Prague (AFP) April 23, 2013 - Czech power giant CEZ on Tuesday asked for better bids from the US and Russian groups that are vying to build two new units at its southern Temelin nuclear plant.
Tokyo (AFP) April 22, 2013 - The International Atomic Energy Agency on Monday called on the operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to improve essential systems as it struggles to deal with leaks and power cuts.
Vilnius (AFP) April 22, 2013 - Lithuania will resume talks with Estonia and Latvia on a new nuclear power plant, its prime minister said Monday, months after voters rejected the plan in a non-binding referendum.
London (AFP) April 22, 2013 - Britain on Monday said it would proceed with the sale of some or all of its one-third stake in British-based uranium enrichment specialist Urenco.
Paris, France (SPX) Apr 22, 2013 - AREVA has just signed a contract with the Korean KAERI/DAEWOO consortium to supply fuel elements for the JRTR (Jordan Research and Training Reactor) currently being built in Jordan. The agreem
Niamey (AFP) April 16, 2013 - The leaders of Iran and Niger on Tuesday said they had engaged in fruitful discussions but had not talked about uranium during Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's two-day visit to the world's fourth-largest uranium producer.
Sofia (AFP) April 15, 2013 - Bulgaria's Kozloduy nuclear power plant said Monday it had shut down one of its two reactors following a problem in the cooling system, but insisted this had no impact on radioactivity levels.
Riyadh (AFP) April 14, 2013 - The Gulf Cooperation Council on Sunday called for international inspectors to be sent to Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant over concerns of possible radiation leaks after an earthquake hit the area.
Bratislava (AFP) April 10, 2013 - Slovakia signalled Wednesday it is ready to team up with Russia's Rosatom if Czech energy giant CEZ walks out of a deal on the construction of a new nuclear reactor.
Tokyo (AFP) April 10, 2013 - Japan's nuclear watchdog on Wednesday published new draft safety standards that it hopes will prevent a repeat of the disaster at Fukushima.
Singapore (UPI) Apr 10, 2013 - Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster may delay the growth of the world nuclear energy market by a decade but will not reverse it, a nuclear power expert says.
Sofia, Bulgaria (UPI) Apr 10, 2013 - The European Union will probe Bulgaria's energy sector after protests over high electricity prices this year forced the resignation of its previous government.
Tokyo (AFP) April 9, 2013 - Another suspected leak of radioactive water was discovered at Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station on Tuesday, its operator said, the latest in a series of problems at the plant.
Vienna (AFP) April 09, 2013 - The UN atomic agency announced Tuesday a visit to Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to review efforts to plan and implement its decommissioning, two years after a major disaster there.
Berlin (AFP) April 09, 2013 - Germany decided Tuesday to start a fresh search for a radioactive waste depot site in the country, delaying by years a tough decision on an issue that has divided the nation for three decades.
Tokyo (AFP) April 7, 2013 - Some radioactive water may have leaked into the ground from a storage tank at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, its operator said Sunday, the latest in a series of troubles at the facility.
