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Nuclear Industry Taking It on the Chin in States Across US
May 24, 2012 (SPX)
Though its trials and travails at the national level get all the attention, the nuclear power industry is finding fewer and fewer friends in statehouses across ...
Westinghouse, Burns and McDonnell And Electric Boat Collaborate
May 24, 2012 (SPX)
Westinghouse Electric Company, Burns and McDonnell and General Dynamics Electric Boat will collaboratively team to support the Westinghouse Small Modular Reacto...
Bulgaria switches reactor back on grid after repairs
May 24, 2012 (AFP)
Bulgaria's Kozloduy nuclear power plant announced Thursday it had switched one of its reactors back on to the electricity grid, after a month of refuelling and ...
Obama picks new US nuclear chief
May 24, 2012 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated a new chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, after the former head Gregory Jaczko resigned after months ...
Westinghouse And Ameren Missouri Announce Creation Of NexStart SMR Alliance
May 24, 2012 (SPX)
Westinghouse Electric Company and the Missouri Electric Alliance led by Ameren Missouri has announced the formation of a utility participation group called the ...
India not to compromise on safety of nuclear power plants: PM
May 23, 2012 (XNA)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday reiterated the need for nuclear power but said the country will not compromise on the safety of atomic plants....
Taiwan probes wire purchases for nuclear plant
May 23, 2012 (XNA)
Taiwanese investigators acting on tip-offs have launched an anti-graft probe into engineering and procurement staff with an under-construction power plant for g...
UK proposes energy market overhaul to boost nuclear
May 22, 2012 (AFP)
Britain unveiled a draft energy law on Tuesday aiming to plug a looming energy gap with 110 billion pounds ($174 billion, 136 billion euros) of investment in nu...
Japan to control up to 76% of TEPCO voting rights
May 21, 2012 (AFP)
TEPCO said Monday the Japanese government will control up to three-quarters of the voting rights at the embattled nuclear plant operator after a massive injecti...
AREVA and Mitsubishi partner in mining exploration
May 21, 2012 (SPX)
AREVA and Mitsubishi Corporation, through their respective subsidiaries Afmeco Mining and Exploration Pty Ltd (AFMEX) and Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd (MDP), ...
US nuclear chief resigns after safety spat
May 21, 2012 (AFP)
The head of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced his resignation Monday, just months after a public spat with colleagues over the need for proof of sa...
S. Korea nuclear contractor jailed for parts scam
May 16, 2012 (AFP)
A South Korean businessman has been jailed for three years for supplying potentially defective parts to the country's oldest atomic power plant, a court spokesm...
Japan's TEPCO posts $9.76 bn full-year net loss
May 14, 2012 (AFP)
TEPCO, the operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on Japan's northeast coast, posted a bigger-than-expected annual loss of $9.67 billion on Mo...
Japan town approves nuclear reactor restart
May 14, 2012 (AFP)
Japan on Monday took a step towards becoming a nuclear nation again, when councillors in a town that hosts a power station recommended reactor restarts amid fea...
Firms fear summer meltdown in nuclear-free Japan
May 13, 2012 (AFP)
Japan's hard-hit manufacturers are facing a long summer with businesses making everything from ice cream to crayons fretting production may be hampered as the n...
New Romanian PM keen to expand nuclear plant
May 13, 2012 (AFP)
New Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta said Sunday that he backed building two more nuclear reactors to ensure the nation's energy independence, though four o...
NGO urges compensation for Areva's Niger staff
May 11, 2012 (AFP)
Niger employees of Areva must benefit from the same compensation as their French colleagues, a Niger non-governmental organisation said Friday after a court nea...
Germany energy giant RWE hit hard by nuclear exit
May 10, 2012 (AFP)
Germany's second-biggest power supplier RWE said Thursday its net profits had fallen by more than a quarter in the first three months of the year, hit by Berlin...
Two suspects for Italy nuclear boss shooting
May 10, 2012 (AFP)
Italian police are searching for two men linked to the far-left Red Brigades militant group who are suspected of carrying out an attack on the head of a nuclear...
ATMEA1 Reactor Is Fitting Local Needs
May 10, 2012 (SPX)
JAEC (Jordan Atomic Energy Commission) has completed its evaluation to select a technology in order to build the first nuclear reactor in Jordan. JAEC has condu...
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