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.
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.
Geneva (AFP) May 10, 2011 - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday that the accident at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant suggested that there were large gaps in international systems to deal with safety breaches.
Tokyo (AFP) May 10, 2011 - The suspension of Japan's Hamaoka nuclear plant, located near a tectonic faultline southwest of Tokyo, may cause electricity supply problems this summer, Japan's economy minister said Tuesday.
Tokyo (UPI) May 10, 2011 - Japan's Chubu Electric Power Co. said it would shut down its Hamaoka nuclear power plant.
Tokyo (AFP) May 10, 2011 - The president of TEPCO on Tuesday submitted a request for Japanese government aid in compensating those affected by its stricken nuclear power plant, as the utility said it faced funding problems.
Washington (AFP) May 10, 2011 - Federal regulators said Tuesday they will increase oversight of a southern US nuclear power plant after a low pressure coolant injection valve failed in October 2010.
Moscow (AFP) May 10, 2011 - Russia has successfully completed a vital pre-launch test at the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, the country's nuclear export agency said on Tuesday.
Brussels (AFP) May 9, 2011 - Europe on Wednesday will draw up stress-test parameters for a safety sweep of its nuclear power reactors, promised after Japan's Fukushima No.1 disaster, but already the focus of bitter disputes.
Berlin (UPI) May 9, 2011 - Only 10 out of the 21 nuclear reactors in Germany are currently running and there haven't been any power outages, suggesting that government plans to drop nuclear could be realized quicker than expected.
Delft, Holland (SPX) May 09, 2011 - The recent nuclear accident in Fukushima Daiichi in Japan has brought the nuclear debate to the forefront of controversy. While Japan is trying to avert further disaster, many nations are reconsider
Tokyo (AFP) May 9, 2011 - Japan and the United States are eyeing a plan to jointly construct an underground nuclear waste storage complex in Mongolia, a newspaper report said Monday.
Tokyo (AFP) May 9, 2011 - A Japanese man who applied for a temporary truck driving job instead found himself deployed to the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, an employment official told AFP on Monday.
Tokyo (AFP) May 9, 2011 - The operator of Japan's ageing Hamaoka nuclear plant, located near a tectonic faultline southwest of Tokyo, said Monday it would temporarily shut down its last two running reactors.
Beijing (UPI) May 9, 2011 - China plans to upgrade emergency procedures for nuclear power plants, a government official said Sunday.
Tokyo (AFP) May 8, 2011 - A nuclear plant located near a tectonic faultline should be shut down, Japan's trade and industry minister said Sunday, but he denied the government would reverse its policy on atomic power.
