Sydney (AFP) March 23, 2011 - A subsidiary of Russia's atomic energy agency has used Japan's nuclear crisis to slash its planned takeover price for Australian uranium miner Mantra Resources by 12 percent.
Lacey, New Jersey (AFP) March 23, 2011 - A sleepy New Jersey town has come onto people's radar screens because it has the oldest running nuclear power plant in the United States - and some say the most dangerous.
Brussels (AFP) March 23, 2011 - Nuclear energy is here to stay so European Union leaders need to spell out clearly how to revamp safety guidelines at a key summit, the bloc's energy commissioner said Wednesday.
Stockholm (AFP) March 22, 2011 - Opposition to nuclear power in Sweden has risen sharply following the disaster in Japan, with 36 percent of Swedes now saying they want nuclear power phased out, up from 15 percent in 2008, a poll showed Tuesday.
Rome (AFP) March 22, 2011 - Italy will declare a one-year moratorium on the country's nuclear programme at a cabinet meeting Wednesday, Economic Development Minister Paolo Romani told a parliamentary committee.
New Delhi (AFP) March 22, 2011 - India's atomic energy regulator has said that driving or walking on the notoriously dangerous streets of New Delhi is more of a risk than the country's 20 nuclear reactors.
Sofia (AFP) March 22, 2011 - Bulgaria launched preparations Tuesday for a stress test of its sole nuclear power plant at Kozloduy, following EU safety concerns brought on by Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear plant.
Buyukeceli, Turkey (AFP) March 21, 2011 - Amid global alarm over the nuclear crisis in Japan, Turkey - which is also quake-prone - is going ahead with plans to build its first nuclear plant.
Berlin (UPI) Mar 21, 2011 - Germany, which has decided to temporarily shut down its seven oldest nuclear power reactors, is debating whether it's realistic to completely phase out nuclear energy anytime soon.
Osaka (AFP) March 21, 2011 - Engineers at Japan's stricken nuclear plant on Monday raced to fix disabled cooling systems and restore power, as fire trucks sprayed water to help cool reactor fuel pools, the nuclear safety agency said.
Brussels (AFP) March 21, 2011 - European Union states will ask neighbours such as Russia to conduct nuclear reactor stress tests similar to their own, re-examining safety in the light of the Japan crisis.
Singapore (AFP) March 21, 2011 - Japan's nuclear crisis is likely to prompt Southeast Asian states to look more carefully at their plans to tap atomic energy for power generation, the head of the regional bloc said Monday.
Berlin (AFP) March 20, 2011 - Voters handed German Chancellor Angela Merkel a wake-up call Sunday on nuclear power after the Japan crisis as the Greens more than doubled their score in the second of 2011's seven state elections.
Berlin (AFP) March 20, 2011 - German Chancellor Angela Merkel braced for a voter backlash Sunday in a state election in Saxony-Anhalt, the first vote since the Japan disaster forced her into a sudden U-turn on nuclear policy.
Osaka, Japan (AFP) March 20, 2011 - Japan's top government spokesman on Sunday signalled that the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant at the centre of an ongoing crisis following a series of explosions would be scrapped.
Brussels (AFP) March 20, 2011 - Japan's atomic crisis has widened an old chasm in Europe between critics calling for a nuclear-free world and advocates who see it as a vital source of energy for decades to come.
