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Turkey's First Nuclear Plant Likely to Go Operational by 2022
Sep 25, 2015 (Sputnik)
The first Turkish nuclear power plant, a Russian designed project, is planned to be brought online in 2022, materials relevant to the Wednesday meeting of Russi...
British Treasury guarantee to put Hinkley nuclear plant back on track
Sep 22, 2015 (XNA)
The British Treasury said Monday a government guarantee worth more than three billion U.S. dollars will help pave the way for the building of Britain's first ne...
Britain pledges 2 billion pounds for nuclear plant
Sep 21, 2015 (AFP)
Britain pledged 2 billion pounds ($3.1 billion) on Monday for a nuclear plant set to be built in England by a consortium, including Chinese firms, which would b...
Russia, Indonesia Sign Memorandum on Building High-Power, Floating NPPs
Sep 18, 2015 (Sputnik)
Moscow and Jakarta have signed a memorandum of understanding on the construction of high-power and floating nuclear power plants in Indonesia, Rusatom Overseas,...
EDF says UK nuclear plant not running to schedule
Sep 15, 2015 (AFP)
French owned EDF Energy admitted Tuesday that its planned Hinkley Point nuclear power plant in Britain will not be operational by 2023 as originally planned. An...
China playing central role in nuclear power development: IAEA chief
Sep 15, 2015 (SPX)
The development of nuclear energy is shifting increasingly toward Asia with China playing a central role, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Ag...
Kenya signs China nuclear power deal
Sep 10, 2015 (AFP)
Kenya has signed a deal with China as part of the east African nation's plans to have a nuclear power station by 2025, the Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board (KNEB...
Japan nuclear plant begins commercial operations
Sep 10, 2015 (AFP)
A Japanese nuclear power plant started commercial operations on Thursday for the first time after two years of shutdown triggered by the Fukushima crisis. Utili...
US Energy Department Improves Equipment for Workers at Nuclear Waste Site
Sep 08, 2015 (Sputnik)
The US Department of Energy (DOE) said that Washington-based nuclear waste site would increase personal protective equipment of workers at the field responding ...
Russia Mulls Participation in Armenian NPP New Power Unit Construction
Sep 08, 2015 (Sputnik)
Russia is exploring the possibilities of participation in construction of the new power unit of the Armenian nuclear power plant (NPP), according to the documen...
More safeguards before India uranium exports: Australia review
Sep 08, 2015 (AFP)
Australia should not sell uranium to India until the South Asian giant establishes an independent nuclear regulator, a parliamentary committee recommended Tuesd...
Anger as French minister casts doubt on nuclear plant closure
Sep 08, 2015 (AFP)
France's environment minister cast doubt Tuesday on the planned 2017 closure of the country's oldest nuclear power plant, drawing anger from environmental group...
French Nuclear Nightmare Sends Shockwaves Through Europe
Sep 07, 2015 (Sputnik)
The CEO of French energy giant EDF, Jean-Bernard Levy, has announced a further postponement of the commissioning of the gigantic new nuclear power station at Fl...
EDF delays launch of EPR nuclear reactor
Sep 03, 2015 (AFP)
French energy group EDF on Thursday announced a further delay to the launch of its next generation EPR nuclear reactor, another setback for its 10.5-billion-eur...
After delays, Finland's showcase nuclear reactor to face tests
Sep 02, 2015 (AFP)
Repeated delays, cost overruns, lax controls: construction of the world's first European Pressurised Reactor (EPR) in Finland was meant to be a showcase of Fren...
Indonesia Plans to Build Its First Nuclear Power Plant by 2024
Aug 31, 2015 (SPX)
Indonesia's Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry expects the construction of the first nuclear power plant in the country to be completed by 2024, The Jakarta ...
Troubled Finnish nuclear reactor to enter test phase in 2016
Aug 28, 2015 (AFP)
Finland's much-delayed EPR nuclear reactor is to begin testing in February next year, French atomic energy giant Areva and its Finnish counterpart TVO announced...
Kazakh President to Meet IAEA Head to Sign Nuclear Fuel Bank Agreement
Aug 27, 2015 (Sputnik)
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev to meet with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano on Thursday, the day when the ...
Terms of Jordan nuke plant deal to be clear by 2017
Aug 27, 2015 (Sputnik)
Terms and costs of the construction of Jordan's first nuclear power plant are expected to be clear by the spring of 2017, the head of Russia's Rosatom nuclear c...
Kazakhstan signs deal to host nuclear fuel bank
Aug 27, 2015 (AFP)
Kazakhstan and the UN nuclear watchdog signed a deal on Thursday to create the first internationally-controlled uranium bank aimed at guaranteeing supplies for ...
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