Paris (AFP) March 22, 2016 - French power company EDF will take a final investment decision on the controversial Hinkley Point nuclear power plant in Britain by early May, Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday.
Tokyo (AFP) March 21, 2016 - An armed nuclear transport vessel preparing to ship a huge cache of plutonium - enough to produce 50 nuclear bombs - to the US arrived at a Japanese port on Monday amid tight security, local media said.
Tokyo (AFP) March 18, 2016 - Japan will return a huge cache of plutonium - enough to produce 50 nuclear bombs - to the United States starting this weekend as part of a bilateral storage deal, Greenpeace and other anti-nuclear campaigners said Friday.
Paris (AFP) March 17, 2016 - The French government stands ready to inject fresh capital into energy giant EDF if necessary, Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday.
Berlin (AFP) March 15, 2016 - Three energy giants Tuesday told Germany's top court that they should be compensated for the nuclear phase-out Chancellor Angela Merkel's government decided after the Fukushima disaster five years ago.
Prague (AFP) March 15, 2016 - Czech state-run power group CEZ said Tuesday that net profit for 2015 fell by eight percent from 2014 on a drop in energy prices and lower production at its nuclear plants.
Tokyo (AFP) March 14, 2016 - A Japanese utility on Monday appealed a court decision which ordered the shutdown of two nuclear reactors even though they had been declared safe under tougher rules prompted by the Fukushima meltdown.
La Paz (Sputnik) Mar 14, 2016 - Russia's state nuclear agency Rosatom does not rule out involving colleagues from Argentina in the construction project of the first nuclear research center in Bolivia, Rosatom General Director Serg
London, UK (SPX) Mar 14, 2016 - The AREVA-Doosan-Atkins joint venture has joined Sellafield Ltd's Decommissioning Delivery Partnership (DDP) under a framework agreement for Lot 1 which involves decommissioning and maintenance work
Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2016 - Experts of the National University of Science and Technology MISiS in Moscow have developed a new technology for making nuclear batteries with nickel-63 isotopes for use in various sectors, includ
Taipei (AFP) March 12, 2016 - An annual anti-nuclear rally in Taiwan on Saturday saw a much lower turnout than previous years as president-elect Tsai Ing-wen vows to abolish the use of atomic energy on the island by 2025.
Washington DC (Sputnik) Mar 11, 2016 - Nations suffering from a shortage of fuel for nuclear reactors could replenish depleted stockpiles from a nuclear bank that was proposed in a speech by US Special Representative for Nuclear Non-Prol
Ahmedabad, India (AFP) March 11, 2016 - A reactor at a nuclear plant in western India was shut down Friday after a water leak was discovered, officials said, stressing that workers had not been exposed to radiation.
Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 11, 2016 - Bolivia has decided to set up its National Atomic Energy Agency for proper cooperation with Russia, General Director of Russia's state nuclear energy Sergei Kirienko said on Monday. On Sunday,
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 10, 2016 - Japanese researchers call for increased interdisciplinarity and internationalization in Japanese energy and environment research to provide effective scientific advice and invigorate Japanese energy
London, UK (SPX) Mar 10, 2016 - Last month's announcement that the US DOE has granted a permit for a Small Modular Reactor (SMR) project within the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) site is part of the DOE's ongoing commitment towa
