Vilnius (AFP) July 12, 2012 - A top European watchdog on Thursday warned Lithuania that Brussels may freeze funds aimed at helping it decommission a Soviet-era nuclear reactor unless the Baltic state improved its management.
Seoul (AFP) July 10, 2012 - South Korean prosecutors said Tuesday they had charged 32 people with corruption involving the state nuclear power agency and its contracts with suppliers.
Zurich (AFP) July 9, 2012 - Switzerland's four nuclear power stations are fit to withstand a major earthquake and pose no threat to the population and the environment, inspectors said on Monday.
Tokyo (AFP) July 9, 2012 - A nuclear reactor in western Japan began full operations Monday, the first restart since the country shut down its atomic stations in the wake of last year's crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.
Ottawa (AFP) July 9, 2012 - More than 800 nuclear scientists and engineers went on strike on Monday, warning of dire consequences for Canada's nuclear industry after contract talks broke down with Candu Energy Inc.
Sofia (AFP) July 7, 2012 - A 1,000-megawatt reactor at Bulgaria's Kozloduy nuclear plant was temporarily shut down early Saturday due to a turbogenerator problem, but no rise in radioactivity was recorded, a statement said.
Aix-En-Provence, France (AFP) July 7, 2012 - France's nuclear power group Areva and other companies including China's CGNPC will bid for the British joint venture dropped by Germany in March, Areva boss Luc Oursel said Saturday.
Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Jul 06, 2012 - Habia Cable is maintaining its leading position in the Korean nuclear market with another new contract. The company recently signed a contract with Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) to supply nuc
Paris, France (SPX) Jul 06, 2012 - AREVA is pleased to announce that it has submitted its official bid to the Czech utility CEZ for the construction of two EPR reactors, units 3 and 4, on the Temelin nuclear power plant site. The sco
Tokyo (AFP) July 5, 2012 - Electricity generated from nuclear fission began flowing in Japan on Thursday, ending a nearly two-month hiatus in the aftermath of the Fukushima meltdowns, the operator said.
Prague (AFP) July 2, 2012 - Czech state-run power group CEZ said on Monday it had received three bids to build two units at its Temelin nuclear power facility in the southern Czech Republic, as expected.
Tokyo (AFP) July 1, 2012 - Engineers in Japan on Sunday began refiring an atomic reactor, despite growing public protests in the aftermath of meltdowns at Fukushima, ending nearly two months in which the country was nuclear-free.
Tokyo (AFP) July 1, 2012 - Japan prepared to bring nuclear power back online by reactivating one of its idled reactors on Sunday, defying growing public protests since last year's meltdowns at Fukushima.
Tokyo (AFP) June 29, 2012 - Tens of thousands of people rallied outside the Japanese premier's residence in Tokyo Friday, in what organisers said was one of the largest demonstrations held against the restart of nuclear reactors.
Tokyo (AFP) June 28, 2012 - Tokyo Electric Power Co. is to abandon plans to export its nuclear power plant expertise as it struggles to cope with the Fukushima disaster, news reports said Thursday.
Tokyo (AFP) June 27, 2012 - A boisterous shareholders' meeting on Wednesday rubber stamped the effective nationalisation of TEPCO, the operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.
