Tokyo (AFP) March 15, 2011 - Higher radiation levels were recorded Tuesday in a region north of the Japanese capital Tokyo after a blast at a quake-hit nuclear power plant, Kyodo News reported.
Berlin (UPI) Mar 15, 2011 - Germany will shut down its seven oldest nuclear power reactors and may not restart them, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday.
Santiago (AFP) March 15, 2011 - As a potential nuclear disaster unfolds in Japan, quake-prone Chile is thinking twice about atomic power as a solution to its pressing energy needs.
Manila (AFP) March 15, 2011 - Asian governments that are ramping up nuclear power face huge pressure to curb their programmes in the wake of Japan's atomic crisis, but dozens of reactors will still be built in the near future.
Brussels (AFP) March 15, 2011 - European Union nations on Tuesday agreed to subject their scores of nuclear power plants to safety stress tests to ward off risk of the apocalypse unravelling in Japan.
Seoul (AFP) March 14, 2011 - President Lee Myung-Bak boasted Monday of the safety of South Korean-built nuclear reactors as explosions at an earthquake-hit atomic plant in Japan raised fears of a nuclear disaster.
Manila (AFP) March 14, 2011 - The leading proponent of introducing nuclear energy to the Philippines reversed his stand Monday in the wake of a potential nuclear disaster in quake-hit Japan.
Tokyo (AFP) March 14, 2011 - The cooling system at the number two reactor at the quake-damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Japan has failed, Jiji Press reported Monday, citing operator Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO).
Tokyo (UPI) Mar 14, 2011 - Japan's earthquake-stricken nuclear power plant was hit with a second explosion Monday, posing a new risk of meltdown.
Sendai, Japan (AFP) March 14, 2011 - A new explosion at a stricken nuclear power plant hit Japan Monday as it raced to avert a meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people.
Washington (AFP) March 14, 2011 - The meltdown and radiation fears at Japan's nuclear power plants following a massive earthquake put nuclear power supporters on the defensive Monday just as the industry was enjoying a renaissance.
Sendai, Japan (AFP) March 14, 2011 - An explosion rocked an earthquake-hit nuclear plant Monday, as Japan struggled to avert a catastrophic reactor meltdown caused by a quake and tsunami feared to have killed more than 10,000.
Fukushima, Japan (AFP) March 14, 2011 - Japan raced to avert a meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant Monday as the death toll from the disaster on the ravaged northeast coast was forecast to exceed 10,000.
Berlin (UPI) Mar 14, 2011 - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has shelved for three months a decision to extend nuclear power in the country following the Japanese nuclear crisis, which has reopened the debate on the energy source in Europe.
Berlin (AFP) March 14, 2011 - Fears of a nuclear disaster in Japan prompted Germany on Monday to put on ice extending the lifespan of its nuclear power plants, pending a safety review.
Vienna (AFP) March 14, 2011 - The crisis at Japan's earthquake-damaged nuclear power plant is unlikely to turn into a new Chernobyl, which was the world's worst nuclear accident, the UN atomic watchdog said on Monday.
