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Russia, Kazakhstan may sign nuclear cooperation deal in 2016

Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 08, 2016 - Russia and Kazakhstan may sign an agreement on scientific cooperation in the field of peaceful nuclear energy this year, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom's company Science and Innovation sa

Mar 8, 2016

German states file challenge against Belgian nuclear plants

Berlin (AFP) March 8, 2016 - Two western German states said Tuesday they planned to file a complaint at the EU and UN against Belgium over its ageing nuclear reactors which had their lifespan recently extended to 2025.

Mar 8, 2016

Finnish radioactive spike traced to nuclear agency’s neighbour

Helsinki (AFP) March 8, 2016 - A highly exceptional surge in radioactivity detected over Finland's capital Helsinki was traced Tuesday to a company sharing a building with the headquarters of the nuclear regulator investigating the mystery.

Mar 8, 2016

AREVA Upgrades Reactor Coolant Pumps at Surry Power Station

Paris, France (SPX) Mar 08, 2016 - AREVA NP recently completed reactor coolant pump refurbishments at Dominion's Surry Power Station in southeastern Virginia. For this project, the company successfully renovated and qualified four pu

Mar 8, 2016

Row over UK nuclear plant alarms EDF investors

Paris (AFP) March 7, 2016 - The resignation of French energy giant EDF's finance chief sent its shares plunging Monday as concerns grew over the risks of its plan to build a next-generation nuclear plant in Britain.

Mar 7, 2016

Closure of France’s oldest nuclear plant begins this year

Paris (AFP) March 7, 2016 - French Environment Minister Segolene Royal said Monday that work will begin this year to shut down the country's oldest nuclear power plant, at the centre of a row with neighbouring Germany and Switzerland.

Mar 7, 2016

EDF finance chief quits over British nuclear power plant plan

Paris (AFP) March 6, 2016 - The chief financial officer of French energy giant EDF, Thomas Piquemal, has resigned over a disagreement about an ambitious project to build Britain's first new nuclear power plant in decades, a source close to the matter told AFP on Sunday.

Mar 6, 2016

Bolivia, Russia ink deal on $300 mn nuclear research lab

La Paz (AFP) March 6, 2016 - Bolivia signed a $300 million deal with Russia on Sunday to build a world-class nuclear research lab in the South American nation, President Evo Morales announced.

Mar 6, 2016

Germany demands France shut old nuclear plant near border

Berlin (AFP) March 4, 2016 - Germany demanded Friday that France close down its oldest nuclear plant, Fessenheim, near the German and Swiss borders - just one of several ageing atomic plants that are unsettling France's neighbours.

Mar 4, 2016

Fincantieri delivers platform for nuclear reactor compartments

Trieste, Italy (UPI) Mar 4, 2016 - A semi-submersible floating platform has been delivered by Fincantieri to Russia's RosRAO for the transportation of nuclear submarine reactor compartments.

Mar 4, 2016

Nuclear Waste Illegally Dumped in Kentucky Landfill

Washington (Sputnik) Mar 02, 2016 - Radioactive drilling waste was illegally dumped at a landfill in Kentucky, according to state officials. Now, they're issuing warnings and investigating how the nuclear waste ended up at the dump si

Mar 2, 2016

India to allocate $440M annually for nuclear power investments

New Delhi (Sputnik) Mar 02, 2016 - India will increase its investment in nuclear power to up to 30 billion rupees (almost $440 million) per year, the country's finance minister, Arun Jaitley, said on Monday, unveiling a budget for th

Mar 2, 2016

Fukushima Disaster Shows Need to Continue Improving NPP Safety Measures

Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 02, 2016 - The 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan served as a lesson for nuclear power plants in other countries to continue improving safety measures against natural disasters, an Organization for Econo

Mar 2, 2016

Mexico issues alert after theft of radioactive material

Mexico City (AFP) Feb 29, 2016 - Five Mexican states were put on alert Sunday after a truck carrying a container of potentially dangerous radioactive material was stolen, the interior ministry said.

Feb 29, 2016

Glitch halts Japan reactor days after restart: utility

Tokyo (AFP) Feb 29, 2016 - A Japanese utility on Monday said that a surprise glitch has switched off a nuclear reactor just days after it was turned on again after a nationwide shutdown following the 2011 Fukushima crisis.

Feb 29, 2016

Japan restarts another reactor, fourth since tsunami disaster shutdown

Tokyo (AFP) Feb 26, 2016 - A Japanese utility on Friday said it started up a nuclear reactor, the fourth to come back online following a nationwide shutdown after the March 2011 tsunami disaster.

Feb 26, 2016