Geneva (AFP) Feb 23, 2012 - Switzerland's Beznau nuclear plant will soon boast the dubious record of being the oldest nuclear plant in the world and should be shut down, a group of environmental organisations said Thursday.
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 23, 2012 - AREVA welcomes the announcement by the Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) Industry Alliance LLC that AREVA's prismatic core, 625 MW thermal, steam cycle modular high temperature gas-cooled reactor
Kuwait City (UPI) Feb 23, 2012 - Kuwait has decided to abandon civilian nuclear power production.
New Delhi (UPI) Feb 23, 2012 - India needs nuclear energy to sustain its economic growth, a government official said.
Boston MA (IANS) Feb 21, 2012 - Noting that India will need to invest more than $1 trillion on infrastructure to continue on the high growth trajectory, New Delhi has promised US companies a level playing field, including in the a
Seoul (UPI) Feb 20, 2012 - South Korea's plans to boost nuclear power face increasing resistance from civic and environmental groups, post Fukushima, the Japanese reactor site hit by an earthquake and tsunami last year.
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 20, 2012 - Japan on Monday began a process that will see another one of the country's nuclear reactors go offline, leaving just two of 54 in operation.
Paris (AFP) Feb 17, 2012 - French President Nicolas Sarkozy held talks with Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday at a summit in Paris where they were expected to sign a nuclear pact and reinforce defence ties.
Paris (AFP) Feb 17, 2012 - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron put recent disputes behind them Friday to unveil a nuclear power deal and renew their own sometimes shaky political alliance.
Atlanta GA (SPX) Feb 16, 2012 - With the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) believed to be within days of announcing the final federal approval of the controversial Vogtle nuclear project, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (
New Delhi (IANS) Feb 15, 2012 - Kazakhstan is keen to expand civil nuclear ties with India, its envoy here said Wednesday.
Sydney (AFP) Feb 15, 2012 - Australia's most populous state will reverse a decades-long ban on uranium exploration, with the regional government saying Wednesday it would be foolish not to tap into the lucrative sector.
Taipei, Taiwan (UPI) Feb 14, 2012 - Taiwan plans to go forward with its fourth nuclear power plant amid safety concerns.
Chennai (IANS) Feb 14, 2012 - With work on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) stalled due to protests by villagers, the Russian nuclear scientists posted at the project are remaining idle and are required elsewhere, the Russian envoy to India said.
Chennai, India (IANS) Feb 14, 2012 - Activists spearheading the anti-Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) protests Friday requested the Tamil Nadu government to expand a new four-member panel that will look into the plant's safety a
Amherst, MA (SPX) Feb 14, 2012 - Today's locavore movement with its emphasis on eating more locally-produced food is a natural fit for fruits and vegetables in nearly every region, but few entrepreneurs have dared to apply the co
