CIVIL NUCLEAR - INDO DAILY

Lithuania, Hitachi sign initial nuclear plant deal

Mar 30, 2012 (AFP)

Lithuania and Japan's Hitachi signed on Friday a deal on construction of a nuclear plant in Lithuania to replace its only nuclear power station, closed in 2009 ...

Sandia's Ion Beam Laboratory looks at advanced materials for reactors

Mar 30, 2012 (SPX)

Sandia National Laboratories is using its Ion Beam Laboratory (IBL) to study how to rapidly evaluate the tougher advanced materials needed to build the next gen...

So. Calif. officials express nuclear worry

Mar 30, 2012 (UPI)

Officials in cities near Southern California's San Onofre nuclear power plant say they're worried about the safety of the facility, shut down since January. Aft...

TEPCO asks for $12 bn capital injection

Mar 29, 2012 (AFP)

The operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday asked the Japanese government for a capital injection of $12 billion in a bid to avoid insolvency. Tokyo...

RWE, E.ON pull plug on British nuclear power venture

Mar 29, 2012 (AFP)

German energy giants E.ON and RWE on Thursday pulled out of their British nuclear power joint venture, paving the way for new entrants into the market, accordin...

Bulgaria drops Russia nuclear power plant deal: PM

Mar 28, 2012 (AFP)

Bulgaria has decided to drop a deal with Russian company Atomstroyexport to build a 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant on the Danube, Prime Minister Boyko Boris...

Swiss gov't appeals nuke shutdown order

Mar 28, 2012 (UPI)

The Swiss government has launched an appeal of a court decision seeking the early closure of the aging Muehleberg nuclear power plant near Bern. A ruling this m...

Sweden ships three kilos of plutonium to US: Bildt

Mar 27, 2012 (AFP)

Sweden recently shipped three kilos (6.6 pounds) of plutonium from its past nuclear research and development activities to the United States for disposal, Forei...

Fukushima offers nuke security lessons: Japan PM

Mar 27, 2012 (AFP)

The tsunami-triggered meltdown at a Japanese nuclear power plant last year offered important lessons in protecting such facilities from terrorism, Japanese Prim...

Watchdog warns US nuclear plant over mystery glitch

Mar 27, 2012 (AFP)

The US nuclear energy watchdog ordered a Californian atomic plant Tuesday to remain shut down until the cause of a mystery glitch is found, raising questions ab...

Europe-US deal to curb highly enriched uranium use

Mar 26, 2012 (AFP)

Three of the world's top suppliers of medical isotopes on Monday announced plans to work toward phasing out the use of highly enriched uranium in the production...

Japan down to one nuclear reactor after shutdown

Mar 26, 2012 (AFP)

Japan was Monday left with only one working nuclear reactor after Tokyo Electric Power Co. shuttered its final generator for scheduled safety checks. The vast u...

Fukushima operator shutting down last running reactor

Mar 25, 2012 (AFP)

Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, has begun steps to suspend operations at its last running nuclear ...

Obama: all highly enriched uranium moved from Ukraine

Mar 25, 2012 (AFP)

US President Barack Obama said Sunday that all highly enriched uranium had been removed from Ukraine, hailing it as an important step towards curbing the threat...

Nuclear power only option despite Fukushima: industry

Mar 23, 2012 (AFP)

A top industry leader on Friday defended nuclear power as the only realistic way to reduce global warming despite Japan's atomic disaster last year. Director-ge...

Concern over offline Calif. nuclear plant

Mar 23, 2012 (UPI)

California energy officials say they're preparing for potential summer power shortages if the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station remains out of service. The ...

Nuclear fusion simulation shows high-gain energy output

Mar 21, 2012 (SPX)

High-gain nuclear fusion could be achieved in a preheated cylindrical container immersed in strong magnetic fields, according to a series of computer simulation...

S. Koreans face punishment over nuclear plant power cut

Mar 21, 2012 (AFP)

South Korea's nuclear safety authority said Wednesday several engineers had covered up an electricity failure at an ageing atomic plant last month, and promised...

Indian nuclear power plant gets go-ahead

Mar 20, 2012 (UPI)

India has given the green light to the controversial Kudankulam nuclear power project in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. "Immediate steps will be taken for th...

Nearly 200 arrested in India nuclear protest

Mar 19, 2012 (AFP)

Police in a southern Indian state said Tuesday they had arrested nearly 200 activists who were protesting the start of work at a long-stalled nuclear power plan...