Vienna (AFP) Nov 19, 2013 - UN nuclear experts will visit Japan again next week to review government efforts to shut down the devastated Fukushima nuclear plant and prevent further worrying leaks, the IAEA said Tuesday.
La Paz, Bolivia (UPI) Nov 19, 2013 - Bolivia is on track to develop a national nuclear power program for peaceful civilian purposes that include building electricity export capacity in the country, official media reported.
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 18, 2013 - Workers at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant on Monday began moving fuel rods from a reactor building, in their most difficult and dangerous task since a tsunami crippled the facility in 2011.
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 16, 2013 - The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant plans to slash more than 1,000 jobs through voluntary retirement in addition to its ongoing streamlining scheme, a business daily said Saturday.
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 15, 2013 - As the Fukushima crisis continues to remind the world of the potential dangers of nuclear disposal and unforeseen accidents, scientists are reporting progress toward a new way to detect the radioact
Tokyo (UPI) Nov 13, 2013 - A former Japanese prime minister has urged the government to abandon plans to restart the nation's nuclear power generating plants.
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 12, 2013 - Flamboyant former Japanese premier Junichiro Koizumi on Tuesday called on his one-time protege and the nation's current leader to abandon nuclear power as anti-atomic sentiment runs high after the Fukushima disaster.
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 11, 2013 - AREVA has used its innovative technology to complete a first of a kind inspection for the lifetime extension of a reactor's primary system in the United States. During a recent plant outage, A
Hanoi, Vietnam (UPI) Nov 11, 2013 - Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Vietnam is expected to be a boost to the Southeast Asian country's energy sector, including nuclear power.
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 11, 2013 - AREVA has signed a contract worth 1.25 billion euros with the Brazilian electrician Eletrobras Eletronuclear for the completion of the construction for the Angra 3 reactor, located in the state of R
Sheffield, UK (SPX) Nov 08, 2013 - The researchers, from the University of Sheffield's Faculty of Engineering, have shown that mixing plutonium-contaminated waste with blast furnace slag and turning it into glass reduces its volume b
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 08, 2013 - Toshiba plans to buy a controlling interest in British nuclear firm NuGeneration in a bid to rekindle its atomic business which has not drawn any new orders since the 2011 Fukushima crisis, a report said Friday.
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 08, 2013 - The operator of the disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear plant could voluntarily split itself up into separate firms as part of the government's drive to deregulate the energy market, a newspaper said Friday.
Fukushima Daiichi , Japan (AFP) Nov 07, 2013 - Nuclear engineers in Japan are preparing to move uranium and plutonium fuel rods at Fukushima, their most difficult and dangerous task since the plant's runaway reactors were brought under control two years ago.
Fukushima Daiichi , Japan (AFP) Nov 07, 2013 - Nuclear engineers in Japan are preparing to move uranium and plutonium fuel rods at Fukushima, their most difficult and dangerous task since the plant's runaway reactors were brought under control two years ago.
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 06, 2013 - Inspectors from the UN's nuclear watchdog arrived in Tokyo Wednesday to monitor marine pollution near Fukushima as China demanded Japan provide accurate information on how it is handling the crisis.
