Paris, France (SPX) Dec 24, 2013 - Solvay and AREVA have signed an agreement to develop new applications for the use of thorium, an element that is abundantly present in the earth's crust and part of rare earth elements or uranium.
Bucharest (AFP) Dec 23, 2013 - Energy giants Enel and ArcelorMittal will pull out of the construction of two nuclear reactors in Romania after a Chinese company entered the deal, Romanian officials said Monday.
Helsinki (AFP) Dec 22, 2013 - Finnish power company Fennovoima has signed an agreement with Russia's Rosatom for the delivery of a mid-sized nuclear reactor, the Finnish company said in a statement.
Niamey (AFP) Dec 21, 2013 - More than 1,000 demonstrators marched in the Niger capital Niamey on Saturday to protest against their country's unbalanced partnership with nuclear firm Areva as the French giant negotiates a new uranium mining agreement with the government.
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 20, 2013 - Japan will nearly double financial support for the operator of Fukushima to $86 billion, as the government vowed to speed up the removal of contaminated soil and compensation for victims.
Tokyo (UPI) Dec 19, 2013 - Tokyo Electric Power Company, operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant, will decommission the facility's two remaining reactors, Units 5 and 6.
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 18, 2013 - The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said Wednesday it will decommission two reactors at the troubled site that escaped major physical damage from the 2011 tsunami.
Brussels (AFP) Dec 18, 2013 - The European Commission on Wednesday said it had opened an in-depth investigation to see whether plans by the British government to subsidise a new nuclear plant comply with EU state aid rules.
Seattle WA (SPX) Dec 16, 2013 - Ratepayers could save at least $1.7 billion over the next 17 years if the Columbia Generating Station nuclear power plant on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington State is closed according t
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 12, 2013 - Four nuclear power plants, sources of low-emissions electricity, have announced closings this year. If plants continue to shut down instead of extending operations the nation risks losing 60 percent
Washington (AFP) Dec 10, 2013 - The United States has taken delivery of its last shipment of downgraded uranium from Russia, signaling the end of a 20-year program to neutralize around 500 tonnes of the weapons-grade material, the White House said Tuesday.
Seoul (AFP) Dec 10, 2013 - South Korea is scaling back its commitment to nuclear energy after safety concerns prompted a series of reactor shutdowns, officials said Tuesday.
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 10, 2013 - With the aid of a new robot, called CHARLI*, AREVA carried out innovative laser cutting operations in the reactor vessel of the Superphenix fast neutron reactor in Creys-Malville, France. It i
Washington (AFP) Dec 09, 2013 - An Arkansas nuclear plant was offline Monday after an explosion and fire in a transformer at the site, but there were no safety threats, operator Entergy said.
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.
