Sofia (AFP) April 19, 2012 - Bulgaria's government was spared a motion of no-confidence over its decision to drop a deal for a new nuclear plant on the Danube after the parliament speaker ruled Thursday the vote no longer had sufficient backing.
Yerevan (AFP) April 19, 2012 - Armenia on Thursday said it had decided to extend the life of its Soviet-era nuclear reactor by four years until 2020 despite concerns raised by environmentalists in the earthquake-prone country.
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 18, 2012 - An adverse decision by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will force parties concerned about the already troubled Vogtle nuclear reactor project in Georgia to file a motion this week in federal
Kiev (AFP) April 17, 2012 - A reactor at a nuclear power station in Ukraine has been disconnected from the grid following an electrical failure but radiation levels were not elevated, authorities said on Tuesday.
Tokyo (UPI) Apr 16, 2012 - None of Japan's 54 nuclear reactors will be in operation as of May 6, as the country's last reactor operating is to go offline for maintenance, Japanese Trade Minister Yukio Edano said.
Tokyo (AFP) April 15, 2012 - Japan may go momentarily without nuclear power next month when the only one reactor still in operation shuts down for maintenance work, the country's industry minister warned Sunday.
Ljubljana (AFP) April 14, 2012 - Slovenia started Saturday shutting down its only nuclear power plant for 40 days of regular maintenance after 18 months of production, the Krsko nuclear plant authorities said.
Tokyo (AFP) April 13, 2012 - Japan on Friday confirmed it was safe to restart two offline nuclear reactors in the wake of last year's earthquake and tsunami disaster as the country faces a summer of power shortages.
Brussels (AFP) April 13, 2012 - France, Britain, Poland and the Czech Republic rejected a report Friday that they want nuclear energy to receive subsidies similar to the ones enjoyed by renewable energies.
Berlin (AFP) April 13, 2012 - Britain, the Czech Republic, France and Poland are calling for nuclear power to receive similar subsidies from the EU as wind and solar energy, a German newspaper said Friday.
Chennai (IANS) Apr 11, 2012 - Work at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) is progressing rapidly with employees working even on holidays to get the atomic regulator's nod to reopen the first reactor vessel and remove the
Beijing, China (IANS) Apr 11, 2012 - Spain's nuclear energy sector has gained a strong foothold in China over the past quarter century, providing components or services to nine of the country's 14 operating nuclear power plants, and no
Mumbai (IANS) Apr 11, 2012 - India's ambitious deadline to generate 20,000 MW nuclear energy by 2020 may be delayed by almost a year, a top official said here Wednesday. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL)
New Delhi (IANS) Apr 11, 2012 - In the midst of the run-up to the French presidential elections, France has been in dialogue with India to clarify issues relating to the nuclear liability law, and is waiting for New Delhi to estab
Sofia (AFP) April 11, 2012 - Bulgaria's government approved on Wednesday preliminary plans to install a new 1,000-megawatt reactor at its Kozloduy nuclear power plant, after another project fell through.
Beijing (AFP) April 9, 2012 - Turkey's Prime Minister oversaw the signing of two nuclear agreements with China Monday on a trip to the Asian nation that also saw him make an unprecedented stop in ethnically-tense Xinjiang.
