Mumbai (AFP) April 19, 2011 - Mobs attacked a hospital and blocked a highway in western India on Tuesday in a second day of violent protests against a planned nuclear power plant, after a protester was shot dead a day earlier.
Tokyo (AFP) April 19, 2011 - A Japanese former bureaucrat will resign as an adviser to nuclear plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co., the government said Tuesday, amid criticism of cozy ties between utilities and regulators.
Milan (AFP) April 19, 2011 - Italy on Tuesday proposed a halt to its plans for developing nuclear power, with the government saying it wanted to develop a new national energy strategy in the wake of the crisis in Japan.
Neckarwestheim, Germany (AFP) April 19, 2011 - Ever since the Japan nuclear crisis began last month, yellow and red badges saying Atomkraft? Nein Danke (Nuclear Power? No Thanks) with a smiling sun are everywhere in Germany.
Berlin (UPI) Apr 19, 2011 - Most European nations lack safety standards that would protect nuclear power plants from terrorist attacks involving aircraft, the head of Germany's reactor security commission said Tuesday.
Tokyo (AFP) April 19, 2011 - French nuclear group Areva said Tuesday it will set up a system to treat radioactive water from a quake-hit Japanese power plant to allow power supplies and cooling systems to be repaired.
Los Angeles (UPI) Apr 18, 2011 - A debate has begun as the U.S. nuclear industry turns up the power on old reactors, creating worry over the safety of pushing aging equipment beyond its limits.
Burr Ridge, Illinois (AFP) April 18, 2011 - The girl's voice shook as she stood in front of some of the world's top scientists and told them I am one of the statistics that you will be studying.
Bucharest (AFP) April 18, 2011 - Twenty-five years after the Chernobyl disaster, Europe is still divided on the use of nuclear energy. But the Fukushima crisis stirred new fears that could slow down nuclear expansion.
Dubai (AFP) April 17, 2011 - The former head of UN atomic agency voiced confidence Sunday in nuclear energy as the only real alternative to oil despite a potential setback in the sector due to Japan's current disaster.
San Clemente, California (AFP) April 17, 2011 - Year-round sunshine, beautiful beaches, a dream lifestyle: for residents near California's San Onofre atomic power plant, Japan's nuclear crisis seems a world away.
Singapore (AFP) April 16, 2011 - It happened a quarter of a century ago but Sergei Belyakov still remembers vividly how much he suffered from high radiation exposure after the Chernobyl nuclear plant meltdown.
Tokyo (AFP) April 15, 2011 - A gruelling press conference by the president of the company at the centre of the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl provoked howls of frustration from journalists well used to the opaque corporate culture of Japan.
Boao, China (AFP) April 15, 2011 - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday the ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan should not hinder the development of atomic energy, amid global concerns over the safety of nuclear facilities.
Berlin (UPI) Apr 15, 2011 - Germany will drop nuclear power as soon as possible, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday, in a major policy reversal that will alter the energy mix in Europe's largest economy.
Mumbai (AFP) April 15, 2011 - India should ramp up safety mechanisms at its existing and planned nuclear power plants in the wake of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said Friday.
