Tokyo (AFP) March 28, 2017 - A Japanese appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a pair of nuclear reactors halted by a lower court order can be restarted, in a victory for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's energy policy.
Tokyo (AFP) March 15, 2017 - Toshiba shares plunged Wednesday as fears grow about the future of one of Japan's best-known firms, hit by massive losses and accounting fraud allegations at its US nuclear unit.
Washington (UPI) Mar 14, 2017 - German energy company RWE said it's back on track after retooling its footing in the market and riding on the success of its renewable energy arm.
London, UK (SPX) Mar 13, 2017 - Two leading organisations within the UK's nuclear industry, the Energy Industries Council (EIC) and the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (Nuclear AMRC), have signed a Memorandum of Und
Manchester UK (SPX) Mar 13, 2017 - Manchester scientists have revealed how arsenic molecules might be used to 'fish out' the most toxic elements from radioactive nuclear waste - a breakthrough that could make the decommissioning indu
Paris, France (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 - AREVA has completed clean-up and dismantling operations on the facilities belonging to the former MOX fuel fabrication plant in Cadarache (Bouches-du-Rhone). Around 60 emptied process areas have thu
Vienna (AFP) March 8, 2017 - The board of the UN atomic watchdog, which tracks Iran's compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal, Wednesday backed Yukiya Amano to serve a third term as director general, the board's chairman said.
Brussels (AFP) March 6, 2017 - EU authorities on Monday approved a controversial nuclear expansion project in Hungary that is heavily backed by Russia.
Paris (AFP) March 1, 2017 - The troubled French nuclear reactor builder Areva said Wednesday that it sharply narrowed its losses last year, thanks to an ongoing restructuring programme.
Pullman WA (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 - A Washington State University study of the chemistry of technetium-99 has improved understanding of the challenging nuclear waste and could lead to better cleanup methods. The work is reported
Manchester UK (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 - The University of Manchester is to lead a consortium to build the next generation of robots that are more durable and perceptive for use in nuclear sites. The cost of cleaning up the UK's existing n
Tehran (AFP) Feb 25, 2017 - Iran's nuclear chief said Saturday that the country had requested to buy 950 tonnes of uranium concentrate from Kazakhstan over the next three years to help develop its civil reactor programme.
Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 22, 2017 - Russian state-owned nuclear energy corporation Rosatom's subsidiaries produced the total of 7,900 metric tons of uranium in 2016, which is on the 2015 level, the company said Monday. Uranium
Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Feb 22, 2017 - German energy provider RWE on Thursday announced a surprise loss of 5.7 billion euros for 2016, hit by writedowns on its plants and one-off costs related to the country's exit from nuclear power.
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Feb 21, 2017 - A new automated system detects cracks in the steel components of nuclear power plants and has been shown to be more accurate than other automated systems. Periodic inspection of the components of n
Paris (AFP) Feb 21, 2017 - Two nuclear reactors being built in the southern Chinese city of Taishan will come onstream months later than planned, said China General Nuclear Power (CGN), which runs the project together with France's EDF.
