Tokyo (UPI) Oct 15, 2012 - Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, admitted that it had avoided taking some safety measures prior to the March 2011 nuclear accident, a new report reveals.
Vilnius (AFP) Oct 15, 2012 - Lithuanian voters on Sunday rejected plans to build a new plant to replace the Baltic state's lone nuclear power station, a Soviet-era facility shut down under the terms of its EU entry, though the result does not bind the government to act.
Vilnius (AFP) Oct 12, 2012 - Lithuania's centre-left opposition has promised a sweeping review of the country's energy policy if it wins Sunday's election, held in tandem with a referendum on building a nuclear plant.
Ankara (AFP) Oct 11, 2012 - The United Arab Emirates could join a project to build Turkey's second nuclear power plant if South Korea is involved, Turkish energy minister said on Thursday.
Stockholm (AFP) Oct 11, 2012 - Thirty activists who broke into a Swedish nuclear powerplant earlier this week to highlight lax security will be questioned by a magistrate on Friday, a judicial official said.
Stockholm (AFP) Oct 10, 2012 - Sweden's environment minister is to meet with the country's nuclear energy regulator and power plant operators on Wednesday after activists on Tuesday were able to break into two nuclear plants.
Stockholm (AFP) Oct 10, 2012 - Two Greenpeace activists who broke into a Swedish nuclear plant managed to remain undetected for 38 hours before leaving the site voluntarily, the environmental group said Wednesday.
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 10, 2012 - Japan's Toshiba said Wednesday it will raise its stake in US atomic power-plant giant Westinghouse Electric, as it eyes overseas deals after the Fukushima disaster depressed domestic demand.
Seoul (AFP) Oct 8, 2012 - Greenpeace on Monday accused South Korea of seeking to silence opposition to its nuclear energy programme after two of its campaigners were barred from entering the country.
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 7, 2012 - Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda toured the crippled Fukushima power station Sunday in a show of resolve over the nuclear disaster there, amid strong public scepticism about his energy policy.
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 6, 2012 - Japanese and European officials are to discuss future energy solutions at a forum in Kyoto this weekend in the wake of Japan's plans to eliminate atomic power from the country's energy mix by 2040.
London (UPI) Oct 5, 2012 - A planned nuclear power project touted as important to Britain's energy future was dealt a blow this week when French and Chinese investors pulled out.
Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Oct 05, 2012 - Questions have been raised if restricting nuclear energy - an option considered by some countries after the accident in Fukushima, Japan - combined with climate policies might get extremely expensi
Minsk, Belarus (UPI) Oct 5, 2012 - Belarus needs a regulatory system covering the construction and operation of its first nuclear power plant, an International Atomic Energy Agency expert says.
Prague (AFP) Oct 05, 2012 - Czech state-run power company CEZ said Friday it had ruled France's Areva out of a tender to build two new units at its Temelin nuclear power facility in southern Czech Republic.
Stockholm (AFP) Oct 04, 2012 - Power group Vattenfall believes it will take several years before a decision can be made to build another Swedish nuclear reactor, the head of its nuclear operations told a newspaper on Thursday.
