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Protests confront nuclear waste train in Germany

Dannenberg, Germany (AFP) Nov 25, 2011 - Thousands of German anti-nuclear protesters mobilised Friday against a train carrying radioactive nuclear waste from France that has already sparked violent opposition.

Nov 25, 2011

Poland plans its first atomic power plant on Baltic

Warsaw (AFP) Nov 25, 2011 - Poland's first nuclear power plant, due to come on line by 2020, is set to be located near the Baltic Sea, Polish energy group PGE said on Friday.

Nov 25, 2011

Swiss nuclear shutdown to cost 16.8 billion euro

Zurich (AFP) Nov 24, 2011 - Shutting down Switzerland's five nuclear power stations will cost about 20.7 billion Swiss francs (16.8 billion euros, $22.5 billion) and take about 20 years, Swiss authorities said on Thursday.

Nov 24, 2011

French nuclear train halted at German border as demos loom

Remilly, France (AFP) Nov 24, 2011 - French authorities on Thursday ordered a trainload of reprocessed nuclear waste to be halted en route to Germany near the border for 24 hours to try to avoid more protests.

Nov 24, 2011

France delays nuclear train amid German demo threats

Remilly, France (AFP) Nov 24, 2011 - French authorities ordered a train carrying reprocessed nuclear waste to Germany to stop near the border for 24 hours on Thursday to try to avoid more mass protests.

Nov 24, 2011

EU offers new funds to shut down Soviet-era reactors

Brussels (AFP) Nov 24, 2011 - The European Commission offered on Thursday an additional 500 million euros in EU aid for Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia to put Soviet-era nuclear reactors out of service for good.

Nov 24, 2011

EU nuclear fund plan unacceptable: Lithuania

Vilnius (AFP) Nov 24, 2011 - Lithuania on Thursday slammed a funding plan from Brussels to help it decommission a Soviet-era nuclear reactor whhich was shut down in 2009 under the terms of its European Union entry four years earlier.

Nov 24, 2011

Protests as French nuclear convoy heads for Germany

Flottemanville, France (AFP) Nov 23, 2011 - Baton-wielding French police battled anti-nuclear protesters Wednesday as the last train carrying German nuclear waste treated in France set off on its journey home.

Nov 23, 2011

Last German nuclear convoy to leave France amid protests

Valognes, France (AFP) Nov 23, 2011 - French police battled anti-nuclear protesters Wednesday as the last convoy of German nuclear waste to be treated here was prepared for its final journey home.

Nov 23, 2011

Czech PM offers Germany public debate on nuclear plant

Prague (AFP) Nov 23, 2011 - Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas said Wednesday he had proposed to Germany a public debate on the controversial construction of two new units at the southern Czech nuclear Temelin power station.

Nov 23, 2011

Sarkozy says nuclear power critics ‘questioning progress’

Toulouse, France (AFP) Nov 22, 2011 - President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday repeated his call for France to keep nuclear power, accusing the political left of stalling progress by campaigning to reduce reliance on atomic energy.

Nov 22, 2011

No job cuts at French state-owned firms: minister

Paris (AFP) Nov 22, 2011 - The French state will not accept job cuts due to the economic slowdown at firms in which it has a stake , Finance Minister Francois Baroin said Tuesday after reports of lay-offs at nuclear energy giant Areva.

Nov 22, 2011

India eyes Australia uranium assets – report

Sydney (AFP) Nov 22, 2011 - Energy-hungry India will consider acquiring Australian uranium mining assets if a controversial ban on exports to the nuclear power is lifted, a report said Tuesday.

Nov 22, 2011

Areva to slash at least 2,700 jobs: sources

Paris (AFP) Nov 21, 2011 - France's nuclear giant Areva will cut at least 2,700 jobs and slash planned investments by 40 percent to generate at least 500 million euros in savings per year by 2013, sources told AFP Monday.

Nov 21, 2011

Nuclear giant Areva to slash 1,300 jobs in Germany: report

Berlin (AFP) Nov 20, 2011 - France's nuclear giant Areva will cut 1,300 jobs in Germany and close down two of its sites after Berlin's decision to abandon nuclear energy, news weekly Der Spiegel reported on Sunday.

Nov 20, 2011

Arabs push nuke energy despite Fukushima

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Nov 18, 2011 - Most Arab states have shrugged off the political and environmental fallout from the March 11 Fukushima disaster in Japan and are pushing ahead with nuclear energy programs.

Nov 18, 2011