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UAE may join Turkey nuclear power plant project: minister
Oct 11, 2012 (AFP)
The United Arab Emirates could join a project to build Turkey's second nuclear power plant if South Korea is involved, Turkish energy minister said on Thursday....
Nuclear hide-and-seek: Activists undiscovered at Swedish plant
Oct 10, 2012 (AFP)
Two Greenpeace activists who broke into a Swedish nuclear plant managed to remain undetected for 38 hours before leaving the site voluntarily, the environmental...
Japan's Toshiba to boost Westinghouse stake
Oct 10, 2012 (AFP)
Japan's Toshiba said Wednesday it will raise its stake in US atomic power-plant giant Westinghouse Electric, as it eyes overseas deals after the Fukushima disas...
Swedish minister summons officials after nuke arrests
Oct 10, 2012 (AFP)
Sweden's environment minister is to meet with the country's nuclear energy regulator and power plant operators on Wednesday after activists on Tuesday were able...
S. Korea denies entry to Greenpeace activists
Oct 08, 2012 (AFP)
Greenpeace on Monday accused South Korea of seeking to "silence" opposition to its nuclear energy programme after two of its campaigners were barred from enteri...
Japan PM tours troubled Fukushima nuclear plant
Oct 07, 2012 (AFP)
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda toured the crippled Fukushima power station Sunday in a show of resolve over the nuclear disaster there, amid strong publi...
Japan forum to discuss nuclear-free energy future
Oct 06, 2012 (AFP)
Japanese and European officials are to discuss future energy solutions at a forum in Kyoto this weekend in the wake of Japan's plans to eliminate atomic power f...
Restricting nuclear power has little effect on the cost of climate policies
Oct 05, 2012 (SPX)
"Questions have been raised if restricting nuclear energy - an option considered by some countries after the accident in Fukushima, Japan - combined with climat...
Expert: Belarus reactor needs oversight
Oct 05, 2012 (UPI)
Belarus needs a regulatory system covering the construction and operation of its first nuclear power plant, an International Atomic Energy Agency expert says. "...
Czechs nix French Areva bid on nuke plant
Oct 05, 2012 (AFP)
Czech state-run power company CEZ said Friday it had ruled France's Areva out of a tender to build two new units at its Temelin nuclear power facility in southe...
Wales nuke plant loses key foreign bidders
Oct 05, 2012 (UPI)
A planned nuclear power project touted as important to Britain's energy future was dealt a blow this week when French and Chinese investors pulled out. The Fren...
Vattenfall: patience needed for new Swedish nuclear reactor
Oct 04, 2012 (AFP)
Power group Vattenfall believes it will take several years before a decision can be made to build another Swedish nuclear reactor, the head of its nuclear opera...
Nuclear safety upgrade needed 'nearly everywhere' in Europe
Oct 04, 2012 (AFP)
Immediate safety upgrades costing billions of euros (dollars) are needed in nuclear power plants "nearly everywhere" in Europe, according to the results of EU "...
South Korea shuts down two reactors
Oct 03, 2012 (UPI)
South Korea on this week shut down two nuclear reactors due to malfunctions. The Shingori 1 in Busan, 280 miles south of Seoul, was shut down after a problem wa...
S. Korea shuts down two nuclear reactors
Oct 02, 2012 (AFP)
South Korea shut down two 1,000-megawatt nuclear reactors at separate plants Tuesday, following apparently unrelated systems malfunctions that triggered calls f...
Europe's nuclear plants need 25-bln-euro upgrade
Oct 02, 2012 (AFP)
From missing seismic devices to insufficient emergency systems, Europe's nuclear power plants face hundreds of problems requiring billions in new investment, a ...
EU vows 'no complacency' on nuclear plant defects
Oct 01, 2012 (AFP)
The European Commission vowed Monday there would be "no complacency" when it comes to nuclear safety in Europe despite "hundreds of defects" revealed by stress ...
Japan resumes reactor work despite non-nuclear aims
Oct 01, 2012 (AFP)
A Japanese power firm on Monday resumed construction of an atomic reactor stalled since the disaster at Fukushima, despite government plans to phase out nuclear...
India, Australia to start nuclear energy talks
Oct 01, 2012 (AFP)
India and Australia plan to begin civil nuclear cooperation talks in March after Canberra agreed last year to open negotiations to export uranium fuel to the en...
Bulgaria seeks information on US nuclear plant investor
Sep 28, 2012 (AFP)
Bulgaria said Friday it was seeking information from the United States Department of Energy on a US-based consortium, which said this week it wished to take ove...
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