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US nuclear plant problem worse than thought: report
Jul 12, 2012 (AFP)
US nuclear regulators published an update on California's troubled San Onofre power plant Thursday, sparking an expert warning that the problem is more serious ...
EU warns Lithuania over nuclear decommissioning
Jul 12, 2012 (AFP)
A top European watchdog on Thursday warned Lithuania that Brussels may freeze funds aimed at helping it decommission a Soviet-era nuclear reactor unless the Bal...
Vattenfall says suing Germany over nuclear exit
Jul 12, 2012 (AFP)
Swedish power group Vattenfall said Thursday it was joining bigger rivals E.ON and RWE in filing a complaint with Germany's top court seeking compensation for B...
S. Korea prosecutors charge 32 over nuclear graft
Jul 10, 2012 (AFP)
South Korean prosecutors said Tuesday they had charged 32 people with corruption involving the state nuclear power agency and its contracts with suppliers. Amon...
Canada nuclear scientists strike
Jul 09, 2012 (AFP)
More than 800 nuclear scientists and engineers went on strike on Monday, warning of "dire consequences" for Canada's nuclear industry after contract talks broke...
Japan reactor back to full power after nuke shutdown
Jul 09, 2012 (AFP)
A nuclear reactor in western Japan began full operations Monday, the first restart since the country shut down its atomic stations in the wake of last year's cr...
Swiss nuclear safety watchdog gives stations the all-clear
Jul 09, 2012 (AFP)
Switzerland's four nuclear power stations are fit to withstand a major earthquake and pose no threat to the population and the environment, inspectors said on M...
Reactor at Bulgarian nuclear plant shut down
Jul 07, 2012 (AFP)
A 1,000-megawatt reactor at Bulgaria's Kozloduy nuclear plant was temporarily shut down early Saturday due to a turbogenerator problem, but no rise in radioacti...
France's Areva to bid for British nuclear plant venture
Jul 07, 2012 (AFP)
France's nuclear power group Areva and other companies including China's CGNPC will bid for the British joint venture dropped by Germany in March, Areva boss Lu...
AREVA submits its offer for construction of two EPR reactors for Temelin 3 and 4 project
Jul 06, 2012 (SPX)
AREVA is pleased to announce that it has submitted its official bid to the Czech utility CEZ for the construction of two EPR reactors, units 3 and 4, on the Tem...
Habia Cable secures new nuclear contract in Korea
Jul 06, 2012 (SPX)
Habia Cable is maintaining its leading position in the Korean nuclear market with another new contract. The company recently signed a contract with Korea Hydro ...
Electricity flows from restarted Japan reactor
Jul 05, 2012 (AFP)
Electricity generated from nuclear fission began flowing in Japan on Thursday, ending a nearly two-month hiatus in the aftermath of the Fukushima meltdowns, the...
French, US, Russian firms bid on Czech nuke plant
Jul 02, 2012 (AFP)
Czech state-run power group CEZ said on Monday it had received three bids to build two units at its Temelin nuclear power facility in the southern Czech Republi...
Japan restarts nuclear reactor as protests mount
Jul 01, 2012 (AFP)
Engineers in Japan on Sunday began refiring an atomic reactor, despite growing public protests in the aftermath of meltdowns at Fukushima, ending nearly two mon...
Japan readies nuclear reactor as protests mount
Jul 01, 2012 (AFP)
Japan prepared to bring nuclear power back online by reactivating one of its idled reactors on Sunday, defying growing public protests since last year's meltdow...
Tens of thousands protest Japan nuclear restart
Jun 29, 2012 (AFP)
Tens of thousands of people rallied outside the Japanese premier's residence in Tokyo Friday, in what organisers said was one of the largest demonstrations held...
Japan's TEPCO to drop nuclear exports: report
Jun 28, 2012 (AFP)
Tokyo Electric Power Co. is to abandon plans to export its nuclear power plant expertise as it struggles to cope with the Fukushima disaster, news reports said ...
Noisy TEPCO shareholders OK Japan state bailout
Jun 27, 2012 (AFP)
A boisterous shareholders' meeting on Wednesday rubber stamped the effective nationalisation of TEPCO, the operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant....
Czech nuclear plant upgrade complete
Jun 26, 2012 (AFP)
The Dukovany nuclear plant in the southern Czech Republic has increased its total power output to 2,000 megawatts following an extensive upgrade, a plant spokes...
Slovakia to raise the ante on nuclear shutdown: PM
Jun 26, 2012 (AFP)
Slovakia's prime minister said Tuesday he wants more than twice as much EU cash to fully decommission two Soviet-era nuclear reactors that were closed after the...
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