Tokyo (AFP) Oct 30, 2011 - Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrived in Tokyo Sunday on a four-day visit expected to promote Japan's export of nuclear power plants to his country and joint development of rare earths.
Prague (AFP) Oct 30, 2011 - The Czech Republic is poised to build on its position as central Europe's nuclear hub, seeking greater energy security and shrugging off the concerns of environmentalists and other opponents.
Cranberry Township PA (SPX) Oct 28, 2011 - Westinghouse Electric Company has announced the signing of a multi-million dollar contract to de Intermediate Level Waste Repository at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant site in Bulgaria. The c
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 28, 2011 - Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) on Friday asked Japan's government for a reported $13 billion to help pay compensation for the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Brussels (AFP) Oct 28, 2011 - Greenpeace on Friday slammed alarming gaps in EU-wide safety checks on nuclear plants, notably for failing to address the unthinkable after Fukushima.
Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Oct 25, 2011 - There has been a flurry of reports on Iran's contentious nuclear program that collectively suggest Tehran is having serious problems getting its hands on materials for its key uranium-enrichment centrifuges along with other issues.
New York (AFP) Oct 25, 2011 - Former UN nuclear monitor and Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei expects growth in nuclear energy - particularly in emerging economies - despite the Fukushima disaster caused by Japan's March tsunami.
Sofia (AFP) Oct 25, 2011 - Bulgaria signed a deal Tuesday with a Spanish-German consortium for a new radioactive waste depot near its Kozloduy nuclear power plant on the Danube, the energy ministry announced.
Tokyo (UPI) Oct 24, 2011 - The mayor of Tokai, Japan, is calling for the decommissioning of the village's nuclear reactors.
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 23, 2011 - Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, plans to sell part of its stake in a wind power utility to raise funds for compensation payouts, a report said Sunday.
Stockholm (AFP) Oct 23, 2011 - A small fire in a turbine hall shut down a Swedish nuclear reactor overnight but the blaze was swiftly extinguished, nuclear power plant officials said Sunday.
Moscow (AFP) Oct 21, 2011 - Transparency at Russia's state nuclear energy concern Rosatom has improved over the past year, but much remains to be done at the behemoth, Transparency International said on Friday.
Karachi (AFP) Oct 20, 2011 - Pakistani officials were forced Thursday to repair a leak in its oldest nuclear power plant, lying on the outskirts of its economic hub Karachi on the Arabian Sea coast, an official said.
Tianjin, China (AFP) Oct 20, 2011 - China and Taiwan on Thursday signed an agreement to cooperate on the safety of nuclear power in the wake of Japan's atomic crisis this year.
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 18, 2011 - Tokyo Electric Power Company will ask for at least 700 billion yen ($9.1 billion) in a first tranche of state aid to help cover compensation for the Fukushima nuclear disaster, reports said Tuesday.
Washington (AFP) Oct 18, 2011 - Iran's nuclear program has been hampered by machine design flaws, equipment breakdowns and problems getting parts because of international sanctions, a US think-tank report said.
