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French group to help Japan dismantle nuclear reactors

Paris (AFP) Nov 27, 2015 - French nuclear giant Areva said Thursday it had linked up with Hitachi GE Nuclear Energy to help Japan dismantle boiling-water nuclear power stations.

Nov 27, 2015

S. Korea, US ratify new civilian nuclear pact

Seoul (AFP) Nov 25, 2015 - South Korea and the United States on Wednesday formally ratified a new nuclear cooperation agreement that stops short of granting Seoul the permission it had sought to start reprocessing spent nuclear fuel.

Nov 25, 2015

Russia, Egypt Sign Deal on Egypt’s First Nuclear Power Plant Construction

Cairo (Sputnik) Nov 24, 2015 - Russia and Egypt have signed an intergovernmental agreement on the construction of Egypt's first nuclear power plant, Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom said Thursday. The deal was sig

Nov 24, 2015

First Reactor of Turkey’s Akkuyu Nuclear Plant to Start Operating by 2022

Ankara (Sputnik) Nov 24, 2015 - The first reactor of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant, to be constructed under a Russia-led project in Turkey, will start operating no later than in 2022, the Turkish Energy Ministry's deputy undersec

Nov 24, 2015

Putin removes ban on nuclear cooperation with Iran

Moscow (AFP) Nov 23, 2015 - President Vladimir Putin on Monday eased restrictions on Russian companies working on Iranian enrichment sites as he travelled to Tehran for his first visit since 2007.

Nov 23, 2015

Nuclear and renewable: S.Africa’s ambitious new energy mix

Johannesburg (AFP) Nov 23, 2015 - Heavily reliant on coal-fired electricity, South Africa is launching ambitious new projects aimed at diversifying its energy sources and avoiding the regular power cuts that have hobbled the economy in recent years.

Nov 23, 2015

Russia signs deal to build Egypt’s first nuclear plant

Cairo (AFP) Nov 19, 2015 - Russia signed two agreements Thursday to finance and build Egypt's first nuclear power plant, in a televised ceremony attended by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

Nov 19, 2015

Cracks found in Scottish nuclear reactor

London (AFP) Nov 19, 2015 - Cracks were discovered in graphite bricks around the core of a nuclear reactor at a power station in Scotland during an inspection, operator EDF said on Thursday.

Nov 19, 2015

Russia’s New Nuclear Control System Reduces Radiation Risks

Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 17, 2015 - Dmitry Medvedev said that Russia has created a control system on its nuclear facilities that has brought the main risks of radiation ecological disasters to nil. Russia has created a control s

Nov 17, 2015

Russia Hopes to Increase Nuclear Energy Projects in Indonesia

Manila (Sputnik) Nov 17, 2015 - Russia notes Indonesia's keen interest in implementing nuclear energy projects, hoping to increase the number of contracts to construct nuclear power plants in the country, Russian Economic Developm

Nov 17, 2015

China inks $15 billion nuclear deal with Argentina

Beijing (AFP) Nov 17, 2015 - A Chinese state-owned company will finance and build two nuclear power plants in Argentina, the enterprise said, in a deal estimated to be valued at nearly $15 billion.

Nov 17, 2015

CGN wins $7.7 bln Romanian nuclear deal

Beijing (XNA) Nov 17, 2015 - China General Nuclear Power Group has signed a $7.7 billion agreement to set up two nuclear reactors in Romania. The memorandum of understanding, signed on Monday between CGN and Romanian state-owne

Nov 17, 2015

S.Africa and China sign nuclear energy cooperation pact

Johannesburg (AFP) Nov 16, 2015 - Nuclear energy regulators in South Africa and China have signed a technical cooperation agreement as Africa's most industrialised economy presses forward with controversial plans to build eight new nuclear reactors.

Nov 16, 2015

Australia reveals shortlist for first nuclear waste dump

Sydney (AFP) Nov 13, 2015 - Australia on Friday announced six sites, including some in Outback areas, on a shortlist for the nation's first nuclear waste dump, risking fresh controversy after an earlier plan was scuttled by opposition from Aboriginal landowners.

Nov 13, 2015

Finland to build world’s first permanent nuke waste facility

Helsinki (AFP) Nov 12, 2015 - Finland's government gave the green light Thursday for the construction of the world's first permanent repository designed to store nuclear waste for 100,000 years.

Nov 12, 2015

AREVA contracted for steam generator chemical cleaning at Cattenom 2

London, UK (SPX) Nov 10, 2015 - AREVA has signed a contract with EDF to carry out preventive chemical cleaning services of the steam generators at the Cattenom 2 nuclear power plant (France). The contract also includes the t

Nov 10, 2015