Tsukuba, Japan (AFP) Nov 7, 2011 - The Japanese maker of an exoskeleton robot suit to assist walking on Monday unveiled a model that could help nuclear workers weighed down by heavy anti-radiation vests in contaminated zones.
Nashville TN (SPX) Nov 07, 2011 - As a first line of defense, steel barrels buried deep underground are designed to keep dangerous plutonium waste from seeping into the soil and surrounding bedrock, and, eventually, contaminating th
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 5, 2011 - For a man who has spent almost every waking hour over the past half year shepherding Japan through one of the world's worst nuclear disasters, Goshi Hosono wears his worries lightly.
Paris (AFP) Nov 4, 2011 - French Industry and Energy Minister Eric Besson signed a deal with the government of Kazakhstan Friday that will see France's Areva open a nuclear fuel plant with Kazakh firm Kazatomprom, his office said.
Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Nov 04, 2011 - Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers have developed new technology capable of removing radioactive material from contaminated water and aiding clean-up efforts following nuclear dis
Bangui (AFP) Nov 3, 2011 - The Central African Republic on Thursday threatened to dispute a contract with French nuclear giant Areva if the company froze a uranium mining project in the country.
New Delhi (UPI) Nov 3, 2011 - A leading Indian nuclear scientist has indicated that India should scrap its nuclear energy program.
Dhaka (AFP) Nov 2, 2011 - Bangladesh on Wednesday signed an agreement for Russia to build the first two nuclear power plants in the energy-starved South Asian nation, an official told AFP.
Brussels (UPI) Nov 2, 2011 - Belgium's political parties have committed to closing three nuclear power reactors by 2015 under certain conditions.
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 2, 2011 - Japan on Wednesday restarted its first nuclear reactor since the Fukushima disaster in March, in a boost to its beleaguered atomic power industry faced with a deeply sceptical public.
Paris (AFP) Nov 2, 2011 - French nuclear giant Areva said on Wednesday it was suspending a mining project in the Central African Republic for a year or two because of a drop in uranium prices since the Fukushima disaster.
Dhaka (AFP) Nov 2, 2011 - Bangladesh on Wednesday signed an agreement for Russia to build the first nuclear power plant in the energy-starved South Asian nation, an official told AFP.
Amman (AFP) Nov 1, 2011 - French nuclear giant Areva has discovered 12,300 tonnes of uranium in central Jordan, state-run media said on Tuesday, as the parched kingdom tries to develop nuclear energy to meet its growing needs.
Brussels (AFP) Oct 31, 2011 - As Belgium becomes the latest European nation to agree to switch off nuclear power, operator Electrabel warned Monday of high costs, environmental fallout and increased dependency on foreign suppliers.
Prague (AFP) Oct 31, 2011 - State-run power giant CEZ on Monday formally asked three selected bidders to submit offers by July 2012 to build two new reactors at the Temelin nuclear power station in the southern Czech Republic.
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 31, 2011 - Japan on Monday officially secured support to help build two nuclear reactors in Vietnam, after the Fukushima crisis sparked heavy criticism of Japan's atomic industry.
