Rome (AFP) April 26, 2011 - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Tuesday talked up nuclear power as the safest form of energy on the 25th anniversary of Chernobyl amid fears linked to the disaster in Japan.
Strasbourg, France (AFP) April 25, 2011 - Around 700 anti-nuclear protesters staged a die in on a bridge on the Franco-German border Monday, on the eve of the 25th anniversary of Chernobyl and after Japan's Fukushima nuclear accident.
Strasbourg, France (AFP) April 25, 2011 - Anti-nuclear protests were to be held along the Franco-German border Monday, on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster and after Japan's nuclear accident at Fukushima.
Berlin (UPI) Apr 25, 2011 - If Germany drops nuclear power as a source of energy, it could mean a hefty bill for power consumers, experts have warned.
Tokyo (AFP) April 25, 2011 - The operator of Japan's stricken nuclear power plant said Monday it will halve the yearly salaries of its board members as it seeks to absorb the financial hit from the ongoing atomic crisis.
Berlin (AFP) April 25, 2011 - More than 100,000 demonstrators staged nationwide protests in Germany on Monday calling for an end to nuclear power as part of the traditional Easter March, organisers said.
Kozloduy, Bulgaria (AFP) April 24, 2011 - Bulgaria's sole nuclear plant at Kozloduy, spotlighted in the 1990s over safety issues, is looking forward to European stress tests, following Japan's nuclear disaster.
Tokyo (AFP) April 24, 2011 - Thousands of people marched in Tokyo Sunday to demand an end to nuclear power in Japan and a switch to alternative energy after the crisis at an atomic plant hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
Tokyo (AFP) April 22, 2011 - Families forced to flee their homes by radiation leaks from a tsunami-hit Japanese nuclear power plant on Friday angrily berated the head of the operator as he apologised for the disaster.
Tokyo (AFP) April 22, 2011 - Japan will review its energy policy in light of the Fukushima atomic plant disaster but will stick with nuclear power, the secretary general of the centre-left ruling party said Friday.
Paris (AFP) April 22, 2011 - Some 90 million people worldwide live within 30 kilometres (18.6 miles) of a nuclear reactor, equivalent to the exclusion zone around Japan's crippled Fukushima plant, a study released Friday shows.
Ottawa (AFP) April 21, 2011 - An Ontario pension fund walked away from the purchase of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) as Japan's woes dimmed the market prospects for new nuclear plants, a Canadian newspaper said Thursday.
Rome (AFP) April 20, 2011 - Italy's Senate on Wednesday approved a proposal to halt plans to return to nuclear power following the disaster in Japan, as a top minister said Rome would seek guidance from the European Union on the way forward.
Tokyo (AFP) April 20, 2011 - Japan plans to put Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), operator of a stricken nuclear plant, under effective state control so it can meet its compensation payments, a report said Wednesday.
Chernobyl, Ukraine (AFP) April 20, 2011 - The head of the UN warned on a landmark visit to Chernobyl Wednesday that the Ukrainian tragedy and the recent accident in Japan prompted painful questions about the future of atomic power.
Paris (UPI) Apr 20, 2011 - Opposition to nuclear power is growing in France, the world's second-largest nuclear energy market behind the United States.
