Paris (AFP) Nov 17, 2011 - President Nicolas Sarkozy warned Thursday that abandoning nuclear power would cause considerable damage to France after his opponents vowed to campaign to reduce the country's reliance on atomic energy.
Paris (AFP) Nov 17, 2011 - France must immediately improve safety at its nuclear power plants so they can deal with natural disasters in the wake of Japan's Fukushima accident, an industry body said Thursday.
Tokyo (UPI) Nov 17, 2011 - Assuming Japan doesn't build any new nuclear reactors by 2035, it could face rising economic costs and risks to its energy security, the International Energy Agency says.
Paris (AFP) Nov 16, 2011 - France's long-held support for nuclear energy emerged as a key issue in next year's elections Wednesday as the opposition Socialists and Greens agreed to joint efforts to reduce reliance on atomic power.
Sydney (AFP) Nov 15, 2011 - Prime Minister Julia Gillard moved Tuesday to lift Australia's controversial ban on uranium sales to nuclear power India in a bid to strengthen relations with the fast-growing economic powerhouse.
London, UK (SPX) Nov 15, 2011 - The good news is that on 8 November the International Energy Agency released its 2011 World Energy Outlook. While it will cheer nuclear advocates, overall the report makes for grim reading. Pullin
Riyadh (AFP) Nov 15, 2011 - OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement with South Korea on developing nuclear power generation to help meet the kingdom's rising demand, an official statement said on Tuesday.
Brussels (AFP) Nov 14, 2011 - Six parties negotiating a budget for Belgium have agreed to pay the country's nuclear sector - essentially Electrabel - an annual stipend of 550 million euros, Belgian media reported Monday.
Frankfurt (AFP) Nov 14, 2011 - EON, Germany's biggest power supplier, is filing a complaint with Germany's highest court, demanding compensation for the government's decision to abandon nuclear energy, a spokesman said Monday.
Geneva (AFP) Nov 12, 2011 - Switzerland's energy group Axpo said Saturday it was stopping taking uranium fuel from Russia's Majak reprocessing plant because it lacked information about conditions there.
Frankfurt (AFP) Nov 11, 2011 - EnBW, Germany's third-biggest power supplier, said on Friday that third-quarter profits plunged owing to the shutdown of two of its nuclear plants after the Fukushima disaster in Japan.
Frankfurt (AFP) Nov 10, 2011 - RWE, Germany's second-biggest power supplier, said Thursday it plunged into the red in the third quarter, not least as a result of the country's decision to phase out nuclear power.
Frankfurt (AFP) Nov 9, 2011 - EON, Germany's biggest power supplier, said Wednesday its profits fell sharply in the first nine months owing to the shutdown of power plants as part of Germany's policy to abandon nuclear energy.
Paris (AFP) Nov 9, 2011 - Nuclear energy remains vital to cope with rising energy demand, mainly in emerging economies, fight global warming and avert increased damage to the environment, the IEA warned on Wednesday.
Sydney (UPI) Nov 9, 2011 - Thorium has great potential as an alternative to uranium for nuclear fuel, experts say.
Seoul (AFP) Nov 8, 2011 - Vietnam agreed Tuesday to seek greater nuclear energy cooperation with South Korea, opening the way for its participation in a project to build atomic power plants in energy-hungry Vietnam.
