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.
The Swiss government has launched an appeal of a court decision seeking the early closure of the aging Muehleberg nuclear power plant near Bern.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Japan was Monday left with only one working nuclear reactor after Tokyo Electric Power Co.
Three of the world's top suppliers of medical isotopes on Monday announced plans to work toward phasing out the use of highly enriched uranium in the production process under a deal with the United States.
US President Barack Obama said Sunday that all highly enriched uranium had been removed from Ukraine, hailing it as an important step towards curbing the threat of nuclear terrorism.
Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, has begun steps to suspend operations at its last running nuclear reactor in order to carry out checks.
A top industry leader on Friday defended nuclear power as the only realistic way to reduce global warming despite Japan's atomic disaster last year.
California energy officials say they're preparing for potential summer power shortages if the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station remains out of service.
Westinghouse Electric Company has announced that it has completed fabrication of all 157 fuel assemblies and related components needed to operate the first-ever AP1000 nuclear power plant, Sanmen Unit 1, in Zhejiang province, China.
South Korea's nuclear safety authority said Wednesday several engineers had covered up an electricity failure at an ageing atomic plant last month, and promised they would be punished.
High-gain nuclear fusion could be achieved in a preheated cylindrical container immersed in strong magnetic fields, according to a series of computer simulations performed at Sandia National Laboratories.
India has given the green light to the controversial Kudankulam nuclear power project in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
