Beijing (XNA) Dec 09, 2013 - China and France on Friday vowed to expand their three decades of nuclear energy cooperation to target markets in other countries. We agreed to jointly exploit third-party nuclear energy mark
Canberra, Australia (UPI) Dec 9, 2013 - The Australian government has suspended processing operations at a uranium mine following a leak of more than 26,000 gallons of acid-laced radioactive material.
Paris (AFP) Dec 06, 2013 - Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou said in Paris on Friday that his country wanted to renew its uranium mining agreement with French nuclear giant Areva, but on more equitable terms.
Beijing (AFP) Dec 06, 2013 - French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault touted his country's nuclear expertise Friday on the second day of his visit to China - the world's largest market for atomic power stations.
Tokyo (UPI) Dec 5, 2013 - The International Atomic Energy Agency has suggested that Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, consider discharging less harmful radioactive water from the site into the sea.
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 04, 2013 - UN nuclear experts on Wednesday praised Japan for making progress on shutting down the crippled Fukushima plant, but warned the situation there remained very complex.
Sunderland, England (UPI) Dec 2, 2013 - The announcement of 1,460 layoffs in northeastern Britain by energy provider Npower has reignited Labor Party calls for reform of the country's energy markets.
Tehran (AFP) Dec 01, 2013 - Iran and Russia are in talks to build another nuclear plant at Bushehr, with construction set to begin in 2014, media Sunday reported nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi as saying.
United Nations, United States (AFP) Nov 27, 2013 - The World Bank and United Nations on Wednesday appealed for billions of dollars to provide electricity for the poorest nations but said there would be no investment in nuclear power.
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Nov 27, 2013 - Brazil's growing economy, rich uranium reserves and commitment to clean energy sources make it ideally suited for new nuclear energy development based on the latest safety technologies, the leader o
Tokyo Nov 27, 2013 - Japanese film director Takafumi Ota had a problem.
New Delhi (AFP) Nov 27, 2013 - A bomb blast near India's biggest nuclear power plant killed six people, police said Wednesday, sparking a probe into whether the explosion was linked to protests against the facility.
Karachi (AFP) Nov 26, 2013 - Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday launched the construction of the country's biggest atomic power plant and vowed to pursue further projects to make nuclear the largest energy source.
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 25, 2013 - The UN's nuclear watchdog on Monday kicked off a review of Japan's efforts to shut down the disaster-hit Fukushima plant after its operator began removing nuclear fuel.
Bucharest (AFP) Nov 25, 2013 - Romania and China on Monday signed two nuclear cooperation agreements expected to give China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) a role in Romania's sole Cernavoda plant as it builds extra reactors.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (UPI) Nov 22, 2013 - Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil producer, is pressing ahead with an ambitious plan to build a chain of nuclear power plants to boost its electricity-generating capacity to free crude oil production for export and Westinghouse Electric says it's got its eye on the kingdom's program.
