
China Increasingly Investing Money in New Nuclear Power Plants
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…
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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…
Oct 20, 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

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

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

A ship carrying 25 tonnes of reprocessed nuclear waste was steaming to Australia on Friday despite protests from activists about an "environmental…
Oct 16, 2015

Russian and Chinese nuclear experts will work together to develop the markets of third countries, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.
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

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

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

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

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 said Sunday.
Oct 13, 2015

Russia's Rosatom state nuclear corporation said Thursday it hoped that its cooperation with Turkey would develop despite political circumstances.
Oct 9, 2015

Russian nuclear specialists will partner with Armenian nuclear experts on various projects, including in third-party countries, the head of state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom, Sergei Kirienko, said Wednesday.
Oct 8, 2015

With the increasing reliance on digital systems and use of commercial "off-the-shelf" software, global civil nuclear facilities are facing growing…
Oct 8, 2015

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday warned Russia risked losing a deal to build Turkey's first nuclear power plant and its status as the…
Oct 8, 2015

Bulgaria is seeking a total of 6.6 billion U.S. dollars to extend the life cycle of its two operating nuclear reactors and build one more, an official said Thursday.
Oct 8, 2015