Tokyo (AFP) May 20, 2011 - Masataka Shimizu's resignation as president of the Tokyo Electric Power Company marked an ignominious end to an otherwise stellar career at the utility spanning 43 years.
Tokyo (AFP) May 20, 2011 - Tokyo Electric Power is expected to post an annual net loss of up to $18 billion due to the crisis at its crippled nuclear plant and announce the resignation of its president, reports said Friday.
Prague (AFP) May 19, 2011 - Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas said Thursday that stress tests at European nuclear plants should be a purely technical and free of politics, as the European Union finds itself deadlocked over the issue.
Stockholm (AFP) May 18, 2011 - A former head of the UN nuclear watchdog, Hans Blix, said Wednesday he believed the development of nuclear power would continue despite Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant crisis, which he described as a bump in the road for the industry.
Tokyo (AFP) May 18, 2011 - Japanese government remarks calling on lenders to forgive some of Tokyo Electric Power's debt sparked acrimony and confusion, and illustrate difficulties in addressing a nuclear crisis, say analysts.
Tokyo (AFP) May 16, 2011 - Ratings agency Moody's on Monday again downgraded TEPCO, the operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, and warned the rating would remain on review for further possible action.
Yerevan (AFP) May 16, 2011 - International nuclear safety experts started to monitor an ex-Soviet reactor in earthquake-prone Armenia on Monday after concerns raised by the recent disaster in Japan, officials said.
Tokyo (AFP) May 14, 2011 - Japan shut down the final working reactor at a nuclear plant near a tectonic faultline Saturday as Prime Minister Naoto Kan pledged a new law to help compensate victims of the Fukushima nuclear crisis.
Tokyo (AFP) May 13, 2011 - The operator of Japan's ageing Hamaoka nuclear plant, located near a tectonic faultline southwest of Tokyo, on Friday began shutting down one of its two running reactors, a plant official said.
Tokyo (AFP) May 13, 2011 - The operator of Japan's ageing Hamaoka nuclear power plant, located near a tectonic faultline southwest of Tokyo, shut down one of its two running reactors on Friday, officials said.
Tokyo (AFP) May 13, 2011 - Stricken Tokyo Electric Power is too big to fail, analysts say, not only because it powers Japan's economic heart but also because its collapse would create turmoil for the country's financial system.
Sydney (AFP) May 13, 2011 - Australia's uranium production is set to double over the next four years, Resources Minister Martin Ferguson said Friday in a confident assessment in the wake of Japan's nuclear crisis.
Islamabad, Pakistan (UPI) May 12, 2011 - Pakistan opened its third nuclear power reactor on Thursday.
Brussels (AFP) May 12, 2011 - Fractious talks on testing the safety of European nuclear reactors broke down Thursday as calls to include terror attacks and other man-made disasters in the tests faced resistance from powerful nuclear lobbies in London and Paris.
Tokyo (AFP) May 11, 2011 - Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) on Wednesday accepted government conditions for receiving state support to help pay compensation for the crisis at its crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
Tehran (AFP) May 11, 2011 - Russia has delivered 30 tonnes of fuel for Iran's first nuclear power plant in the Gulf port city of Bushehr, Tehran-based Arabic-language Al-Alam television reported on Wednesday.
