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India needs nuclear power, for now — minister

New Delhi (UPI) Feb 6, 2013 - India needs to rely on nuclear power until it can further develop renewable energy, a government official said.

Feb 6, 2013

Westinghouse Commits To Czech Steel For AP1000 Plants At Temelin

Prague, Czech Republic (SPX) Feb 05, 2013 - Westinghouse Electric Company has announced its commitment to source a majority of its steel needs through Czech companies as part of its ongoing localization efforts in preparation for the potentia

Feb 5, 2013

World’s First AP1000 Containment Vessel Top Head Ready

Beijing, China (SPX) Feb 05, 2013 - Westinghouse Electric Company, its consortium team member The Shaw Group Inc. and China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) announce the successful setting of the AP1000 containment

Feb 5, 2013

New Fukushima pictures show wreckage of plant

Tokyo (AFP) Feb 4, 2013 - The shattered remains of a reactor building loom against a lowering sky, smoke or steam pouring from a gaping roof in the days after a huge tsunami smashed into Japan, crushing a nuclear power plant.

Feb 4, 2013

Fukushima operator TEPCO projects $1.29 bn year net loss

Tokyo (AFP) Feb 4, 2013 - Fukushima nuclear plant operator TEPCO on Monday slashed its outlook for the fiscal year to March, warning it expected to lose about $1.29 billion or almost three times an earlier estimate.

Feb 4, 2013

Centrica makes U-turn on British nuclear plant plan

London (AFP) Feb 04, 2013 - British energy company Centrica on Monday said it was pulling out of a joint-venture deal to build up to four nuclear power stations in Britain, citing the project's rising costs.

Feb 4, 2013

Nuclear safety chief questioned over Fukushima: report

Tokyo (AFP) Feb 3, 2013 - Japanese police have questioned a former head of the nuclear safety body regarding possible criminal charges over the Fukushima nuclear crisis, news reports said Sunday.

Feb 3, 2013

British council votes down nuke depository

Carlisle, England (UPI) Feb 1, 2013 - A county council in northwestern England this week voted against allowing further study of possible nuclear waste repository in tourism-dependent Cumbria.

Feb 1, 2013

Blow to Britain’s nuclear waste plans

London (AFP) Jan 30, 2013 - Britain's plans to boost its use of nuclear energy and cut greenhouse gas emissions took a hit on Wednesday when the only region interested in hosting an underground waste dump pulled out.

Jan 30, 2013

Seoul gives green light to two nuclear reactors

Seoul (UPI) Jan 29, 2013 - The South Korean government has granted final approval to build two new nuclear reactors at the Shin Kori Nuclear Power Plant in Ulsan, about 255 miles southeast of Seoul.

Jan 29, 2013

Bulgaria nuclear referendum fails: official

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.

Jan 29, 2013

Bulgarian nuclear referendum on track to fail

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.

Jan 28, 2013

French government backs ex-Areva boss to head EADS: report

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.

Jan 27, 2013

France names ex-Areva boss to EADS board

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.

Jan 27, 2013

Bulgaria nuclear referendum set to fail

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.

Jan 27, 2013

Bulgaria holds referendum on new nuclear plant

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.

Jan 27, 2013