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.
Sofia (AFP) April 6, 2012 - Bulgaria's opposition Socialists filed a no-confidence motion against the centre-right government Friday over its decision to drop a deal with Russia for a new nuclear plant on the Danube.
Tokyo (UPI) Apr 6, 2012 - The Japanese government says it has adopted new provisional safety standards for restarting suspended nuclear reactors, with critics saying they're inadequate.
Tokyo (AFP) April 6, 2012 - The Japanese government approved new safety guidelines for nuclear power plants on Friday in a bid to restart reactors idled after the Fukushima disaster last year.
Seoul (AFP) April 2, 2012 - South Korea denied entry on Monday to three Greenpeace activists and was to deport them after they attempted to get into the country as part of an anti-nuclear campaign.
Vilnius (AFP) March 30, 2012 - Lithuania and Japan's Hitachi signed on Friday a deal on construction of a nuclear plant in Lithuania to replace its only nuclear power station, closed in 2009 under an EU deal.
Moscow (AFP) March 30, 2012 - Russia's state nuclear firm Rosatom said Friday it was ready to replace E.ON and RWE after the two German energy giants pulled out of their British nuclear power joint venture.
Albuquerque NM (SPX) Mar 30, 2012 - Sandia National Laboratories is using its Ion Beam Laboratory (IBL) to study how to rapidly evaluate the tougher advanced materials needed to build the next generation of nuclear reactors and extend
San Onofre, Calif. (UPI) Mar 30, 2012 - Officials in cities near Southern California's San Onofre nuclear power plant say they're worried about the safety of the facility, shut down since January.
London (AFP) March 29, 2012 - German energy giants E.ON and RWE on Thursday pulled out of their British nuclear power joint venture, paving the way for new entrants into the market, according to the government.
Tokyo (AFP) March 29, 2012 - The operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday asked the Japanese government for a capital injection of $12 billion in a bid to avoid insolvency.
Sofia (AFP) March 28, 2012 - Bulgaria has decided to drop a deal with Russian company Atomstroyexport to build a 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant on the Danube, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said Wednesday.
Bern, Switzerland (UPI) Mar 28, 2012 - The Swiss government has launched an appeal of a court decision seeking the early closure of the aging Muehleberg nuclear power plant near Bern.
Seoul (AFP) March 27, 2012 - The tsunami-triggered meltdown at a Japanese nuclear power plant last year offered important lessons in protecting such facilities from terrorism, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Tuesday.
Stockholm (AFP) March 27, 2012 - Sweden recently shipped three kilos (6.6 pounds) of plutonium from its past nuclear research and development activities to the United States for disposal, Foreign Minister Carl Bildt announced on Tuesday.
Los Angeles (AFP) March 27, 2012 - The US nuclear energy watchdog ordered a Californian atomic plant Tuesday to remain shut down until the cause of a mystery glitch is found, raising questions about high-season power supplies.
