German police Monday began dispersing activists who succeeded in peacefully blocking a train carrying nuclear waste from France to Germany after earlier protests erupted in violence.
German police and protesters geared up Monday for the final journey of a shipment of 123 tonnes of nuclear waste that drew a wave of angry protests during its much-delayed trip from France.
A possible deal with South Korea for the construction of a nuclear power plant in northern Turkey is being held up by disagreement on terms, a senior Turkish official was quoted as saying on Monday.
Protests against a train carrying nuclear waste from France to Germany erupted in violence Sunday as police wielding batons charged activists trying to halt the cargo's progress.
German police and anti-nuclear protesters were injured in clashes Sunday, in which one woman was evacuated by helicopter as a nuclear waste train neared its destination.
Police clashed Sunday with activists trying to halt a train carrying nuclear waste from France to Germany as protests against the shipment turned increasingly violent.
German police scuffled with protesters as tens of thousands of people gathered in Dannenberg, northern Germany, vowing to block a nuclear waste convoy arriving from France.
The route of a highly controversial rail convoy carrying nuclear waste from France to Germany was changed early Saturday to avoid protesters, the group "Get Out of Nuclear" announced.
A train carrying what activists claim is "the most radioactive ever" cargo of nuclear waste ran the gauntlet of hundreds of protesters Saturday as it crossed France bound for Germany.
Protestors chained themselves to train tracks in France on Friday, temporarily blocking a nuclear waste delivery billed by opponents as the "most radioactive ever" on its way to Germany.
A train carrying 123 tonnes of nuclear waste and billed by opponents as the "most radioactive in history" left France Friday, with protests expected on its journey to Germany.
A reactor at Bulgaria's Kozloduy nuclear plant was switched back online Friday after cracks in key reactor components last month forced urgent repairwork, the economy and energy ministry said.
Japanese group Mitsubishi Heavy Industries could buy 2.0 percent of French nuclear engineering group Areva, marking a "strong symbolic" move, head of Areva Anne Lauvergeon said on Friday.
French nuclear giant Areva is ready to open up to a Chinese partner the Imouraren uranium mine in northwestern Niger, which it partially owns, the French president's office said Thursday.
Seoul is considering sending about 150 soldiers to the United Arab Emirates to protect South Korean companies and workers who will be building nuclear power plants there, an official said Wednesday.
As controversial as nuclear power is, with its still unresolved risks, waste storage problems and high capital costs, it currently meets about 14 percent of global electrical power demand through 430 power stations.
