Prague (AFP) March 03, 2014 - Russia's moves in Ukraine on Monday sparked splits among Czech officials on Moscow's bid for a multi-billion-dollar contract to expand a Czech nuclear plant.
Tokyo (AFP) March 01, 2014 - Hundreds rallied in Tokyo Saturday to protest Japanese prosecutors' decision to drop charges over the Fukushima nuclear crisis, with no one yet punished nearly three years after the man-made disaster.
Washington (AFP) Feb 27, 2014 - A total of 13 employees of a New Mexico underground nuclear waste site were exposed to radiation, test results showed Wednesday.
Paris (AFP) Feb 26, 2014 - France's state-controlled nuclear energy conglomerate Areva on Wednesday posted 2013 results showing its third consecutive annual loss and forecast lower revenues this year because of persistent problems in the market.
Washington (AFP) Feb 24, 2014 - President Barack Obama Monday approved a civilian nuclear pact with Vietnam which could lead to the sale of US reactors to Washington's energy-hungry former war foe.
Moscow (AFP) Feb 17, 2014 - Iran's ambassador to Moscow on Monday said Russia could build the Islamic republic a second nuclear power reactor under a proposed oil-for-goods swap that has raised grave concern in Washington.
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 13, 2014 - The UN nuclear watchdog on Thursday urged Japan to consider controlled discharges into the sea of contaminated water used to cool the crippled reactors at Fukushima.
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 12, 2014 - Japan will scrap plans to generate electricity at its multi-billion dollar experimental Monju fast breeder reactor, a media report said Friday, in a move that could affect the nation's nuclear fuel cycle programme.
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 10, 2014 - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday welcomed the election of a conservative governor of Tokyo in a result analysts say will help boost Abe's economic reform agenda and reinforce his drive to restart Japan's nuclear reactors.
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 09, 2014 - The establishment candidate backed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe romped home in Sunday's election for governor of Tokyo in a result which analysts said would boost the premier's pro-nuclear agenda.
Budapest (AFP) Feb 06, 2014 - Hungarian lawmakers approved Thursday a controversial Russian-financed extension of the country's only nuclear power plant, despite concerns in Hungary and Brussels over transparency and fair competition.
Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Feb 05, 2014 - Westinghouse Electric Company welcomes yesterday's decision by the Polish government to adopt its new program for nuclear power, which will pave the way for the construction of the country's first n
Paris (AFP) Feb 05, 2014 - France on Wednesday admitted that former colony Niger's demands for more revenues from uranium mining are legitimate, as the two countries pursue tough negotiations.
Niamey (AFP) Feb 02, 2014 - Niger's government and French nuclear giant Areva are engaged in tough talks on the future of uranium mining in the west African country, whose leaders want more money from the resource to help pay for development.
London (AFP) Jan 31, 2014 - Britain's Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant was given the all-clear on Friday after elevated levels of radioactivity were detected.
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 31, 2014 - Tepco, the operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, said Friday it booked a whopping $7.54 billion April-December profit owing to an electricity rate hike and its massive government bailout.
