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Fukushima operator TEPCO projects $1.29 bn year net loss
Feb 04, 2013 (AFP)
Fukushima nuclear plant operator TEPCO on Monday slashed its outlook for the fiscal year to March, warning it expected to lose about $1.29 billion or almost thr...
Centrica makes U-turn on British nuclear plant plan
Feb 04, 2013 (AFP)
British energy company Centrica on Monday said it was pulling out of a joint-venture deal to build up to four nuclear power stations in Britain, citing the proj...
New Fukushima pictures show wreckage of plant
Feb 04, 2013 (AFP)
The shattered remains of a reactor building loom against a lowering sky, smoke or steam pouring from a gaping roof in the days after a huge tsunami smashed into...
Nuclear safety chief questioned over Fukushima: report
Feb 03, 2013 (AFP)
Japanese police have questioned a former head of the nuclear safety body regarding possible criminal charges over the Fukushima nuclear crisis, news reports sai...
British council votes down nuke depository
Feb 01, 2013 (UPI)
A county council in northwestern England this week voted against allowing further study of possible nuclear waste repository in tourism-dependent Cumbria. The m...
Blow to Britain's nuclear waste plans
Jan 30, 2013 (AFP)
Britain's plans to boost its use of nuclear energy and cut greenhouse gas emissions took a hit on Wednesday when the only region interested in hosting an underg...
Seoul gives green light to two nuclear reactors
Jan 29, 2013 (UPI)
The South Korean government has granted final approval to build two new nuclear reactors at the Shin Kori Nuclear Power Plant in Ulsan, about 255 miles southeas...
Bulgaria nuclear referendum fails: official
Jan 29, 2013 (AFP)
A referendum in Bulgaria on whether to build a second nuclear power plant has failed due to insufficient turnout, official results showed Tuesday. Only 1.4 mill...
Bulgarian nuclear referendum on track to fail
Jan 28, 2013 (AFP)
Low turnout appears to have scuppered a Bulgarian referendum on whether the former Communist nation should build a second nuclear power plant. Some 4.35 million...
Bulgaria holds referendum on new nuclear plant
Jan 27, 2013 (AFP)
Bulgarians vote Sunday in a referendum on a second nuclear power plant, which is being viewed as a political popularity contest ahead of July elections, even if...
France names ex-Areva boss to EADS board
Jan 27, 2013 (AFP)
France on Sunday named the former boss of nuclear group Areva, Anne Lauvergeon, to represent it on the board of European aerospace giant EADS. The French econom...
Bulgaria nuclear referendum set to fail
Jan 27, 2013 (AFP)
A vote on whether to build a second nuclear power plant in Bulgaria, the EU member's first referendum since the end of communism in 1989, looked set to fail Sun...
French government backs ex-Areva boss to head EADS: report
Jan 27, 2013 (AFP)
The French and German governments are said to favour the former boss of nuclear group Areva, Anne Lauvergeon, for the job of chairman at European aerospace gian...
World's biggest nuke plant may shut: Japan report
Jan 25, 2013 (AFP)
The largest nuclear power plant in the world may be forced to shut down under tightened rules proposed by Japan's new nuclear watchdog aimed at safeguarding aga...
Bulgaria to hold referendum on new nuclear plant
Jan 24, 2013 (AFP)
Polls indicate that Bulgarians will on Sunday vote "yes" to a second nuclear power plant in a referendum, in a closely watched contest between the government an...
Japan watchdog says reactors must be terror proof
Jan 23, 2013 (AFP)
Japan's new nuclear regulator said Wednesday it was going to require power companies to make reactors terror proof as well as quake resistant, as the body set o...
Construction of Bangladesh N-plant from October
Jan 23, 2013 (AFP)
Bangladesh will start building its first nuclear power plant by October this year after signing a loan deal with Russia to fund the construction, Prime Minister...
Britain says it is looking at sale of stake in Urenco
Jan 22, 2013 (AFP)
The British government said on Tuesday that it was continuing to explore the sale of its one-third stake in British-based uranium enrichment specialist Urenco. ...
Japan proposes new nuclear safety rules
Jan 21, 2013 (UPI)
Japan's nuclear regulator has released draft safety rules aimed at protecting nuclear power facilities against natural disasters and terrorist attacks. New safe...
Pro-nuclear activists get pulpit at Sundance
Jan 19, 2013 (AFP)
What if nuclear energy offered the world the only chance to escape poverty and control global warming? A documentary that lends a pulpit to former opponents of ...
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