Taipei (AFP) April 28, 2014 - Taiwan police on Monday used water cannon to dislodge hundreds of demonstrators blocking a main road in the capital to demand the scrapping of a controversial nuclear power plant.
Munich, Germany (SPX) Apr 28, 2014 - When monitoring nuclear reactors, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has to rely on input given by the operators. In the future, antineutrino detectors may provide an additional option fo
Taipei (AFP) April 27, 2014 - Taiwan said Sunday it would stop construction at a controversial nuclear power plant after tens of thousands of protesters blockaded a main street in the capital calling for the project to be scrapped.
Taipei (AFP) April 26, 2014 - Thousands of protesters staged a sit-in near the presidential palace in Taiwan's capital on Saturday to oppose a controversial nuclear power plant and show support for a high-profile activist on hunger strike.
Taipei (AFP) April 22, 2014 - Former Taiwanese opposition leader and anti-nuclear activist Lin Yi-hsiung Tuesday launched an indefinite hunger strike in protest at a nearly completed nuclear facility, while some of his supporters clashed with police.
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Apr 22, 2014 - Westinghouse Electric Company and Ontario Power Generation, Inc. (OPG), through its subsidiary, Canadian Nuclear Partners (CNP), have announced an agreement that would enable the two companies to wo
Taipei (AFP) April 21, 2014 - Taiwan's Premier Jiang Yi-huah on Monday rejected a call from the main opposition party to scrap a nearly completed nuclear power plant, despite planned protests including a hunger strike.
Tehran (AFP) April 19, 2014 - Iran's dispute with world powers over its unfinished Arak heavy water reactor has been virtually resolved, it said Saturday, less than a month before nuclear talks seeking a permanent agreement.
Boston MA (SPX) Apr 17, 2014 - When an earthquake and tsunami struck the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant complex in 2011, neither the quake nor the inundation caused the ensuing contamination. Rather, it was the aftereffects - sp
Paris (AFP) April 15, 2014 - French nuclear power group Areva said on Tuesday it was part of a consortium retained for a major contract in Britain to handle radioactive metallic waste.
Frankfurt (AFP) April 14, 2014 - A court in Hamburg ruled Monday that a nuclear fuel rod tax imposed on Germany's power suppliers must be reimbursed until its compatability with European and domestic law is established.
Tehran (AFP) April 13, 2014 - Iran will need 30,000 of its new generation centrifuges to meet domestic fuel demands, far more than the current number, its nuclear chief said Sunday.
Tokyo (AFP) April 11, 2014 - Japan on Friday said nuclear power would remain an important source of energy as the government approved a new Basic Energy Plan, the first policy of its kind since the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
Washington (AFP) April 11, 2014 - US nuclear power giant Westinghouse Electric, a unit of Japan's Toshiba, said Friday it has extended its contract to supply fuel to Ukraine's nuclear power plants through 2020.
Prague (AFP) April 10, 2014 - Czech energy giant CEZ said Thursday it was scrapping the planned construction of two new reactors at its Temelin nuclear plant, citing turbulent conditions in the European energy sector.
Paris (AFP) April 10, 2014 - France's financial prosecutor has opened a preliminary probe into state-controlled nuclear giant Areva's controversial 2007 purchase of a Canadian uranium miner, a judicial source said Thursday.
