Milan (AFP) June 1, 2011 - Italy's top appeals court gave the go-ahead for a referendum on nuclear power on Wednesday despite a government decision to temporarily freeze plans to return to nuclear following the disaster in Japan.
New Delhi (UPI) Jun 1, 2011 - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh underlined the country's commitment to nuclear power in tandem with renewable energy sources.
Sofia (AFP) June 1, 2011 - Bulgaria plans to increase its reliance on nuclear energy by 2020 under a new proposal adopted by the government on Wednesday.
Warsaw (AFP) May 31, 2011 - Germany's decision to phase out nuclear power by 2022 will not influence neighbour Poland's decision to open its first nuclear power plant in 2020, Polish Prime Minister Tusk said Tuesday in Warsaw.
Berlin (AFP) May 31, 2011 - Germany's largest energy company EON said Tuesday it would sue the government over plans to maintain a tax on spent fuel rods despite the intention to do away with nuclear plants by 2022.
Sofia (AFP) May 31, 2011 - Bulgaria switched one of the reactors at its Kozloduy nuclear power plant back into the electricity grid on Tuesday after more than a month of repair and refuelling work.
Paris (AFP) May 31, 2011 - French nuclear group Areva and chemicals counterpart Rhodia announced Tuesday an agreement to develop deposits containing a mix of uranium and rare earth elements.
Ljubljana (AFP) May 30, 2011 - Slovenia and Slovakia said Monday they had no plans to close their nuclear power plants following Germany's decision, insisting they were highly dependent on them for energy.
Berlin (AFP) May 30, 2011 - Germany on Monday announced plans to become the first major industrialised power to shut down all its nuclear plants in the wake of the disaster in Japan, with a phase-out due to be wrapped up by 2022.
Berlin (AFP) May 30, 2011 - Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany could serve as a global trailblazer with its decision Monday to phase out nuclear power by 2022 but France, Europe's biggest producer, said it will not follow suit.
Berlin (AFP) May 30, 2011 - Germany's decision to end nuclear power by 2022 gives it 10 years to find alternative sources of energy, but only six months to avoid a winter blackout, say critics of the government move.
Brussels (AFP) May 30, 2011 - Fears over nuclear safety after radiation leaks at a Japanese plant triggered by an earthquake and tsunami have pushed Germany and Switzerland to call time on atomic energy, but nuclear's days are far from over in Europe.
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) May 29, 2011 - A team of UN atomic energy experts began a week-long visit to Malaysia on Sunday to review the safety of a proposed Australian rare earths refinery that has drawn protests.
Brussels (AFP) May 28, 2011 - Europe and Japan agreed Saturday to join forces in efforts to promote tighter international standards for nuclear safety in the wake of the atomic crisis in Japan.
Vienna (AFP) May 27, 2011 - A team of foreign experts have visited two other nuclear plants in Japan before they go on to inspect the Fukushima plant at the centre of the current emergency, the UN atomic watchdog said Friday.
Berlin (UPI) May 27, 2011 - Japanese nuclear reactor operator Tepco mishandled the Fukushima nuclear crisis and tried to cover up the extent of the accident, Greenpeace Germany claims.
