Tokyo (AFP) March 12, 2012 - A group of Japanese citizens filed a lawsuit Monday to prevent the restart of a nuclear power plant, a day after the first anniversary of the tsunami that sparked the Fukushima atomic disaster.
Paris (AFP) March 11, 2012 - Tens of thousands of anti-nuclear protesters across the globe called for an end to nuclear power as they marked the first anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami at Japan's Fukushima power plant.
Koriyama, Japan (AFP) March 11, 2012 - Tens of thousands of people rallied near Japan's crippled Fukushima plant Sunday demanding an end to nuclear power as the nation marked the first anniversary of a disastrous quake and tsunami.
Berlin (AFP) March 10, 2012 - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday lauded her country's decision to phase out nuclear power, speaking on the eve of the first anniversary of Japan's Fukushima disaster.
Tokyo (AFP) March 10, 2012 - Top Japanese cabinet ministers were warned of possible nuclear meltdowns at Fukushima hours after the tsunami hit last March, government papers have revealed, despite repeatedly denying the risk in public.
Washington (AFP) March 9, 2012 - US regulators on Friday ordered operators of nuclear reactors to enhance safety measures in the event of a major accident, two days ahead of the anniversary of Japan's Fukushima crisis.
Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Mar 09, 2012 - A year after the crisis at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, scientists and engineers remain largely in the dark when it comes to fundamental knowledge about how nuclear fuels behave un
Hanoi, Vietnam (UPI) Mar 8, 2012 - Vietnam is pressing ahead with nuclear power, a government official said.
Tokyo (AFP) March 7, 2012 - Last year's Fukushima disaster plunged the nuclear industry into its deepest crisis since Chernobyl, but dire predictions that atomic power would have to be abandoned have proved wide of the mark.
Frankfurt (AFP) March 6, 2012 - RWE, Germany's second biggest-power supplier, said Tuesday earnings last year were hit by a one-billion-euro ($1.3-billion) charge related to the shutdown of some of its nuclear power plants.
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 06, 2012 - A new mapping tool released by the Natural Resources Defense Council illustrates the potential radiological impacts of a severe accident at the nation's nuclear reactors and flags risk factors assoc
Tokyo (AFP) March 5, 2012 - Forty-two shareholders of Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) are suing the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant seeking a record-breaking $67 billion compensation, news reports said Monday.
Seoul (AFP) March 5, 2012 - South Korea's foreign minister said Monday that the question of how to strengthen global atomic safety following Japan's nuclear disaster would be a key topic at an upcoming summit in Seoul.
Vienna (AFP) March 5, 2012 - Nuclear power is safer around the world than it was a year ago at the time of the Fukushima disaster in Japan, the head of the UN atomic agency said Monday, while warning against complacency.
Ottawa (AFP) March 5, 2012 - Canada began talks Monday with the United Arab Emirates on nuclear cooperation, hoping to sell the wealthy Gulf state nuclear reactors or technologies for power generation and other civilian purposes.
Paris (AFP) March 1, 2012 - French nuclear energy giant Areva reported Thursday a record loss for 2011 after taking massive provisions in the aftermath of Japan's Fukushima disaster but reaffirmed its forecasts to 2016.
