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Bulgarian president hints at revival of Russian nuclear project
Dec 05, 2012 (AFP)
Bulgaria's president said Wednesday that his party might support reviving a major joint nuclear power project with Russia abandoned earlier this year even if a ...
Italian power giant pulls out of French nuclear deal
Dec 04, 2012 (AFP)
Italian power giant Enel on Tuesday said it was pulling out of a deal with France's EDF to build nuclear reactors at six plants and added that it would receive ...
Clinton backs Westinghouse bid for Czech nuke deal
Dec 03, 2012 (AFP)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday backed a bid by US energy giant Westinghouse to build two new units at the Czech Temelin nuclear plant worth at ...
EDF raises cost of problem plagued nuclear plant
Dec 03, 2012 (AFP)
French energy group EDF raised Wednesday the total cost of its long-delayed new-generation nuclear reactor at Flamanville in western France by 2 billion euros (...
AREVA to continue International OECD Research Program for nuclear plant safety
Nov 29, 2012 (SPX)
The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has extended the international research program conducted a...
Japan anti-nuclear groups join forces ahead of poll
Nov 28, 2012 (AFP)
Anti-nuclear parties banded into a new political group on Wednesday, as Japan's fragmented electoral landscape shifts ahead of next month's national poll. Three...
France begins 'energy transition' debate
Nov 28, 2012 (UPI)
Nuclear power-dependent France this week will launch a six-month national debate on the government's proposals for an "energy transition" toward renewables. The...
Japan's ruling party promises to phase out nuclear power
Nov 27, 2012 (AFP)
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda promised Tuesday to rid Japan of nuclear energy in coming decades as he set out his party's platform before next month's g...
Nuclear power key issue in Japan elections
Nov 27, 2012 (UPI)
A new political party, expected to become the unifying force of an anti-nuclear energy coalition, has been formed in Japan ahead of next month's elections for t...
Japan should ask people about nuclear fears: UN
Nov 26, 2012 (AFP)
Japan should do more to address fears over radiation in the area around Fukushima, a UN health expert said Monday, urging it to consult those affected by nuclea...
First British nuclear licence in 25 years to France's EDF
Nov 26, 2012 (AFP)
Britain awarded its first new nuclear power plant site licence for 25 years on Monday to French energy giant EDF, which is looking to build a new station in sou...
Japanese firm wants reactors back online
Nov 23, 2012 (UPI)
One of the most nuclear-dependent of Japan's 10 major utility companies says it plans to reactivate two reactors to join two put back online this summer. Kansai...
Problems at nuclear waste plant described
Nov 23, 2012 (UPI)
A company building a plant to treat high-level radioactive waste in Hanford, Wash., may have committed safety and health violations, an investigation found. Eng...
Nano insights could lead to improved nuclear reactors
Nov 22, 2012 (SPX)
In order to build the next generation of nuclear reactors, materials scientists are trying to unlock the secrets of certain materials that are radiation-damage ...
Swiss nuclear reactor back up after closure over defect
Nov 22, 2012 (AFP)
A reactor at a Swiss nuclear plant that automatically shut down due to a defect was brought back online Thursday evening, the operator said. "After an interrupt...
Coalition Reaffirm Commitments To Advance SMR Technology
Nov 22, 2012 (SPX)
Westinghouse Electric has confirmed its interest in applying for a new funding opportunity to be issued by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) Office o...
Coal mining ruining China uranium deposits
Nov 21, 2012 (UPI)
The mining of coal near untapped uranium deposits in northern China is ruining the value of the nuclear fuel, experts say. State geologists said there could be ...
Swiss nuclear reactor shuts down due to defect
Nov 21, 2012 (AFP)
A reactor at a Swiss nuclear plant shut down automatically Wednesday due to a defect, the operator said, stressing that the procedure had been completely safe. ...
Czechs delay nuclear plant deal over Areva complaint
Nov 20, 2012 (AFP)
A Czech antitrust watchdog on Tuesday banned state-run power group CEZ from signing a deal on the construction of two new units at its Temelin nuclear facility ...
AREVA hosts second global Nuclear Executive Meeting with the world's leading utilities
Nov 20, 2012 (SPX)
AREVA hosted yesterday, in Paris, the second global Nuclear Executive Meeting (NEM) gathering this year 25 CEOs and top executives from 16 of the world's larges...
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