London (AFP) June 30, 2011 - A nuclear power station in eastern Scotland had to shut down its reactors after high volumes of jellyfish were found on its seawater filter screens, the operating company said Thursday.
Berlin (AFP) June 30, 2011 - The German parliament approved by an overwhelming majority Thursday plans to scrap nuclear power by 2022, a decision set in motion in the wake of the Fukushima disaster in Japan.
Tokyo (UPI) Jun 29, 2011 - Motions for Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant, to abandon nuclear energy and for its chairman, Tsunehisa Katsumata, to be replaced were defeated at the company's annual shareholders' meeting Tuesday.
Geneva (AFP) June 29, 2011 - A nuclear power plant that Swiss officials said had safety weaknesses will close for repairs ahead of schedule to address the government's concerns, the plant's owners announced Wednesday.
Paris (UPI) Jun 29, 2011 - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's move to buck Europe's anti-nuclear trend and double down on atomic power comes at a key political juncture, analysts say.
Ottawa (AFP) June 29, 2011 - Canada has sold its atomic energy firm to the nation's largest engineering company SNC-Lavalin, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver announced Wednesday.
Berkeley CA (SPX) Jun 29, 2011 - Nuclear power is a major component of our nation's long-term clean-energy future, but the technology has come under increased scrutiny in the wake of Japan's recent Fukushima disaster. Indeed, many
Tokyo (AFP) June 28, 2011 - Already battered by the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years, Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Tuesday faces furious shareholders whose investments have evaporated after the March 11 disasters.
Sofia (AFP) June 28, 2011 - Bulgaria signed grant agreements on Tuesday to receive 73.8 million euros ($105.3 million) for energy projects as compensation for shutting down four units at its Kozloduy nuclear plant ahead of joining the EU in 2007.
Bataan, Philippines (AFP) June 27, 2011 - In a fresh but ambiguous take on ecotourism, travellers in the Philippines can visit a remote turtle sanctuary and then venture into the heart of a nearby nuclear power plant.
Moscow (AFP) June 27, 2011 - Iran's first nuclear power plant is set to start up in early August, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Monday.
Paris (AFP) June 27, 2011 - France will invest one billion euros ($1.4 billion) in future nuclear power development while boosting research into security, President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Monday.
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 27, 2011 - The People's Republic of China should improve its system for ensuring the safety of its rapidly expanding nuclear power program, experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences say. Despite havin
Tokyo (AFP) June 26, 2011 - Japan began a campaign Sunday to convince communities hosting nuclear reactors to let operations resume, with several local governments blocking nuclear power generation after the atomic crisis in Fukushima.
Vilnius (AFP) June 23, 2011 - US group Westinghouse presented its bid Thursday to build a nuclear power station in Lithuania to replace a Soviet-era plant, closed in 2009.
Washington (AFP) June 23, 2011 - India's commerce minister called Thursday for more cooperation with the United States on nuclear energy and brushed aside talk of scrapping ambitious plans in the wake of Japan's Fukushima crisis.
