Long Beach, California (AFP) Feb 28, 2013 - Eighteen-year-old Taylor Wilson has designed a compact nuclear reactor that could one day burn waste from old atomic weapons to power anything from homes and factories to space colonies.
Nancy, France (AFP) Feb 28, 2013 - Two workers were killed and a third was seriously injured Thursday when a raised platform they were standing on collapsed at one of France's largest nuclear plants, officials said.
Paris (AFP) Feb 28, 2013 - French nuclear energy giant Areva said Thursday it aims to return to profit this year after nearly erasing a massive loss incurred due massive depreciations tied to the Fukushima disaster.
Taipei, Taiwan (UPI) Feb 27, 2013 - The government of Taiwan said the fate of its fourth nuclear power plant in Taipei, under construction since 1992, will be decided in a public referendum.
Gori, South Korea (AFP) Feb 27, 2013 - South Korea has big plans to become a major nuclear energy player, but they are unfolding at a time when the global industry is under intense scrutiny after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
Sofia (AFP) Feb 27, 2013 - Bulgaria's outgoing parliament confirmed on Wednesday an earlier decision abandoning plans for a new nuclear power plant, after a referendum forced a review of the issue.
Ljubljana (AFP) Feb 25, 2013 - Slovenia's sole nuclear power plant Krsko shut down on Monday following problems in the steam system, the plant's authorities said in a statement, adding the incident caused no negative effects.
Taipei (AFP) Feb 25, 2013 - Taiwan's Premier Jiang Yi-hua said for the first time Monday that the government may support a referendum on the island's half-completed and hugely controversial fourth nuclear power plant.
Tokyo (UPI) Feb 25, 2013 - Japan's government on Tuesday released an energy policy document in which nuclear power is considered an important electricity source.
Helsinki (AFP) Feb 25, 2013 - Finnish power company Fennovoima said on Monday it had dropped a bid by French group Areva to build a high-power nuclear reactor in favour of a proposal by Toshiba, but added that the project could be downsized.
Los Angeles (AFP) Feb 22, 2013 - At least six tanks containing radioactive waste in the US state of Washington are leaking, the state said Friday, urging more federal help to clean up a site used to make Cold War-era bombs.
Mumbai, India (IANS) Feb 22, 2013 - French President Francois Hollande on Friday urged India to trust his country's nuclear technology and extended France's support to the Indian nuclear power generation programme. Hollande st
Washington (UPI) Feb 21, 2013 - The U.S. Department of Energy has formalized $6.51 billion in federal loan guarantees for the expansion of a Georgia nuclear power plant.
Taipei (AFP) Feb 19, 2013 - Taiwan's main opposition party Tuesday called for a halt to construction of a long-delayed nuclear plant ahead of planned island-wide protests brought about by renewed safety concerns.
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 19, 2013 - Anti-nuclear activists kicked off a global campaign Tuesday to urge governments to force makers of nuclear reactors to shoulder some of the cost of accidents.
Beijing (UPI) Feb 18, 2013 - The first nuclear plant in Northeast China has started operating.
