Tokyo (AFP) Sept 29, 2013 - A piece of plastic padding which clogged up a drain is thought to have caused the breakdown of a decontamination system at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, the operator said Sunday.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 27, 2013 - Fukushima operator TEPCO on Friday asked Japan's nuclear watchdog for permission to restart a separate atomic power station, as it resumed cleaning polluted water at the crippled plant.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 26, 2013 - Workers at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant Thursday spotted a hole in one of the barriers intended to keep radioactive particles contained in the harbour, the operator said.
Tehran (AFP) Sept 23, 2013 - Iran on Monday finally took control of its civilian nuclear reactor at Bushehr, a project begun 37 years ago by West Germany, wracked by setbacks, and finished by Russia.
Tehran (AFP) Sept 22, 2013 - Iran will take control of a Russian-built nuclear power station at Bushehr on its Gulf coast on Monday, Iranian Atomic Energy Agency chief Ali Akbar Salehi said.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 19, 2013 - Japan's prime minister was due Thursday to tour the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant less than two weeks after he assured the world it was under control - despite huge problems at the site.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 17, 2013 - The operator of the leaking Fukushima nuclear plant said Tuesday that it dumped more than 1,000 tons of polluted water into the sea after a typhoon raked the facility.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 16, 2013 - Japan went nuclear-free on Monday after switching off its last operating reactor for inspection, and local media said a restart of any reactors is unlikely at least until early next year.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 15, 2013 - Japan Sunday began switching off its last operating nuclear reactor for an inspection, with no date scheduled for a restart amid strong public hostility towards atomic power.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 13, 2013 - Vapour has begun rising again from a reactor at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, more than two-and-a-half years after its core melted down, the site's Japanese operator said Friday.
Yerevan (AFP) Sept 13, 2013 - Armenia said Friday it would extend the life of its ageing Metsamor nuclear power plant, despite safety concerns over the Soviet-era facility in an active seismic zone.
Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Sep 13, 2013 - Westinghouse Electric Company, Toshiba Corporation and Exelon Nuclear Partners (ENP), have announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to create a joint proposal for the cons
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Sep 13, 2013 - Westinghouse Electric Company has been awarded a contract by ENRESA (Empresa Nacional de Residuos Radiactivos), the Spanish agency responsible for radioactive waste management and nuclear plant deco
Oskarshamn, Sweden (UPI) Sep 13, 2013 - An attempt to restart an idled nuclear power reactor at Sweden's Oskarshamn plant failed this week, adding to a debate over the aging plant's future.
Tokyo (UPI) Sep 13, 2013 - Japan's Embassy in France will protest to a French newspaper over cartoons depicting the potential impact of the Fukushima nuclear disaster on the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Paris (AFP) Sept 12, 2013 - A French satirical weekly Thursday shrugged off Japanese outrage over cartoons mocking the decision to award the 2020 Olympics to Tokyo despite the Fukushima nuclear crisis.
