Paris, France (SPX) Mar 11, 2013 - AREVA has just completed the first production campaign at its Romans plant in France of the fuel assemblies destined for the Taishan 1 EPRTM reactor. These assemblies have been specially desig
Buenos Aires (AFP) March 11, 2013 - Some 40 Greenpeace activists were arrested inside an atomic power plant in Argentina on Monday at a protest on the second anniversary of the earthquake and nuclear disaster in Japan, the group said.
Tokyo (AFP) March 10, 2013 - Anti-nuclear rallies took place across Japan Sunday on the eve of the second anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster, urging Japan's new government to abandon nuclear power.
Tokyo (AFP) March 9, 2013 - Thousands of anti-nuclear demonstrators rallied in Tokyo Saturday ahead of the second anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster, urging Japan's new government to abandon nuclear power.
Taipei (AFP) March 9, 2013 - Tens of thousands of Taiwanese people rallied in the capital Saturday to demand the government heed the lesson of a Japanese atomic crisis and scrap the island's nuclear facilities, organisers said.
Hanford, Wash. (UPI) Mar 8, 2013 - Federal spending cuts will slow down the cleanup of radioactive waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said.
Taipei (AFP) March 7, 2013 - More than half of Taiwan's public want construction of a long-delayed nuclear plant to be halted due to safety concerns, according to two surveys released Thursday ahead of a mass protest.
Stockholm (AFP) March 06, 2013 - The Swedish energy group Vattenfall said Wednesday that it would axe 2,500 jobs, including 1,500 in Germany, by the end of next year owing to excess supply in Europe's electricity market.
Tokyo (AFP) March 5, 2013 - Japan's nuclear watchdog Tuesday denied claims the country is planning to restart six reactors, just days before the second anniversary of the quake-tsunami disaster and nuclear crisis at Fukushima.
Vienna (AFP) March 05, 2013 - The world's nuclear power generation capacity grew again in 2012 after a drop in 2011 in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, according to a draft new UN atomic agency report seen by AFP Tuesday.
Los Angeles, CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2013 - In a 2012 report, the Obama administration announced that it was jumpstarting the nuclear industry. Because of the industry's long history of permitting problems, cost overruns, and construction d
Paris (AFP) March 04, 2013 - The head of French nuclear group Areva, a major supplier to Japan, said Monday six reactors would reopen in the country before the end of the year and that most of the country's nuclear plants would eventually be put back on line.
Taipei (AFP) March 4, 2013 - International experts will run safety checks on Taiwan's three nuclear power plants as parts of efforts to reassure the public following Japan's nuclear meltdowns two years ago, officials said Monday.
Prague, Czech (SPX) Mar 04, 2013 - Westinghouse Electric Company, Toshiba Corporation and Metrostav have announced the signing of three highly significant Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with UJV Rez a.s., SKODA PRAHA Invest s.r.
Ljubljana (AFP) March 03, 2013 - Slovenia's sole nuclear power plant Krsko resumed energy production on Sunday, six days after being shut down due to mechanical problems, its operator said.
Swakopmund, Namibia (AFP) March 01, 2013 - The Roessing uranium mine in Namibia, a unit of British mining giant Rio Tinto, said Friday it plans to cut 17 percent of its workforce due to slowing demand for nuclear fuel.
