New Delhi (AFP) Oct 22, 2013 - India's largest nuclear plant - dogged by protests and multiple delays - is generating power and was linked Tuesday to the grid in the country's south, an official said.
Brussels (AFP) Oct 22, 2013 - The European Commission said Tuesday it would examine British government support for a massive 19-billion-euro nuclear plant to be built by French and Chinese firms.
Moscow (AFP) Oct 21, 2013 - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh failed Monday to strike a long-delayed nuclear power deal with Russia during talks with President Vladimir Putin that also focused on big arms and energy deals.
Paris (AFP) Oct 21, 2013 - As two French energy giants clinch a deal to build Britain's first new nuclear plant for a generation, debate has been reignited over nuclear's cost to taxpayers and the legacy of delays at similar projects.
London (AFP) Oct 21, 2013 - Britain on Monday paved the way for its first nuclear plant in a generation, to be built by state-owned foreign firms, underlining the government's controversial commitment to atomic power.
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 17, 2013 - Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said Thursday it would defend itself against a $4 billion damages claim in the US over a shuttered nuclear power plant amid allegations of faulty equipment.
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 17, 2013 - Japan is to solicit proposals from both domestic and overseas nuclear experts and firms for how best to decommission Fukushima's ruined reactors, officials said Thursday.
Beijing (AFP) Oct 17, 2013 - Britain will allow Chinese companies to take majority stakes in nuclear power projects in the country, finance minister George Osborne said Thursday.
Paris (AFP) Oct 17, 2013 - The British government and French energy giant EDF have agreed on a deal to build two latest generation nuclear reactors in Britain, an informed French source said on Thursday.
Seoul (AFP) Oct 16, 2013 - Safety concerns in the wake of the Fukushima reactor disaster in Japan have done little to curb Asia's ambitious plans for expanding the role of nuclear power in the regional energy mix.
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 15, 2013 - A typhoon described as the strongest in 10 years closed in on Japan on Wednesday, on a path that will take it towards the precarious Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Seoul (AFP) Oct 14, 2013 - Nuclear power is set to remain a key part of Japan's energy profile despite the safety concerns raised by the Fukushima disaster, senior Japanese energy officials predicted Monday.
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 14, 2013 - Japan neglected carrying out safety checks on at least 40 percent of nuclear reactor parts exported over a decade, a report said Monday, in the latest controversy to strike its troubled nuclear industry.
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 14, 2013 - Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency met Japanese officials Monday as part of a mission to assess clean-up efforts at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.
London (AFP) Oct 13, 2013 - Britain is close to securing massive international investment in its energy sector, Energy Secretary Ed Davey said on Sunday.
Niamey (AFP) Oct 12, 2013 - Thousands of people in Niger protested Saturday against French nuclear firm Areva, which has been mining uranium in the impoverished country for nearly 50 years, one of the organisers said.
