Brussels (AFP) Oct 04, 2012 - Immediate safety upgrades costing billions of euros (dollars) are needed in nuclear power plants nearly everywhere in Europe, according to the results of EU stress tests released Thursday.
Seoul (UPI) Oct 3, 2012 - South Korea on this week shut down two nuclear reactors due to malfunctions.
Seoul (AFP) Oct 2, 2012 - South Korea shut down two 1,000-megawatt nuclear reactors at separate plants Tuesday, following apparently unrelated systems malfunctions that triggered calls for a safety review.
Brussels (AFP) Oct 02, 2012 - From missing seismic devices to insufficient emergency systems, Europe's nuclear power plants face hundreds of problems requiring billions in new investment, a European Union report said Tuesday.
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 1, 2012 - A Japanese power firm on Monday resumed construction of an atomic reactor stalled since the disaster at Fukushima, despite government plans to phase out nuclear power.
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 1, 2012 - India and Australia plan to begin civil nuclear cooperation talks in March after Canberra agreed last year to open negotiations to export uranium fuel to the energy-hungry South Asian nation.
Brussels (AFP) Oct 01, 2012 - The European Commission vowed Monday there would be no complacency when it comes to nuclear safety in Europe despite hundreds of defects revealed by stress tests especially in France.
London, UK (SPX) Sep 26, 2012 - AREVA, a global leader in nuclear energy and Atkins, one of the world's leading engineering and design consultancies, have formed a joint venture to compete for projects in the UK nuclear fuel manag
Mumbai (UPI) Sep 25, 2012 - India is determined to increase its share of nuclear power, a government official said.
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Sep 24, 2012 - The tsunami in Japan in March 2011 unleashed a series of negligence related with the resulting nuclear disaster. A scientific study headed by Spanish researchers has for the first time identified th
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Sep 21, 2012 - The United Arab Emirates, one of the top oil exporters, is leading the race to develop nuclear power in the Arab world and has awarded contracts worth $2 billion to provide, convert and enrich uranium.
Tokyo (UPI) Sep 18, 2012 - Japan says it aims to have zero nuclear power by 2030.
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 14, 2012 - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is putting U.S. nuclear non-proliferation policy at risk if it decides not to require a formal nuclear proliferation assessment as part of the licensing
New Delhi (UPI) Sep 14, 2012 - Canada is seeking to enter India's lucrative nuclear energy market.
London (UPI) Sep 13, 2012 - The benefits of thorium as an alternative nuclear fuel representing a safer and more abundant alternative to uranium are overstated, a British report says.
Tokyo (UPI) Sep 13, 2012 - The Science Council of Japan has expressed concerns about the country's nuclear waste disposal policies.
