Stockholm (AFP) July 21, 2015 - Sweden's state-owned energy group Vattenfall announced a massive 36.3 billion krona ($4.2 billion, 3.9 billion euro) writedown Tuesday tied to looming closures of two nuclear reactors and slumping lignite activity in Germany.
Ljubljana (AFP) July 20, 2015 - Slovenia and Croatia agreed on Monday to extend the lifespan of a jointly-owned nuclear plant until 2043, overriding calls from green groups to close the facility.
Tokyo, Japan (Sputnik) Jul 20, 2015 - Japanese utility company TEPCO will resume work to remove a protective cover from the stricken Fukushima reactor building in late July, a public Japanese broadcaster said. A dome was installed
Cape Town (AFP) July 15, 2015 - Russia's state energy corporation Rosatom on Wednesday denied that it had already secretly won a massive nuclear power contract in South Africa, and sought to allay fears of corruption over the deal.
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Jul 14, 2015 - Groundbreaking work at two Department of Energy national laboratories has confirmed plutonium's magnetism, which scientists have long theorized but have never been able to experimentally observe. Th
Moscow, Russia (Sputnik) Jul 14, 2015 - Russia's top exporter of primary stage nuclear material has completed a pilot shipment to Germany and Sweden via its northern Ust-Luga seaport. Techsnabexport performed the shipment jointly wi
Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 09, 2015 - Amid preparations to restart nuclear reactors shut down following the 2011 Fukushima meltdown, the Japanese government plans to set a new standard for the permissible upper limit of radiation exposu
Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 09, 2015 - As India attempts to bolster its nuclear energy capabilities, it has just formalized an agreement with Kazakhstan to receive 5,000 tons of uranium over the next four years. Rapidly developing its nu
Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 09, 2015 - Russian President Vladimir Putin and South African President Jacob Zuma said that launching a program of development of South Africa's nuclear energy was a priority, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov
Astana, Kazakhstan (AFP) July 8, 2015 - Kazakhstan on Wednesday signed an agreement with India to supply New Delhi with 5,000 tonnes of uranium over the next five years, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said after meeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Tokyo (Sputnik) Jul 08, 2015 - Over 7000 people will return to their homes in Naraha town after the planned removal of evacuation order by the Japanese government on 5th September. Japan's government has notified the town o
Vienna (AFP) July 7, 2015 - Austria's announcement Monday that it would challenge state aid for a new nuclear plant in Britain marks the latest step in the country's solo campaign to roll back atomic energy in Europe.
Tokyo (AFP) July 7, 2015 - Atomic fuel was being loaded into a reactor in southern Japan on Tuesday as its operator prepared to restart operations despite widespread public opposition to the technology.
Vienna (AFP) July 6, 2015 - Austria said on Monday it has filed a legal challenge at the European Court of Justice against EU-approved state subsidies for a new nuclear power plant in Britain.
Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 05, 2015 - As part of the ongoing effort to clean up Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, Toshiba Inc. has co-developed a scorpion-like robot that officials hope can help determine the condition of
Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 03, 2015 - Hungary and the European Atomic Energy Community Euratom have dealt with all issues regarding a nuclear deal between Moscow and Budapest for the construction of reactors and supply of fuel, Hungaria
