Paris (AFP) April 26, 2012 - French nuclear energy giant Areva on Thursday said sales rose by 2.4 percent in the first quarter this year to 2.026 billion euros ($2.64 billion) bolstered by growth in its mining business.
Brussels (AFP) April 26, 2012 - The EU's energy chief Thursday deemed an almost year-long study on nuclear plant safety in Europe as short on detail and numbers and demanded further work before publication of the critical report.
Paris, France (SPX) Apr 26, 2012 - Following the success of AREVA's previous Polish Supplier Days held in Warsaw last October and in Wroclaw and Opole in March, AREVA and EDF have organized, with the support of the Association for th
Tokyo (AFP) April 24, 2012 - The head of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development urged Japan on Tuesday to resume nuclear electricity generation despite public opposition.
Tokyo (AFP) April 24, 2012 - Japanese power companies are warning a hot summer could bring blackouts for some areas unless nuclear plants are re-started.
Istanbul (AFP) April 20, 2012 - Turkey's energy minister said Friday that Canadian company Candu had applied to build the country's second nuclear power plant in cooperation with Turkish company EUAS.
Frankfurt (AFP) April 19, 2012 - German power supplier RWE said Thursday it is joining its bigger rival E.ON in filing a complaint with Germany's highest court over compensation for the government's decision to abandon nuclear power.
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.
