Vienna (UPI) Aug 20, 2012 - The Fukushima Daiichi disaster slowed but didn't reverse the expansion of nuclear power in 2011, the International Atomic Energy Agency said in Vienna.
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 17, 2012 - Japanese anti-nuclear demonstrators on Friday recounted the horror of World War II, days after the region marked Tokyo's surrender nearly seven decades earlier.
Brussels (AFP) Aug 16, 2012 - Belgium stepped up controls on nuclear safety that found cracks in the casing of an ageing reactor and led to two sites now closing after learning of signs of fissures in French atomic power plants, the national watchdog said Thursday.
Dubai (AFP) Aug 15, 2012 - The United Arab Emirates said Wednesday it had selected six companies to supply fuel to its four planned nuclear reactors in deals worth an estimated $3 billion (2.43 billion euros).
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 14, 2012 - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has acted to put a hold on at least 19 final reactor licensing decisions - nine construction and operating licenses (COLS), eight license renewals, one o
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 14, 2012 - Toshiba plans to sell some of its controlling stake in nuclear-power unit Westinghouse Electric as it looks to form an alliance to tap demand in emerging markets, reports said Tuesday.
Antwerp, Belgium (UPI) Aug 13, 2012 - The chief of Belgium's nuclear power regulatory agency says he's skeptical the Doel-3 reactor near Antwerp can ever be re-started.
Vienna (AFP) Aug 10, 2012 - The UN atomic agency said Friday that Japan's Onagawa nuclear power plant, despite having been closest to the epicentre of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, was in surprisingly good shape.
Brussels (AFP) Aug 10, 2012 - The head of Belgium's federal agency for nuclear safety AFCN said on Friday he was sceptical that an ageing reactor closed over fears of cracks could be restarted.
Brussels (AFP) Aug 8, 2012 - Belgium's nuclear watchdog is mulling the permanent closure of two of the country's seven reactors producing electricity due to safety concerns, according to an internal document seen by AFP Wednesday.
Hiroshima, Japan (AFP) Aug 7, 2012 - The scars that still mark Sunao Tsuboi's face from the wartime bombing of Hiroshima are a grim reminder of the power of the atom as a wave of nuclear wariness sweeps post-Fukushima Japan.
Auckland, New Zealand (SPX) Aug 06, 2012 - carboNZero Holdings and Energy and Technical Services Limited (ETSL) has announced that they have formed a strategic partnership that will deliver more streamlined carbon emission factors reporting
Seoul (UPI) Aug 6, 2012 - South Korea's oldest nuclear reactor - shut down since March - will resume operations, the government said.
Paris, France (SPX) Aug 06, 2012 - After becoming the first and only supplier to receive NRC approval for full plant application of a safety-related digital I and C system (TELEPERM XS), AREVA announces NRC approval of a Simulation V
Paris, France (SPX) Aug 06, 2012 - AREVA is joining the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO), as a Category 1 Member. The group qualifies for WANO membership due to its operation of La Hague nuclear fuel recycling facility i
Sydney (AFP) Aug 2, 2012 - Australia has signed a nuclear supply treaty with the United Arab Emirates in a deal Foreign Minister Bob Carr said would see the Gulf state become Canberra's first Middle Eastern uranium customer.
