of a Georgia nuclear power plant. The federal loan guara...

Reactor makers must share accident costs: Greenpeace

Feb 19, 2013 (AFP)

Anti-nuclear activists kicked off a global campaign Tuesday to urge governments to force makers of nuclear reactors to shoulder some of the cost of accidents. G...

Taiwan opposition wants to scrap new nuclear plant

Feb 19, 2013 (AFP)

Taiwan's main opposition party Tuesday called for a halt to construction of a long-delayed nuclear plant ahead of planned island-wide protests brought about by ...

Northeast China has nuclear power

Feb 18, 2013 (UPI)

The first nuclear plant in Northeast China has started operating. The Hongyanhe nuclear power plant, 68 miles from the port of Dalian, is the first new nuclear ...

Roof collapses at Chernobyl nuclear plant: Ukraine

Feb 13, 2013 (AFP)

A section of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine has collapsed under the weight of snow but there were no injuries or any increase in radiation from th...

Finland's TVO says reactor may be delayed until 2016

Feb 11, 2013 (AFP)

Finnish electricity company TVO said on Monday that an EPR nuclear reactor being built by Areva and Siemens may not be ready until 2016, contradicting Areva's c...

Tokyo election win a victory for nuclear power?

Feb 10, 2013 (UPI)

The victory of Yoichi Masuzoe in Tokyo's gubernatorial election Sunday could be a boost for Japan's return to nuclear power, though the anti-nuclear camp still ...

New Czech PM won't back price supports for nuke expansion

Feb 10, 2013 (UPI)

Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka says he won't back price supports for an expansion of the Temelin nuclear power plant, casting doubt on the plans. Sobotka...

Fukushima survivors to sue Japan government

Feb 08, 2013 (AFP)

People whose homes or farms were hit by radiation from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant will file class-action lawsuits next month to seek damages from the ...

France debates nuke waste facility

Feb 08, 2013 (UPI)

A public debate on whether to build a mammoth underground nuclear waste facility in northeastern France began this week amid praise and skepticism. France's Nat...

India needs nuclear power, for now -- minister

Feb 06, 2013 (UPI)

India needs to rely on nuclear power until it can further develop renewable energy, a government official said. New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdulla...

World's First AP1000 Containment Vessel Top Head Ready

Feb 05, 2013 (SPX)

Westinghouse Electric Company, its consortium team member The Shaw Group Inc. and China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) announce the succes...

Westinghouse Commits To Czech Steel For AP1000 Plants At Temelin

Feb 05, 2013 (SPX)

Westinghouse Electric Company has announced its commitment to source a majority of its steel needs through Czech companies as part of its ongoing localization e...