Sydney (AFP) Feb 15, 2016 - A nuclear dump in an Australian state could handle 13 percent of the world's atomic waste and prove highly profitable in the long term, initial findings from a high-level inquiry said Monday.
Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 12, 2016 - The Russian government has introduced a draft bill to the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, aimed at enhancing anti-terrorism provisions at nuclear facilities by establishing security zones
Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 12, 2016 - A contract with Russia for the construction of a new unit for Argentina's Atucha Nuclear Power Plant may be signed by the end of 2016, Russian Ambassador to Argentina Viktor Koronelli said. Koronell
Tokyo (Sputnik) Feb 12, 2016 - Over 70 percent of the Japanese are in favor of completely or partially abandoning the use of nuclear power plants (NPP) in the country after the Fukushima disaster, a poll revealed Thursday.
New York NY (Sputnik) Feb 10, 2016 - A New York nuclear power plant is leaking and radioactive tritium has been found in groundwater testing facilities nearby, but the governor and Nuclear Regulatory Commission state that it is not a c
Beijing (XNA) Feb 05, 2016 - China is to speed up drafting of the nuclear safety law and atomic energy law, a white paper on its nuclear emergency preparedness said on Wednesday. Since China started to build its first nuc
Stockholm (AFP) Feb 3, 2016 - Swedish state-owned energy group Vattenfall on Wednesday reported a record loss for 2015, blaming a tax on nuclear energy and sliding electricity prices.
New Delhi (Sputnik) Feb 01, 2016 - The first unit of India's Russian-designed Kudankulam nuclear power plant (NPP) was connected to the country's electric grid after a recent relaunch, a source in India's nuclear sector said Saturday
Brussels (AFP) Feb 1, 2016 - Germany's environment minister Barbara Hendricks said Monday she was reassured for the moment over the safety of Belgian nuclear power plants that have also worried the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 29, 2016 - Japan on Friday restarted its third nuclear reactor since a country-wide shutdown in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, after a court ruled it was safe despite opposition from local residents.
Ankara (Sputnik) Jan 28, 2016 - Turkey counts on further stable cooperation with Russia on their remaining joint energy projects, Turkey's Energy Minister Berat Albayrak said Wednesday. The minister also expressed hope for c
Beijing (Sputnik) Jan 28, 2016 - The total capacity of China's nuclear power units will double by the end of the decade, reaching 58 gigawatts (GW), local media reported Wednesday. While the world took a step back from nuclea
Paris (AFP) Jan 28, 2016 - Areva said Wednesday it plans a five billion euro capital increase to stabilise its finances, as the struggling French nuclear giant seeks to finalise the takeover of its reactor arm by rival EDF.
London (AFP) Jan 28, 2016 - The British government said Thursday that good progress was being made on a vast project to construct the nation's first nuclear power plant in decades.
Shenzhen (XNA) Jan 27, 2016 - China's leading clean energy company, China General Nuclear Power Corp. (CGN), is now the world's fifth largest in terms of operating capacity, the company said Tuesday. Five nuclear power uni
Beijing (AFP) Jan 27, 2016 - China is planning to build a floating nuclear power station as it seeks to double its atomic capacity by 2020, a senior official said Wednesday.
