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
Paris (AFP) Jan 17, 2013 - French nuclear energy conglomerate Areva said on Thursday it had beefed up safety procedures at two uranium mines in Niger after green activists said contaminated scrap metal from the facilities had been discovered at a local junkyard.
Istanbul (AFP) Jan 16, 2013 - Turkey and France have agreed to resume talks on civilian nuclear energy at a time Ankara plans to build three plants within the next five years, French Foreign Trade Minister Nicole Bricq said on Wednesday.
Tokyo (UPI) Jan 16, 2013 - The Japanese government has approved a business turnaround plan submitted by Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant, which includes restarting idled reactors at the utility's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant.
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jan 15, 2013 - Westinghouse Electric Company has announced the successful on-time installations of AP1000 full-scope plant reference simulators at China's Sanmen and Haiyang Nuclear Power Plants. The company
Brussels (AFP) Jan 15, 2013 - The Belgian nuclear regulator said Tuesday it wanted more information before it could make a final decision on whether to restart two reactors, shut down last year after cracks were found in them.
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Jan 15, 2013 - Malaysia's nuclear power plans will be delayed by the pall over the industry from Japan's atomic disaster, along with domestic anger at a controversial rare-earths plant, an official said Tuesday.
