Sydney (AFP) Oct 10, 2011 - Australia on Monday approved BHP Billiton's multi-billion dollar plans to expand its copper and uranium operations at Olympic Dam, but said it must comply with more than 100 strict conditions.
Mumbai (UPI) Oct 6, 2011 - An increase in anti-nuclear sentiment after the Fukushima disaster in Japan in March has stalled India's ambitious plan for nuclear expansion, officials said.
Sofia (AFP) Oct 6, 2011 - Bulgaria has filed an international arbitration court claim against Russian nuclear company Atomstroyexport over delayed payments, Economy Minister Traicho Traikov said Thursday.
Kiev (AFP) Oct 5, 2011 - Ukraine launched construction of a new facility Wednesday to stockpile industrial nuclear waste in the contaminated zone around its Chernobyl plant, site of the worst nuclear accident of the last 25 years.
Seoul (AFP) Oct 5, 2011 - Britain's chief scientific adviser voiced concern Wednesday at moves to abandon nuclear power after Japan's Fukushima crisis, saying it remains vital to combat global warming.
Helsinki (AFP) Oct 5, 2011 - Finnish power company Fennovoima announced Wednesday it would build the country's third nuclear power plant in the western town of Pyhaejoki.
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 4, 2011 - A nuclear power reactor was shut down automatically in western Japan on Tuesday, but the cause of the suspension was not immediately known, its operator said.
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 3, 2011 - Tokyo Electric Power Co. will have to cut 7,400 jobs and slash costs by $33 billion over the next 10 years to pay damages for the Fukushima nuclear accident, a government-commissioned panel said Monday.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 29, 2011 - The independent report, entitled Australia's Nuclear Power Workforce 2020 - 2050 is the result of detailed workforce forecasting which predicts an employment boom across 40+ occupations, including e
Hanoi, Vietnam (UPI) Sep 28, 2011 - Vietnam and Japan have signed an agreement for a feasibility study for a nuclear power plant in Vietnam.
Vienna (UPI) Sep 23, 2011 - Russian nuclear power company Rosatom says it isn't worried about its partner, German engineering conglomerate Siemens, opting to leave the nuclear industry.
Tokyo (UPI) Sep 13, 2011 - Japan aims to reduce dependence on nuclear power, new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Tuesday in his first policy address to Parliament.
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Sep 12, 2011 - Westinghouse Electric reports that the acquisition of Shaw Group's 20 percent ownership stake in Westinghouse by its current majority owner Toshiba Corporation would have no impact on any of the fou
London, UK (SPX) Sep 12, 2011 - Better physics teaching with a particular emphasis on radioactivity and radiation science could improve public awareness through education of the environmental benefits and relative safety of nuclea
East Lansing MI (SPX) Sep 07, 2011 - Researchers at Michigan State University have unraveled the mystery of how microbes generate electricity while cleaning up nuclear waste and other toxic metals. Details of the process, which c
Tokyo (UPI) Sep 7, 2011 - The number of Japan's nuclear plants could dwindle to zero in the future, Japanese Industry Minister Yoshio Hachiro said.
