Hiroshima, Japan (AFP) Aug 6, 2011 - A ceremony on Saturday to mark the anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing was dominated by national soul-searching on atomic power as Japan's prime minister pledged a nuclear-free future.
Berlin (AFP) Aug 6, 2011 - The head of German chemicals and drugs giant Bayer warned Saturday that major companies may consider leaving Germany over rising energy costs linked with Berlin's decision to abandon nuclear power.
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 5, 2011 - Japan said Friday it would continue exporting atomic power plants, despite uncertainty over its own use of them as it continues to grapple with a crisis at the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant.
Ontario, Ontario (UPI) Aug 5, 2011 - Canada's Cameco Corp. has lessened its demand forecast after Japan's Fukushima disaster, in which the six-reactor complex was damaged in March by an earthquake and a subsequent tsunami.
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 4, 2011 - Japan will sack three top energy officials over their handling of the Fukushima atomic disaster and scandals that have eroded public trust in the country's nuclear policy, the government said Thursday.
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 4, 2011 - Japanese manufacturing giants Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy are to start merger talks, reports said Thursday, as they look for growth beyond a shrinking domestic market and battle a strong yen.
Johannesburg (AFP) Aug 4, 2011 - Greenpeace urged South Africa Thursday to abandon its plans to expand nuclear power as part of its $127-billion scheme to overhaul the national energy supply.
London (AFP) Aug 3, 2011 - Britain's government on Wednesday said it planned to shut part of a nuclear plant in Sellafield, northern England, as soon as possible and on commercial grounds following Japan's nuclear disaster.
Frankfurt (AFP) Aug 1, 2011 - The biggest German energy company, EON, said Monday that it was mulling how to adapt to the country's decision to abandon nuclear energy, after a press report said it planned to close three sites.
Tokyo (AFP) July 31, 2011 - An estimated 1,700 people rallied in the capital of Japan's Fukushima region, home to a crippled atomic power plant, on Sunday, calling for an end to nuclear energy, local media reported.
Washington (AFP) July 30, 2011 - The United States plans talks with Saudi Arabia on civilian nuclear cooperation, people familiar with the plans said, in a step that has already set off fierce criticism on Capitol Hill.
Tokyo (AFP) July 29, 2011 - Japan on Friday denied that a government project to monitor online news reports and Twitter posts about the Fukushima nuclear crisis was an attempt to censor negative information and views.
Stockholm (AFP) July 28, 2011 - Swedish power group Vatenfall on Thursday announced a 154-percent net loss in the second quarter, blaming it on Germany's decision to abandon nuclear power in the wake of the Fukushima disaster.
Hanford, Wash. (UPI) Jul 26, 2011 - Oregon says plans to clean up the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in neighboring Washington leave too much radioactive waste at the former nuclear weapons site.
Hong Kong (UPI) Jul 26, 2011 - Despite the fallout from Japan's March disaster at its Fukushima nuclear power complex, China seems determined to advance its agenda to develop civilian nuclear energy.
Tokyo (AFP) July 26, 2011 - The head of the UN atomic watchdog said Tuesday that nuclear power will keep growing in the world despite the crisis at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant, which he visited Monday.
