Brussels (AFP) Sept 1, 2008 - Hundreds of Belgian children underwent thyroid gland tests on their first day back at school after a radioactive leak in the vicinity of Charleroi city a week ago, the government said Monday.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 09, 2013 - Japanese prosecutors on Monday decided not to charge former prime minister Naoto Kan and TEPCO bosses over the initial stages of the nuclear disaster at Fukushima.
Ottawa (AFP) Sept 8, 2008 - A group of Canadian academics Monday published a comprehensive guide to the who, what, where and how of nuclear energy.
Ottawa (AFP) Sept 24, 2009 - Canada's Trade Minister Stockwell Day and Kazakhstan's Energy Minister Sauat Mynbaev jointly announced Thursday the conclusion of negotiations for a bilateral nuclear cooperation agreement.
Bucharest (AFP) Sept 21, 2010 - Czech power producer CEZ has pulled out of a project to build a third and fourth reactor at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant in south-east Romania, news agency Mediafax reported Tuesday.
Bangui (AFP) Sept 19, 2007 - The Central African Republic criticized Wednesday French nuclear group Areva's purchase of a uranium mining operation in the country's east.
Sofia (AFP) Sept 9, 2007 - A 1,000-megawatt reactor at a Bulgarian nuclear power plant was Sunday reconnected to the national electricity grid after a short circuit put it out of action for a week.
Sofia (AFP) Sept 17, 2009 - Bulgaria is considering the sale of part of its 51-percent share in a new nuclear power plant at Belene on the Danube, Economy and Energy Minister Traicho Traikov said Thursday.
Sofia (AFP) Sept 1, 2008 - Bulgaria will begin construction on Wednesday on its new 4.0-billion-euro (5.8-billion-dollar) nuclear power plant near the northern town of Belene, the government announced Monday.
Sofia (AFP) Sept 29, 2011 - Protective sleeves on the control rods at one of the reactors in Bulgaria's sole nuclear plant need to be replaced as a safety precaution, the plant said in a statement Thursday.
Sofia (AFP) Sept 28, 2012 - Bulgaria said Friday it was seeking information from the United States Department of Energy on a US-based consortium, which said this week it wished to take over a shelved nuclear plant project.
Sofia (AFP) Sept 27, 2012 - Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said Thursday that Bulgaria could support a private proposal to revive dropped national plans for a new nuclear plant on the Danube.
Belene, Bulgaria (AFP) Sept 3, 2008 - Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev launched building work on Wednesday at the site for the country's new 4.0-billion-euro (5.8-billion-dollar) nuclear power station near the northern town of Belene.
Brussels (AFP) Sept 22, 2014 - The EU will recommend approval of Britain's ambitious plan to build its first nuclear plant in a generation, with backing from French and Chinese energy giants, after ruling that it met state aid rules, a spokesman said Monday.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 21, 2015 - Britain pledged 2 billion pounds ($3.1 billion) on Monday for a nuclear plant set to be built in England by a consortium, including Chinese firms, which would be the country's first such new power station in decades.
London (AFP) Sept 15, 2016 - Britain finally gave the go-ahead Thursday for Hinkley Point, its first nuclear plant in a generation, but set conditions to address concerns over China's role in a flagship project for Europe's nuclear sector.
