London (AFP) Jan 23, 2015 - Britain will have a special share in the French-led new Hinkley Point nuclear power plant consortium to safeguard national security, British energy officials told a parliamentary hearing this week.
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 22, 2015 - Japanese prosecutors said Thursday that executives in charge of the Fukushima nuclear plant will not be charged, setting up a possible showdown with a citizens' panel that wants someone brought to book for the disaster.
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 20, 2015 - A worker at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant died Tuesday after falling into a water tank, the country's nuclear operator said, the second fatal accident to blight efforts to stabilise the tsunami-battered facility.
Tomsk, Russia (Sputnik) Jan 20, 2015 - A Russian university, in collaboration with a subsidiary of Russian nuclear conglomerate Rosatom's fuel branch TVEL, has produced the first beryllium specimen in Russia, the university's vice-chance
London (AFP) Jan 20, 2015 - French owned EDF Energy on Tuesday announced it would extend the life of Britain's Dungeness B nuclear power station by 10 years after a Pounds 150-million ($227-million, 195-million euros) investment programme.
Moscow, Russia (Sputnik) Jan 19, 2015 - China will launch the construction of at least five new nuclear reactors with a total capacity of more than five gigawatts in 2015, the deputy secretary general of the Chinese Nuclear Society (CNS)
Beijing (XNA) Jan 16, 2015 - President Xi Jinping on Thursday pledged that China will sharpen the competitive edge of its nuclear industry, which has seen healthy growth over the past six decades. The country will adhere
New Delhi, India (Sputnik) Jan 16, 2015 - The first unit of India's Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant was shut down when the emergency protection system was activated; there is no threat to safety, a source in the Indian nuclear industry told
Beijing (XNA) Jan 15, 2015 - China's nuclear safety program was based on a foundation of rationality, coordination and advancement, a joint administration statement announced on Wednesday. The statement - issued by the
Paris (AFP) Jan 14, 2015 - EDF's new chief executive said Wednesday that he is confident that it will obtain approval to extend the service life of its reactors in France by up to 20 years.
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 13, 2015 - Mining giant Rio Tinto plans to start exporting uranium from Australia to India within the next two years, as soon as all needed measures are taken to restrict its use to power generation, its chief
Paris (AFP) Jan 13, 2015 - France should build a new generation of nuclear reactors to replace its ageing power stations that provide a majority of the country's electricity, the energy and environment minister said Tuesday.
London (AFP) Jan 13, 2015 - The British government on Tuesday scrapped a huge contract to clean up Britain's Sellafield nuclear plant after the company in charge was accused of delays and exceeding budgets.
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jan 08, 2015 - Westinghouse Electric Company has announced that Arizona Public Service (APS) Company signed a $250 million contract with Westinghouse for fabricating and delivering its newest fuel product for the
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 02, 2015 - Russia's nuclear industry has seen rapid development throughout 2014, with multiple nuclear plants coming on stream, construction of new sites underway, and the signing of a number of ambitious cont
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 02, 2015 - By replacing Russia with a US company as supplier of nuclear fuel, Ukraine endangers the health of its citizens and other peoples in Europe, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. Ukrai
