Kyiv, Ukraine (SPX) Mar 01, 2011 - Governments of Ukraine and the United States discussed further cooperation in the nuclear energy sector and signed a memorandum of cooperation in the field of shale gas exploration in Ukraine, as re
Mclean VA (SPX) Mar 01, 2011 - Lightbridge has provided an update on the Company's nuclear fuel development and commercialization efforts at the Jefferies 11th Global Clean Technology Conference. The presentation, led by Se
Karlsruhe, Germany (UPI) Mar 1, 2011 - Five German states led by opposition parties have gone to court to fight Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to extend the lifetime of the country's nuclear power plants.
Carlton WI (SPX) Mar 01, 2011 - Dominion welcomed the news that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has renewed the operating license of Kewaunee Power Station, extending the station's operation an additional 20 years until 2033.
Richmond VA (SPX) Mar 01, 2011 - Dominion Virginia Power has said that it is not changing its position on a potential new nuclear unit at North Anna Power Station despite a decision by the Old Dominion Electric Cooperative to withd
Paris (AFP) March 1, 2011 - The upcoming 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster is a brutal reminder of the dangers of nuclear power, proliferation and terrorism, former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev said on Tuesday.
Berlin (AFP) Feb 28, 2011 - Germany's opposition filed a suit in the country's highest court on Monday trying to reverse an unpopular postponement of when Europe's top economy abandons nuclear power.
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 24, 2011 - While a world free of nuclear weapons remains a goal for governments around the world, nuclear security constitutes a major challenge for the 21st century, as recognised at the 2010 nuclear security
Austin TX (SPX) Feb 23, 2011 - Failure to pursue a program for recycling spent nuclear fuel has put the U.S. far behind other countries and represents a missed opportunity to enhance the nation's energy security and influence oth
Riyadh (AFP) Feb 22, 2011 - OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia on Tuesday signed a cooperation agreement with France on peaceful nuclear energy development to help meet the kingdom's rising energy demand, an official statement said.
Cairo (AFP) Feb 19, 2011 - The instability in Egypt has delayed the tender for the country's first nuclear power plant, a state-owned newspaper reported on Saturday.
Paris (UPI) Feb 18, 2011 - Electricite de France, the world's largest operator of nuclear power plants, is replacing backup diesel generators at eight nuclear reactor sites across France after anomalies were detected.
Richland WA (SPX) Feb 17, 2011 - Water jet contractor AK Services made history recently by cutting the largest-ever access hole in an active U.S. Department of Energy radioactive waste storage tank at the DOE's Hanford Site in sout
Seoul (AFP) Feb 17, 2011 - Operators of a South Korean nuclear power plant said Thursday that a stray screwdriver was most likely to blame after a reactor had to be shut down for three days.
Strasbourg, France (AFP) Feb 17, 2011 - French engineering giant Alstom is planning to relocate from France to Mexico production of a part used for nuclear power plants, a union source told AFP Thursday.
Berlin (AFP) Feb 16, 2011 - German police Wednesday said they detained hundreds of anti-nuclear protestors who tried to block the departure of a cross-country shipment of nuclear waste.
