Vienna (AFP) Sept 26, 2022 - Hungary, which is highly dependent on Russian energy, said Monday it staunchly opposed European Union sanctions on the Russian nuclear industry, following EU talks on the issue at the weekend.
Paris (AFP) Sept 27, 2010 - The chairwoman of French state-owned nuclear giant Areva is to visit the firm's operation in Niger, the company said Monday, after Al-Qaeda militants kidnapped several of her employees there.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 10, 2008 - A Japanese power company said Wednesday it was suing for nearly 400 million dollars in damages from Hitachi Ltd. over an accident at a nuclear reactor.
London (AFP) Sept 16, 2020 - Japan's Hitachi on Wednesday scrapped its multi-billion-pound nuclear plant project in Wales in face of the deteriorating investment environment, in a blow to Britain's atomic energy programme.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 16, 2020 - Hitachi said Wednesday it is pulling out of a multi-billion-pound nuclear power plant project in Wales, citing a worsening investment environment, in a blow to Britain's low-carbon energy ambitions.
Paris (AFP) Sept 28, 2016 - The contract to build Britain's first nuclear power plant in a generation will be signed Thursday in London, a source familiar with the deal said.
Paris (AFP) Sept 15, 2016 - The British government's long-awaited green light for the Hinkley Point nuclear power station in England on Thursday is of vital importance to France and its state-backed energy industry.
Frankfurt (AFP) Sept 7, 2022 - Germany's decision to keep two atomic plants on standby through the winter amid a power crunch has exposed cracks in the government and unleashed criticism from economic and energy experts.
Berlin (AFP) Sept 27, 2022 - Germany said Tuesday it would keep two nuclear plants running beyond 2022 if problems that have put French reactors out of service remained unresolved.
Berlin (AFP) Sept 6, 2010 - Germany said it would extend the life of its nuclear reactors by 12 years on average Monday after marathon talks on the controversial issue that will shape the energy policy of Europe's top economy.
Frankfurt (AFP) Sept 12, 2022 - Germany will seek talks with Switzerland on nuclear waste storage, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Monday, as Berlin warned that a Swiss facility close to the border would heavily burden communities on the other side.
Berlin (AFP) Sept 14, 2012 - Germany stands ready to help Japan with the demanding goal of phasing out nuclear energy by drawing on its own nuclear exit progress, a government spokesman said Friday.
Berlin (AFP) Sept 5, 2022 - Germany said Monday it would keep two nuclear plants on standby beyond the end of the year in a policy u-turn, as the shut-off of Russian gas supplies sends Europe scrambling for energy sources.
Vilnius (AFP) Sept 6, 2010 - Fresh from her controversial announcement that Germany aims to postpone abandoning nuclear energy, Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday threw Berlin's weight behind a planned four-nation plant in Lithuania.
Berlin (AFP) Sept 23, 2010 - German authorities approved Thursday hotly disputed plans to ship radioactive nuclear waste to Russia in a move expected to spark fresh protests by atomic energy opponents in both countries.
Berlin (AFP) Sept 13, 2009 - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her rival, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, sparred Sunday on minimum wages and nuclear power in an otherwise tepid TV debate before elections in two weeks' time.
