Sofia (AFP) Jan 29, 2013 - A referendum in Bulgaria on whether to build a second nuclear power plant has failed due to insufficient turnout, official results showed Tuesday.
Sofia (AFP) Jan 28, 2013 - Low turnout appears to have scuppered a Bulgarian referendum on whether the former Communist nation should build a second nuclear power plant.
Paris (AFP) Jan 27, 2013 - The French and German governments are said to favour the former boss of nuclear group Areva, Anne Lauvergeon, for the job of chairman at European aerospace giant EADS, French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche (JDD) reported Sunday.
Paris (AFP) Jan 27, 2013 - France on Sunday named the former boss of nuclear group Areva, Anne Lauvergeon, to represent it on the board of European aerospace giant EADS.
Sofia (AFP) Jan 27, 2013 - A vote on whether to build a second nuclear power plant in Bulgaria, the EU member's first referendum since the end of communism in 1989, looked set to fail Sunday because of insufficient turnout.
Sofia (AFP) Jan 27, 2013 - Bulgarians vote Sunday in a referendum on a second nuclear power plant, which is being viewed as a political popularity contest ahead of July elections, even if the low turnout expected would invalidate the result.
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 25, 2013 - The largest nuclear power plant in the world may be forced to shut down under tightened rules proposed by Japan's new nuclear watchdog aimed at safeguarding against earthquakes, a report said Friday.
Sofia (AFP) Jan 24, 2013 - Polls indicate that Bulgarians will on Sunday vote yes to a second nuclear power plant in a referendum, in a closely watched contest between the government and the opposition ahead of elections in July.
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 23, 2013 - Japan's new nuclear regulator said Wednesday it was going to require power companies to make reactors terror proof as well as quake resistant, as the body set out to prove it was a watchdog with teeth.
Dhaka (AFP) Jan 23, 2013 - Bangladesh will start building its first nuclear power plant by October this year after signing a loan deal with Russia to fund the construction, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced Wednesday.
London (AFP) Jan 22, 2013 - The British government said on Tuesday that it was continuing to explore the sale of its one-third stake in British-based uranium enrichment specialist Urenco.
Tokyo (UPI) Jan 21, 2013 - Japan's nuclear regulator has released draft safety rules aimed at protecting nuclear power facilities against natural disasters and terrorist attacks.
Park City, United States (AFP) Jan 19, 2013 - What if nuclear energy offered the world the only chance to escape poverty and control global warming?
Cairo (UPI) Jan 18, 2013 - Egypt's Nuclear Materials Authority says the discovery of huge amounts of uranium ore could help improve the country's flagging economy.
Buenos Aires (UPI) Jan 18, 2013 - Argentina has resumed a global marketing campaign to boost exports of its nuclear industry, which lay dormant since the 1980s military dictatorship and subsequent economic meltdown and sovereign default.
Seoul (AFP) Jan 17, 2013 - A South Korean nuclear reactor shut down Thursday due to a technical malfunction, the latest in a series of glitches that have raised public safety concerns
