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.
Tokyo (AFP) May 7, 2011 - Thousands of people rallied in Japan Saturday to demand a shift away from nuclear power after an earthquake and tsunami sparked the world's worst atomic crisis since Chernobyl a quarter-century ago.
Vilnius (AFP) May 6, 2011 - A new nuclear power plant should start producing electricity in Lithuania in 2020, six years after construction of the facility begins, Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius said Friday.
Tokyo (AFP) May 6, 2011 - Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Friday ordered the suspension of operations at an ageing nuclear power plant southwest of Tokyo because it is located close to a dangerous tectonic faultline.
Geneva (AFP) May 5, 2011 - Switzerland's nuclear safety watchdog has ordered the country's atomic power stations to deal with weaknesses found in post-Fukushima quake and flood resistance inspections.
Sofia (AFP) May 5, 2011 - Cracks were detected in the protective casings of a number of control rods at Bulgaria's sole nuclear plant, but there has been no release of radioactivity, the plant's operator said Thursday.
Perth, Australia (UPI) May 5, 2011 - Nuclear power must be seriously considered as an option globally to reduce carbon emissions, said Mining giant Rio Tinto Chairman Jan du Plessis.
Paris (AFP) May 4, 2011 - France's energy minister denied Wednesday that a plan to build a second latest generation EPR nuclear power station had been put on hold, as the head of the country's biggest energy firm had claimed.
Budapest (AFP) May 4, 2011 - Stress tests on nuclear power stations in the European Union will start in June, EU president Hungary announced Wednesday, following an informal meeting of European energy ministers this week.
Bratislava (AFP) May 3, 2011 - Slovakia's nuclear watchdog said Tuesday a new reactor unit at one of the country's nuclear power plants won't come on line before 2025 after construction was put off by five years or more.
London (AFP) May 3, 2011 - British police arrested five men under anti-terrorism legislation close to a nuclear plant, but said Tuesday the case appeared to be unconnected to the death of Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.
Paris (AFP) May 2, 2011 - The head of the Japanese employers' federation on Monday defended Tepco, owner of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, saying the state and not the company should compensate disaster victims.
Paris (AFP) May 2, 2011 - French nuclear group Areva on Monday reported a 2.2 percent increase in first-quarter sales to 1.98 billion euros ($2.9 billion) and said it was reviewing its 2011 and 2012 forecasts in light of Japan's nuclear energy disaster.
Tokyo (AFP) May 1, 2011 - Japan's left-leaning labour confederations on Sunday called for an end to nuclear power generation, in May Day rallies held as emergency workers toiled to bring a quake-hit nuclear plant under control.
Taipei (AFP) April 30, 2011 - Thousands of Taiwanese took to the streets on Saturday to protest against a new nuclear power station as safety concerns mounted in the wake of the atomic crisis in Japan, an organiser said.
Moscow (AFP) April 30, 2011 - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin criticised Japan's nuclear industry on Saturday, questioning the building of plants in seismic zones and its response to the Fukushima disaster.
