Washington (AFP) Aug 21, 2011 - US conglomerate General Electric is seeking permission to build a $1 billion plant for uranium enrichment by laser, a process which has raised proliferation fears, The New York Times said Sunday.
Beijing (UPI) Aug 19, 2011 - Romania says it is courting investments from China for its plans to restart a stalled $5.8 billion expansion of its only nuclear power plant.
Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Aug 17, 2011 - Riso DTU has made its eighth report in the series: 'Nuclear power and Nuclear Safety', which gives a global overview of nuclear energy with a focus on safety and preparedness. This year's report is
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 17, 2011 - Japan on Wednesday approved the full resumption of commercial operations of an atomic reactor for the first time since the March 11 quake and tsunami sparked the Fukushima nuclear accident.
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 12, 2011 - Japan will set up a new nuclear regulator under the environment ministry in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, in a bid to give the watchdog more teeth, media reported Friday.
Tokyo (UPI) Aug 10, 2011 - In the wake of the March Fukushima nuclear catastrophe Tokyo Electric Power Co. has reported an operating loss of $7.4 billion.
Berlin (AFP) Aug 10, 2011 - Germany's biggest energy group, EON, reported Wednesday its first quarterly loss ever as government plans to abandon nuclear energy forced a restructuring plan that could affect up to 11,000 jobs.
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 9, 2011 - The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), Tuesday reported a first-quarter loss of $7.4 billion following the March radiation disaster.
Amman (AFP) Aug 8, 2011 - Jordan said on Monday it will announce in November the firm it has chosen to build the parched kingdom's first nuclear plant to meet growing energy needs and desalinate water.
Lubmin, Germany (AFP) Aug 7, 2011 - In Germany, where all nuclear power reactors are to close by 2022, clean-up work at one such plant still continues after 15 years, a sign of how long a real end to the atomic age here will take.
Hiroshima, Japan (AFP) Aug 6, 2011 - A ceremony on Saturday to mark the anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing was dominated by national soul-searching on atomic power as Japan's prime minister pledged a nuclear-free future.
Berlin (AFP) Aug 6, 2011 - The head of German chemicals and drugs giant Bayer warned Saturday that major companies may consider leaving Germany over rising energy costs linked with Berlin's decision to abandon nuclear power.
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 5, 2011 - Japan said Friday it would continue exporting atomic power plants, despite uncertainty over its own use of them as it continues to grapple with a crisis at the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant.
Ontario, Ontario (UPI) Aug 5, 2011 - Canada's Cameco Corp. has lessened its demand forecast after Japan's Fukushima disaster, in which the six-reactor complex was damaged in March by an earthquake and a subsequent tsunami.
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 4, 2011 - Japan will sack three top energy officials over their handling of the Fukushima atomic disaster and scandals that have eroded public trust in the country's nuclear policy, the government said Thursday.
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 4, 2011 - Japanese manufacturing giants Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy are to start merger talks, reports said Thursday, as they look for growth beyond a shrinking domestic market and battle a strong yen.
