Sofia (AFP) Jan 5, 2012 - Bulgaria's nuclear safety regulator gave a clean bill of health to the country's sole nuclear power plant at Kozloduy Thursday, following post-Fukushima stress tests commissioned by the EU.
Paris (AFP) Jan 3, 2012 - A French watchdog on Tuesday called for the country's nuclear plants to beef up safety following the Fukushima disaster under a programme it estimated would cost tens of billions of euros (dollars).
Paris (AFP) Jan 3, 2012 - Greenpeace on Tuesday said it had filed a criminal complaint against French nuclear giant Areva which it suspects of having spied on the environmental group.
Tehran (AFP) Jan 1, 2012 - Iran said on Sunday that its scientists have tested the first nuclear fuel rod produced from uranium ore deposits inside the country, the website of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organisation said.
Madrid (AFP) Dec 30, 2011 - Residents of a small Spanish village celebrated news Friday that their district will host a nuclear waste depot, a source of jobs in tough economic times.
Helsinki (AFP) Dec 30, 2011 - Finland's nuclear safety regulator Friday gave the country's four nuclear reactors a clean bill of health after stress tests commissioned by the European Council.
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 29, 2011 - With the Fukushima disaster, earthquake-related reactor shutdowns, further reactor project cost escalation, infighting at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and cheap natural gas, 2011 was a y
Seoul (UPI) Dec 28, 2011 - South Korea has reiterated its commitment to increase its share of nuclear power.
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Dec 28, 2011 - Westinghouse Electric reports that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted the Design Certification Amendment to its AP1000 pressurized water reactor design. The granting of such certifi
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 27, 2011 - Japan's government on Tuesday floated the idea of putting the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant under temporary state control, as it asked for $8.9 billion more in compensation aid.
Paris (AFP) Dec 27, 2011 - French nuclear energy giant Areva said Tuesday it was in exclusive talks with the state investment fund FSI on selling its stake in the Eramet mining company worth more than 600 million euros.
Washington (UPI) Dec 23, 2011 - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved Westinghouse's AP1000 nuclear reactor design, clearing the way for construction of the first U.S. reactors in three decades.
Washington (AFP) Dec 22, 2011 - The US approved a new nuclear plant design Thursday, paving the way for the country's first new nuclear power facilities since 1996 to be built.
Jerusalem (AFP) Dec 22, 2011 - An Israeli energy firm run by a former head of the Mossad spy agency is to start prospecting for uranium in the southern Negev desert, the company said on Thursday.
Helsinki (AFP) Dec 22, 2011 - The start-up of Finland's fifth nuclear reactor, being built by the French-German consortium Areva-Siemens, has been delayed until August 2014, Finnish power company Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) said Thursday.
Bucharest (AFP) Dec 21, 2011 - A Romanian nuclear reactor closed down on Monday because of a technical problem was restarted on Wednesday, the national operator Nuclearelectrica said.
