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NRC Action Will Force Major Court Fight
Apr 18, 2012 (SPX)
An adverse decision by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will force parties concerned about the already troubled Vogtle nuclear reactor project in Georgia...
Ukraine nuclear plant halts reactor after electrical failure
Apr 17, 2012 (AFP)
A reactor at a nuclear power station in Ukraine has been disconnected from the grid following an electrical failure but radiation levels were not elevated, auth...
Future of Japan's nuclear energy uncertain
Apr 16, 2012 (UPI)
None of Japan's 54 nuclear reactors will be in operation as of May 6, as the country's last reactor operating is to go offline for maintenance, Japanese Trade M...
Japan may be 'momentarily' without nuclear power: minister
Apr 15, 2012 (AFP)
Japan may go "momentarily" without nuclear power next month when the only one reactor still in operation shuts down for maintenance work, the country's industry...
Slovenia shuts down nuclear plant for regular maintanance
Apr 14, 2012 (AFP)
Slovenia started Saturday shutting down its only nuclear power plant for 40 days of regular maintenance after 18 months of production, the Krsko nuclear plant a...
France, Britain deny seeking subsidies for nuclear industry
Apr 13, 2012 (AFP)
France, Britain, Poland and the Czech Republic rejected a report Friday that they want nuclear energy to receive subsidies similar to the ones enjoyed by renewa...
Four states seek EU nuclear power subsidies: report
Apr 13, 2012 (AFP)
Britain, the Czech Republic, France and Poland are calling for nuclear power to receive similar subsidies from the EU as wind and solar energy, a German newspap...
Japan confirms 'safe' to restart two nuclear reactors
Apr 13, 2012 (AFP)
Japan on Friday confirmed it was safe to restart two offline nuclear reactors in the wake of last year's earthquake and tsunami disaster as the country faces a ...
France waits for India to clarify n-liability framework
Apr 11, 2012 (IANS)
In the midst of the run-up to the French presidential elections, France has been in dialogue with India to clarify issues relating to the nuclear liability law,...
Work at Kudankulam quickens for first reactor
Apr 11, 2012 (IANS)
Work at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) is progressing rapidly with employees working even on holidays to get the atomic regulator's nod to reopen t...
Spain's nuclear sector eyes growth in China
Apr 11, 2012 (IANS)
Spain's nuclear energy sector has gained a strong foothold in China over the past quarter century, providing components or services to nine of the country's 14 ...
Bulgaria approves new reactor at nuclear plant
Apr 11, 2012 (AFP)
Bulgaria's government approved on Wednesday preliminary plans to install a new 1,000-megawatt reactor at its Kozloduy nuclear power plant, after another project...
India can't produce 20,000 MW n-energy by 2020
Apr 11, 2012 (IANS)
India's ambitious deadline to generate 20,000 MW nuclear energy by 2020 may be delayed by almost a year, a top official said here Wednesday. The Nuclear Power C...
China expands oldest nuclear power plant
Apr 09, 2012 (UPI)
China has expanded its oldest nuclear power plant. With the addition of a new pressurized water reactor power-generating unit, the Qinshan nuclear power facilit...
Turkey PM oversees nuclear agreements with China
Apr 09, 2012 (AFP)
Turkey's Prime Minister oversaw the signing of two nuclear agreements with China Monday on a trip to the Asian nation that also saw him make an unprecedented st...
Japan proposes reactor re-starts
Apr 06, 2012 (UPI)
The Japanese government says it has adopted new provisional safety standards for restarting suspended nuclear reactors, with critics saying they're inadequate. ...
Japan sets new safety standards for nuclear plants
Apr 06, 2012 (AFP)
The Japanese government approved new safety guidelines for nuclear power plants on Friday in a bid to restart reactors idled after the Fukushima disaster last y...
Bulgaria PM faces confidence vote over axed nuclear deal
Apr 06, 2012 (AFP)
Bulgaria's opposition Socialists filed a no-confidence motion against the centre-right government Friday over its decision to drop a deal with Russia for a new ...
S. Korea deports Greenpeace activists
Apr 02, 2012 (AFP)
South Korea denied entry on Monday to three Greenpeace activists and was to deport them after they attempted to get into the country as part of an anti-nuclear ...
Russia ready to build nuclear plants in Britain: official
Mar 30, 2012 (AFP)
Russia's state nuclear firm Rosatom said Friday it was ready to replace E.ON and RWE after the two German energy giants pulled out of their British nuclear powe...
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