Berlin (AFP) March 10, 2016 - Lauded by some as an example to the rest of the world, but heavily criticised by others, Germany's historic energy transition - an ambitious plan to switch from carbon fuels to clean energy by the middle of this century - still faces major challenges.
Brussels (AFP) March 10, 2016 - EU anti-trust regulators on Thursday cleared a partnership between French power company EDF and Chinese nuclear firm CGN to build nuclear power plants in Britain, including the controversial Hinkley Point project.
Tokyo (AFP) March 10, 2016 - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday said Japan cannot do without nuclear power, speaking on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the devastating Fukushima disaster.
Tokyo (AFP) March 9, 2016 - A Japanese court Wednesday ordered the shutdown of two nuclear reactors previously declared safe under post-Fukushima safety rules, a decision that comes just days before the fifth anniversary of the atomic disaster.
Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 08, 2016 - Russia and Kazakhstan may sign an agreement on scientific cooperation in the field of peaceful nuclear energy this year, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom's company Science and Innovation sa
Berlin (AFP) March 8, 2016 - Two western German states said Tuesday they planned to file a complaint at the EU and UN against Belgium over its ageing nuclear reactors which had their lifespan recently extended to 2025.
Helsinki (AFP) March 8, 2016 - A highly exceptional surge in radioactivity detected over Finland's capital Helsinki was traced Tuesday to a company sharing a building with the headquarters of the nuclear regulator investigating the mystery.
Paris, France (SPX) Mar 08, 2016 - AREVA NP recently completed reactor coolant pump refurbishments at Dominion's Surry Power Station in southeastern Virginia. For this project, the company successfully renovated and qualified four pu
Paris (AFP) March 7, 2016 - The resignation of French energy giant EDF's finance chief sent its shares plunging Monday as concerns grew over the risks of its plan to build a next-generation nuclear plant in Britain.
Paris (AFP) March 7, 2016 - French Environment Minister Segolene Royal said Monday that work will begin this year to shut down the country's oldest nuclear power plant, at the centre of a row with neighbouring Germany and Switzerland.
Paris (AFP) March 6, 2016 - The chief financial officer of French energy giant EDF, Thomas Piquemal, has resigned over a disagreement about an ambitious project to build Britain's first new nuclear power plant in decades, a source close to the matter told AFP on Sunday.
La Paz (AFP) March 6, 2016 - Bolivia signed a $300 million deal with Russia on Sunday to build a world-class nuclear research lab in the South American nation, President Evo Morales announced.
Berlin (AFP) March 4, 2016 - Germany demanded Friday that France close down its oldest nuclear plant, Fessenheim, near the German and Swiss borders - just one of several ageing atomic plants that are unsettling France's neighbours.
Trieste, Italy (UPI) Mar 4, 2016 - A semi-submersible floating platform has been delivered by Fincantieri to Russia's RosRAO for the transportation of nuclear submarine reactor compartments.
Washington (Sputnik) Mar 02, 2016 - Radioactive drilling waste was illegally dumped at a landfill in Kentucky, according to state officials. Now, they're issuing warnings and investigating how the nuclear waste ended up at the dump si
New Delhi (Sputnik) Mar 02, 2016 - India will increase its investment in nuclear power to up to 30 billion rupees (almost $440 million) per year, the country's finance minister, Arun Jaitley, said on Monday, unveiling a budget for th
