Tokyo (AFP) June 16, 2012 - Japan ordered nuclear reactors back online Saturday, defying public sentiment against atomic power following last year's meltdowns at Fukushima sparked by a huge quake-tsunami disaster.
Tokyo (AFP) June 15, 2012 - Japan's prime minister is set to defy fierce public sentiment this weekend and order nuclear reactors back online for the first time since Fukushima, as he seeks to head off a summer energy crunch.
Tokyo (AFP) June 14, 2012 - Japan's Hitachi said Thursday it would more than double its nuclear power business within a decade owing to growing overseas demand and post-disaster work at the crippled Fukushima atomic plant.
Washington (AFP) June 13, 2012 - The United States and India sought Wednesday to dispel doubts over their relationship as a US company signed a deal on nuclear power, long a source of disappointment between the countries.
Singapore (AFP) June 13, 2012 - The UN atomic watchdog said Wednesday good progress was being made in enhancing global nuclear safety, almost a year after implementing an action plan in the wake of the Fukushima disaster.
Frankfurt (AFP) June 13, 2012 - German power suppliers are suing the government for 15 billion euros ($19 billion) in damages over the decision to abandon nuclear power, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported Wednesday.
Amman (AFP) June 12, 2012 - A joint venture between Jordan Energy Resources Incorporated and French nuclear giant Areva said on Tuesday it has discovered more than 20,000 tonnes of uranium in the Middle East kingdom.
Tokyo (UPI) Jun 11, 2012 - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda called for the restart of two of the country's nuclear reactors in what would mark the first restart of idled reactors since last year's Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster.
Tokyo (AFP) June 8, 2012 - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Friday renewed his call for the re-firing of idle nuclear reactors, saying Japan could not do without atomic energy, but stopped short of ordering a restart.
Beijing (AFP) June 7, 2012 - Russia supports Tehran's atomic programme as long as it is peaceful, President Vladimir Putin told Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Thursday ahead of global talks on Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Berlin (AFP) June 5, 2012 - German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler called Tuesday for close coordination with the country's neighbours on its nuclear energy exit over the next decade, including on expanding its electricity grid.
Beijing (UPI) Jun 4, 2012 - China is taking steps to revive its nuclear power sector, which was essentially put on hold after Japan's Fukushima nuclear crisis.
Beijing (AFP) June 1, 2012 - Energy-hungry China could restart its nuclear projects, suspended after Japan's Fukushima disaster in March last year, while new safety standards have been adopted in active plants, the government said.
Dhaka (AFP) June 1, 2012 - Bangladesh's parliament has passed its first nuclear energy regulatory bill as the country prepares to build an atomic power plant next year using Russian technology, an official said.
Seoul (AFP) May 30, 2012 - Five senior engineers were charged Wednesday with trying to cover up a potentially dangerous power failure at South Korea's oldest nuclear plant, prosecutors said.
Moscow (Voice of Russia) May 30, 2012 - Russian-made metal used at the fifth unit of the Kozloduy nuclear power plant in Bulgaria meets all quality standards, a laboratory study by independent experts confirmed following reports in Bulgar
