Sydney (AFP) Dec 8, 2011 - Australia's Defence Minister Stephen Smith said India represented a unique case for uranium sales Thursday and denied that lifting its export ban to New Delhi opened the door to countries like Pakistan.
Beijing (UPI) Dec 8, 2011 - China says it is ready to start work on a novel design for a nuclear reactor with the help of a firm created by Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates.
Paris (AFP) Dec 8, 2011 - Until March 11, the nuclear energy industry had been enjoying resurgent acceptability as carbon-cutting countries sought to create energy without burning fossil fuels.
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 7, 2011 - A nuclear reactor will be shut down in western Japan Wednesday because of cooling water valve troubles, its operator said.
Seoul (AFP) Dec 6, 2011 - South Korea is reportedly pushing for US permission to recycle spent nuclear fuel for power generation as the two countries resumed talks to revise a 1974 pact on the use of atomic energy.
Paris (AFP) Dec 5, 2011 - Activists from environmental group Greenpeace managed to sneak into a nuclear power plant near Paris Monday in a move they said highlighted the dangers posed by France's reliance on atomic energy.
Paris (AFP) Dec 5, 2011 - France ordered a thorough search of all its nuclear plants after environmental group Greenpeace said its activists were inside sites other than one outside Paris where nine were arrested Monday.
Sydney (AFP) Dec 5, 2011 - Australia's strategic ties with India are set to benefit from the ruling Labor Party's decision to lift a ban on exporting uranium to the growing Asian power, Defence Minister Stephen Smith said Monday.
Canberra, Australia (UPI) Dec 5, 2011 - Australia has lifted its ban on exporting uranium to India, despite India not having signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Jaduguda, India (AFP) Dec 4, 2011 - Gudiya Das whines as flies settle on her face, waiting for her mother to swat them while she lies on a cot in Ichra, one in a cluster of villages around India's only functioning uranium mines.
Sydney (AFP) Dec 4, 2011 - Australia's ruling Labor party voted Sunday to lift a long-standing ban on exporting uranium to India after a passionate debate about nuclear weapons and reactor safety following Japan's quake crisis.
Windhoek (AFP) Dec 1, 2011 - Namibia on Thursday granted the local unit of Australia's Extract Resources a mining licence to exploit the largest uranium deposit in the country, in what will be a $1.5-billion investment.
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 30, 2011 - The governor of Japan's Fukushima prefecture called Wednesday for all 10 of the area's reactors to be scrapped as it attempts to recover from an ongoing nuclear crisis.
Rio De Janeiro (UPI) Nov 30, 2011 - Brazil's nuclear program, including its ambitious moves to develop a nuclear-powered submarine with French help, is stirring debate that puts focus on the Latin American country's long-term aims in the field.
Adelaide, Australia (UPI) Nov 29, 2011 - Legislation has passed in South Australia paving the way for mining giant BHP Billiton's proposed expansion of its Olympic Dam project, which is expected to be the world's largest open-cut operation.
Berlin (AFP) Nov 29, 2011 - More than 100 police officers and over 300 demonstrators were injured in Germany during days of clashes over a shipment of radioactive waste from France, according to figures provided Tuesday.
