Japan will revoke evacuation orders for most of the people who were displaced by the Fukushima nuclear disaster so the government can save on compensation payouts and expedite reconstruction.
Japan's nuclear plant operator Kyushu Electric Power plans to restart its Sendai-1 power plant in the city of Satsumasendai in mid-August after a four-year break, the Kyodo news agency said Friday.
The removal of spent uranium fuel rods from the Fukushima power plant will begin three years later compared to the originally planned date, the Japanese government said in a roadmap published on Friday.
Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yildiz says that the joint Russia-Turkey project on the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Turkey will be implemented regardless of the upcoming parliamentary election outcome.
South Korea's government has proposed to build two additional nuclear reactors by 2029, increasing the total number of atomic reactors to 36, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.
Russian Deputy Defense Minister announced that the layout of Russia's Leader-class nuclear-powered icebreaker will be presented by the end of 2015.
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying on Wednesday reaffirmed that the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) regarded the status of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) state as a crucial standard to accept new member state.
According to press service of the Egyptian leader, head of Russia's state-run atomic energy agency Rosatom Sergei Kirienko submitted a business proposal…
Bolivia and Russia are set to sign a nuclear energy cooperation agreement later this month, the state Bolivian News Agency (ABI) reported Friday.
The French nuclear safety watchdog says it has found "multiple failure modes" that carry "grave consequences" on crucial safety relief valves on the Flamanville nuclear plant in northern France, which could lead to meltdown.
South Korea's oldest nuclear reactor is expected to be shut down permanently in 2017 after growing safety concerns over the ageing facility.
Japan's excessively firm belief in the safety of its nuclear power plants was among the main reasons why the country was unprepared to the Fukushima Daiichi disaster of 2011, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief said Monday.
On Friday, Bolivian Hydrocarbons and Energy Minister Luis Alberto Sanchez announced plans to visit Russia later this month to sign a cooperation agreement with Russian state-owned nuclear energy corporation Rosatom, RIA Novosti reports.
The South African government will finalize the nuclear procurement process by the end of this year in a fresh bid to meet the country's growing energy demand, a senior official said on Tuesday.
Russia's state atomic energy corporation Rosatom has begun to search for international partners, now that it has developed a new fast neutron reactor which will be the world's largest; the worldwide roadshow will start in autumn.
China National Nuclear Power Co., Ltd (CNNP) started taking subscriptions from investors on Tuesday, aiming to raise 13.19 bln yuan (2.15 bln U.S.
