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China, Britain strike ‘historic’ nuclear deal

London (AFP) Oct 21, 2015 - China vowed Wednesday to take a one-third stake in Britain's first nuclear power plant in decades, with Prime Minister David Cameron hailing an historic deal on the project led by French energy giant EDF.

Oct 21, 2015

China ‘to take one-third stake’ in UK nuclear plant

Paris (AFP) Oct 20, 2015 - China has agreed to take a one-third stake in French power giant EDF's 25 billion pounds (34-billion-euro) next-generation nuclear project at Hinkley Point in Britain, French business daily Les Echos said Tuesday.

Oct 20, 2015

France’s EDF seeks new deadline for EPR nuclear reactor

Paris (AFP) Oct 20, 2015 - French energy group EDF has formally asked the government for a three-year delay until 2020 to the deadline for launching its next-generation EPR nuclear reactor, according to a copy of the request seen by AFP Tuesday.

Oct 20, 2015

Iran likely to sell excess enriched uranium abroad instead of diluting it

Vienna (Sputnik) Oct 20, 2015 - The Iranian enriched uranium is expected to be exported to Russia. According to Russian officials, the preparatory work to import the enriched uranium could be completed by early next year. W

Oct 20, 2015

Nuclear Science Advisory Committee issues plan for US nuclear physics research

Newport News, VA (SPX) Oct 20, 2015 - Today, the Nuclear Science Advisory Committee, or NSAC, publicly released Reaching for the Horizon, The 2015 Long Range Plan for Nuclear Science. The new plan was unanimously accepted by NSAC, a c

Oct 20, 2015

China Increasingly Investing Money in New Nuclear Power Plants

Beijing (Sputnik) Oct 20, 2015 - The Chinese leadership recently developed the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020), according to which China is planning to increase the number of operating nuclear power plants and triple the national c

Oct 20, 2015

Saudi, Hungary sign nuclear pact

Riyadh (AFP) Oct 19, 2015 - Oil giant Saudi Arabia, which is trying to diversify its energy sources, signed an agreement Monday with Hungary to cooperate in the peaceful use of atomic energy.

Oct 19, 2015

Iran says ready to start ‘huge task’ of dismantling centrifuges

Tehran (AFP) Oct 18, 2015 - The huge task of disabling parts of Iran's nuclear infrastructure will probably start this week, a top official said Sunday as US President Barack Obama took steps to end sanctions.

Oct 18, 2015

UK nuclear plant deal hinges on ambitions of London, Beijing and EDF

Paris (AFP) Oct 18, 2015 - Plans to build two next-generation nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point in southwest England are stalled at the crossroads of ambitions by Britain, China and French electricity giant EDF.

Oct 18, 2015

‘Dustbin’ ship takes nuclear waste to Australia from France

Sydney (AFP) Oct 16, 2015 - A ship carrying 25 tonnes of reprocessed nuclear waste was steaming to Australia on Friday despite protests from activists about an environmental disaster waiting to happen.

Oct 16, 2015

Contract on Construction of Jordan NPP by Russia Likely Within 2 Years

Volgodonsk, Russia (Sputnik) Oct 15, 2015 - Moscow and Amman may sign a contract for the construction of Jordan's first nuclear power plant (NPP) within two years, the chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) said Wednesday.

Oct 15, 2015

Japan restarts second reactor despite opposition

Tokyo (AFP) Oct 15, 2015 - Japan on Thursday restarted a second nuclear reactor after a shutdown triggered by the 2011 Fukushima crisis, as the government pushes to return to a cheaper energy source despite widespread public opposition.

Oct 15, 2015

Nuclear waste ship leaves France for Australia

Cherbourg, France (AFP) Oct 15, 2015 - A ship carrying 25 tonnes of nuclear waste left France for Australia on Thursday despite protests from environmental campaigners who said they were concerned about deficiencies in the vessel.

Oct 15, 2015

Russia, China Plan to Develop Nuclear Markets Globally

Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 15, 2015 - Russian and Chinese nuclear experts will work together to develop the markets of third countries, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmit

Oct 15, 2015

Sweden to close two more nuclear reactors

Stockholm (AFP) Oct 14, 2015 - Two ageing nuclear reactors at the Oskarshamn plant in southeastern Sweden will be decommissioned, the owner and operator OKG said on Wednesday.

Oct 14, 2015

Abu Dhabi to Invest in Russia’s Nuclear Projects, Agriculture Sector

Sochi (Sputnik) Oct 13, 2015 - Investors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are ready to invest in Russian state companies' projects in several sectors, including nuclear energy, agriculture and natural resources, the Kremlin sa

Oct 13, 2015