Berlin (AFP) May 27, 2011 - The environment ministers from all 16 German regional states unanimously called on Friday for a temporary order to close seven nuclear power plants to be made permanent.
Cape Town (AFP) May 26, 2011 - Energy-hungry South Africa said Thursday it would not abandon plans to scale up nuclear power despite the meltdown in March at the Fukushima plant in Japan.
Deauville, France (AFP) May 26, 2011 - Russia said Thursday it was likely to win agreement from its G8 partners for its proposals for new legally-binding nuclear safety rules after Japan's Fukushima disaster.
Bern (AFP) May 25, 2011 - The Swiss government on Wednesday recommended to parliament that the country's five nuclear power plants should not be replaced as they age, leaving them to be phased out by 2034.
Tokyo (AFP) May 25, 2011 - A group of retired Japanese nuclear and civil engineers are hoping to report back for duty for one last mission - to stabilise the radiation-leaking Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Brussels (AFP) May 25, 2011 - The European Union's energy chief said Wednesday he was satisfied with a deal to conduct EU-wide safety checks on nuclear plants even though tests on terror attacks were left for another day.
Paris (UPI) May 25, 2011 - European utilities are betting on nuclear power despite Japan's Fukushima crisis, which has resulted in a popularity setback for the energy source and tighter safety rules.
Tokyo (AFP) May 24, 2011 - Japanese conglomerate Toshiba on Tuesday said its plans to win $12 billion in orders to build nuclear reactors may have to be delayed for several years as nations tighten safety after Japan's March crisis.
Cairo (AFP) May 24, 2011 - Egypt has completed technical studies and is preparing to invite tenders for building its first nuclear power plant, the official MENA news agency said Tuesday.
Brussels (AFP) May 24, 2011 - European nations Tuesday finally struck a deal on stress tests to be carried out from next month on the continent's reactors, EU diplomats and European Commission sources said.
Tokyo (AFP) May 23, 2011 - Shares in beleaguered utility Tokyo Electric Power fell 9.26 percent by noon Monday in Tokyo trade after the company posted the biggest ever loss for a Japanese non-financial firm.
Tokyo (AFP) May 23, 2011 - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan will look to reassure his G8 counterparts at the grouping's summit this week that Japan is winning the battle to stabilise the world's worst nuclear crisis for 25 years.
Berlin (UPI) May 23, 2011 - Germany threatens European energy security by pressing ahead with its plan to drop nuclear power, the director of the International Energy Agency, Nobuo Tanaka has said.
Vienna (AFP) May 22, 2011 - A team of experts from the UN atomic watchdog flew out to Tokyo from Vienna on Sunday to team up with other international experts investigating Japan's nuclear crisis.
Dottingen, Switzerland (AFP) May 22, 2011 - A demonstration in northern Switzerland against nuclear power drew thousands of people on Sunday ahead of a government decision on the future of atomic energy in the country.
Andechs, Germany (AFP) May 21, 2011 - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday that 2022 was a good time for Germany to end nuclear power, backing a proposal by the Bavarian wing of her party.
