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20,000 tonnes of uranium found in Jordan: joint venture
Jun 12, 2012 (AFP)
A joint venture between Jordan Energy Resources Incorporated and French nuclear giant Areva said on Tuesday it has discovered more than 20,000 tonnes of uranium...
Japan's PM wants nuclear reactor restarts
Jun 11, 2012 (UPI)
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda called for the restart of two of the country's nuclear reactors in what would mark the first restart of idled reactors si...
Japan PM renews plea for nuclear restart
Jun 08, 2012 (AFP)
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Friday renewed his call for the re-firing of idle nuclear reactors, saying Japan could not do without atomic energy, but stoppe...
Russia supports 'peaceful' nuclear drive in Iran
Jun 07, 2012 (AFP)
Russia supports Tehran's atomic programme as long as it is "peaceful", President Vladimir Putin told Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Thursday ahead of g...
Germany will coordinate with neighbours on nuclear exit
Jun 05, 2012 (AFP)
German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler called Tuesday for close coordination with the country's neighbours on its nuclear energy exit over the next decade, inc...
China to pursue new nuclear plants?
Jun 04, 2012 (UPI)
China is taking steps to revive its nuclear power sector, which was essentially put on hold after Japan's Fukushima nuclear crisis. After the Japanese Fukushima...
Bangladesh passes nuclear energy regulatory bill
Jun 01, 2012 (AFP)
Bangladesh's parliament has passed its first nuclear energy regulatory bill as the country prepares to build an atomic power plant next year using Russian techn...
China could restart nuclear power programme
Jun 01, 2012 (AFP)
Energy-hungry China could restart its nuclear projects, suspended after Japan's Fukushima disaster in March last year, while new safety standards have been adop...
South Korean nuclear engineers charged with cover-up
May 30, 2012 (AFP)
Five senior engineers were charged Wednesday with trying to cover up a potentially dangerous power failure at South Korea's oldest nuclear plant, prosecutors sa...
Japan PM says close to reactor restart decision
May 30, 2012 (AFP)
Japan on Wednesday inched closer to re-starting idle nuclear reactors, just weeks after the last one was switched off amid public disquiet following the disaste...
Russian-made metal used at Bulgaria nuclear plant meets quality standards
May 30, 2012 (Voice of Russia)
Russian-made metal used at the fifth unit of the Kozloduy nuclear power plant in Bulgaria meets all quality standards, a laboratory study by independent experts...
Greenpeace activists manhandled at S. Africa nuclear protest
May 29, 2012 (AFP)
Five Greenpeace activists were roughed up by South African private security guards and briefly detained during an anti-nuclear protest in Johannesburg on Tuesda...
Russia could build new nuclear plant for Iran: Rosatom
May 29, 2012 (AFP)
Russia is ready to help Iran build a new nuclear power plant alongside the first one Moscow helped construct in the city of Bushehr, a top official at the state...
Japan to decide on nuclear power restart
May 29, 2012 (UPI)
Japan's former prime minister has warned against the use of nuclear energy. "I would like to say to the Japanese and to the world -- the safest nuclear policy i...
Pro-nuclear mentality to blame for Fukushima: ex-PM
May 28, 2012 (AFP)
The grip of the nuclear lobby in Japan before the Fukushima disaster was akin to that of the military in the run up to World War II, the prime minister at the t...
Lithuania blasts Russia, Belarus atomic energy plans
May 28, 2012 (AFP)
Lithuania on Monday blasted plans by Russia and Belarus to build nuclear power plants close to its borders, accusing both of lax safety and environmental standa...
Japan power firm urges PM to OK nuclear plant restart
May 28, 2012 (AFP)
The head of Japanese utility Kansai Electric Power Company Monday urged the prime minister to quickly decide on restarting two nuclear reactors at its Oi plant ...
Iran to launch new nuclear plant project: state TV
May 27, 2012 (AFP)
Iran is to build a new nuclear power plant, alongside its sole existing one in the southern city of Bushehr, by early 2014, state television reported on Sunday,...
Slovenian nuclear plant resumes production after 42 days
May 27, 2012 (AFP)
Slovenia's only nuclear power plant resumed production on Sunday after a regular 42-day maintenance shutdown, authorities at the Krsko nuclear plant said. "All ...
Japan eyeing 15% nuclear in energy mix: minister
May 25, 2012 (AFP)
Japan may look to generating 15 percent of its electricity needs from nuclear power, a minister said Friday, as the country seeks to rebalance its energy supply...
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