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China to resume nuclear power construction

Beijing (UPI) Oct 25, 2012 - China has lifted a moratorium on the construction of new nuclear projects, imposed 19 months ago after Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Oct 25, 2012

Nuclear phase-out possible for Japan?

Singapore (UPI) Oct 24, 2012 - A former chief of the International Energy Agency said he was doubtful that Japan could follow through on its plan to phase out nuclear power by 2040.

Oct 24, 2012

Bulgaria to hold referendum on new nuclear power plant

Sofia (AFP) Oct 24, 2012 - Bulgaria will hold a referendum on the construction of a second nuclear power plant, parliament decided on Wednesday, eight months after the government scrapped a deal with a Russian firm to build one.

Oct 24, 2012

Bulgaria nuclear reactor back online

Sofia (AFP) Oct 24, 2012 - Bulgaria's only nuclear power plant was fully operational again Wednesday after technical problems at one of its two reactors were resolved, the operator said.

Oct 24, 2012

Westinghouse Announces Master Research Agreement With University Of Missouri

Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Oct 23, 2012 - Westinghouse Electric Company is pleased to announce the signing of a multiyear master research and collaboration agreement with the University of Missouri-Columbia and Missouri University of Scienc

Oct 23, 2012

Queensland to restart uranium mining

Brisbane, Australia (UPI) Oct 23, 2012 - The Australian state of Queensland has lifted a decades-old ban on uranium mining.

Oct 23, 2012

Jordan ends uranium deal with France nuclear giant

Amman (AFP) Oct 23, 2012 - Jordan said on Tuesday it had terminated a uranium mining licence for a joint venture between Areva and a local firm, but the French nuclear giant insisted the agreement was only covering exploration.

Oct 23, 2012

International consortium to bid for Magnox-RSRL Parent Body Organisations

London, UK (SPX) Oct 23, 2012 - Three of the world's leading nuclear companies, CH2M HILL, AREVA and Serco, joined forces in a newly-formed consortium - CAS Restoration Partnership - and announced their intent to participate in th

Oct 23, 2012

Bulgaria shuts nuclear reactor after generator problem

Sofia (AFP) Oct 23, 2012 - Bulgaria shut down one of two reactors at its only nuclear power plant on Tuesday after a generator control problem, the operator said, adding that there was no radiation leak.

Oct 23, 2012

AREVA to equip all Pressurized Water Reactors with Passive Autocatalytic Recombiners

Paris, France (SPX) Oct 23, 2012 - AREVA will equip all of the Japanese Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) fleet with more than a hundred of its Passive Autocatalytic Recombiners (PARs). PARs are state-of-the-art passive safety de

Oct 23, 2012

Australia’s Queensland lifts uranium mining ban

Sydney (AFP) Oct 22, 2012 - Australia's mineral-rich Queensland state reversed a decades-long ban on uranium mining Monday, citing rekindled interest in the nuclear fuel after Canberra gave the go-ahead to exports to India.

Oct 22, 2012

AREVA awarded new contract to supply LEU fuel elements to Research Reactor MARIA

Paris, France (SPX) Oct 18, 2012 - At the occasion of the RERTR 2012 International Meeting on Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactors, hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy in Warsaw on October 14 to 17, AREVA CERCA, a 10

Oct 18, 2012

Australia, India take first steps on nuclear deal

New Delhi (AFP) Oct 17, 2012 - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Wednesday agreed to open negotiations to export uranium nuclear fuel to energy-hungry India after meeting her counterpart Manmohan Singh in New Delhi.

Oct 17, 2012

Fukushima panel chief hopes for change in Japan

Washington (AFP) Oct 16, 2012 - The head of a hard-hitting panel that blamed cultural factors for the Fukushima nuclear disaster voiced hope Tuesday that the tragedy would help open up Japan's system of government.

Oct 16, 2012

Australian PM Gillard in India for uranium talks

New Delhi (AFP) Oct 16, 2012 - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, in New Delhi on a three-day state visit, has said she will open talks with energy-hungry India over selling uranium for civil nuclear use.

Oct 16, 2012

Australia to export uranium to India?

New Delhi (UPI) Oct 16, 2012 - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said exports of uranium to India will figure prominently during her state visit to India this week.

Oct 16, 2012