Tokyo (AFP) July 14, 2011 - Several major Japanese newspapers on Thursday criticised Prime Minister Naoto Kan for outlining his vision of a nuclear-free future for the quake-prone island nation.
Vilnius (AFP) July 14, 2011 - Unfazed by nuclear-safety fears after Japan's Fukushima disaster, Lithuania breathed new life into its atomic power programme Thursday by inviting Japanese-US conglomerate Hitachi GE to start talks on building a new plant.
Washington (UPI) Jul 14, 2011 - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission released recommendations this week based on lessons from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster, declaring that events like those at Fukushima are unlikely to occur in the United States because of stringent safety measures and regulations.
Tokyo (AFP) July 13, 2011 - Japan Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Wednesday that the country must gradually reduce its reliance on atomic power with the eventual goal of becoming nuclear-free.
Tokyo (AFP) July 13, 2011 - Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan was on Wednesday due to outline his plan to reduce the country's reliance on nuclear power and promote renewables in the wake of the Fukushima disaster.
Tokyo (AFP) July 11, 2011 - Tokyo's outspoken Governor Shintaro Ishihara says Japan still needs atomic power, despite what he expects will be some hysterical reaction to the ongoing Fukushima nuclear crisis.
Tokyo (AFP) July 11, 2011 - Japan said on Monday that its nuclear reactor stress tests will be carried out in two stages, prioritising dozens that are now idled, but gave no timeline for when the assessments will start.
Tokyo (AFP) July 8, 2011 - The head of a Japanese utility firm apologised to the government on Friday after the company urged staff to send emails from home to a televised meeting calling for the restart of idled nuclear reactors.
Berlin (AFP) July 8, 2011 - The German parliament sealed plans Friday to phase out nuclear energy by 2022, making the country the first major industrial power to take the step in the wake of the disaster at Japan's Fukushima plant.
Tokyo (AFP) July 7, 2011 - Japan's idled nuclear plants are likely to stay offline beyond a summer power supply crunch, say analysts, after a government plan for stress tests sparked confusion in regions hosting reactors.
Paris (AFP) July 6, 2011 - Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou said Wednesday that his security forces had made safe the uranium mines in his country run by French state-owned nuclear firm Areva.
Tokyo (AFP) July 6, 2011 - Japan said Wednesday it will run stress tests on all its nuclear reactors in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi atomic accident sparked by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster.
Dar Es Salaam (AFP) July 5, 2011 - Tanzania will begin uranium mining in its southern Selous Game Reserve, Africa's second-largest wildlife sanctuary and a UNESCO heritage site, the energy minister said Tuesday.
Los Angeles, CA (SPX) Jul 05, 2011 - After Fukushima, it is now imperative to redefine what makes a successful nuclear power program - from cradle to grave. If nuclear waste management is not thought out from the beginning, the public
Tokyo (UPI) Jul 5, 2011 - The mayor of a small town in southwestern Japan approved the restart of two suspended nuclear reactors, the first such decision since the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Berlin (AFP) July 5, 2011 - German energy giants EON and RWE said Tuesday they would wait for London to rule on the future of its nuclear power industry before going ahead with investments in new power plants in Britain.
