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The Nuclear Power Daily Editorial Team produces Nuclear Power Daily's coverage of nuclear energy. We report on reactors and small modular reactors, the fuel cycle, waste and safety, policy, and fusion research. Articles reflect our team's collective editorial process, source verification, drafting, technical review, and editing, rather than a single writer's work. Nuclear Power Daily takes editorial responsibility for content under this byline. For more on how we work, see our editorial policy.

Uranium Energy Commences Major Drilling Program

Corpus Christi TX (SPX) Nov 15, 2010 - Uranium Energy is pleased to announce the start of drilling at the Company's 100%-controlled Salvo Project in Bee County, Texas. The objective of the current drilling program is to verify the histor

Nov 15, 2010

Entergy Exploring Sale Of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant

New Orleans LA (SPX) Nov 15, 2010 - Entergy has announced a process is under way to explore the potential sale of Vermont Yankee, its 605-megawatt nuclear plant in Vernon, Vt. The sale process is being conducted on a confidentia

Nov 15, 2010

EDF Reactor Design Unlikely To Succeed

Washington DC (SPX) Nov 15, 2010 - Even if it is propped up with extensive government subsidies or full cost-recovery from ratepayers, the Evolutionary Power Reactor (EPR) - which the French government-controlled utility, Electrici

Nov 15, 2010

Bulgaria, Russia at loggerheads over nuclear plant cost

Sofia (AFP) Nov 15, 2010 - Bulgaria and Russia clashed Monday over the final cost of a planned nuclear power plant in northern Bulgaria, the energy ministry said after talks over the weekend.

Nov 15, 2010

Turkey to invite Toshiba for nuclear plant talks: report

Ankara (AFP) Nov 13, 2010 - Turkey will invite Japanese industrial giant Toshiba for talks on building a nuclear power plant after negotiations with South Korea hit snags, a Turkish minister was quoted saying Saturday.

Nov 13, 2010

Russia seeks to unfreeze nuclear plant project in Bulgaria

Sofia (AFP) Nov 13, 2010 - Russia tried Saturday to unfreeze a long-stalled project for a new 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant in northern Bulgaria, reiterating readiness to fund the project directly or through loans.

Nov 13, 2010

Italy strikes down nuclear plant ban: report

Rome (AFP) Nov 13, 2010 - Italy's constitutional court has struck down a bid by three regions to ban new nuclear power plants amid strong public opposition to the return of nuclear energy, ANSA reported on Saturday.

Nov 13, 2010

S.African innovation fuels nuclear medicine safely

Johannesburg (AFP) Nov 12, 2010 - South Africa has uncovered a new way to power vital nuclear medical technologies without using weapons-grade uranium, which could ease global worries about nuclear arms trafficking.

Nov 12, 2010

S.Africa turns apartheid-era nukes into medicine

Johannesburg (AFP) Nov 12, 2010 - South Africa has transformed apartheid-era nuclear weapons into a tool for detecting cancer and heart disease, with a new technology that could ease global worries about nuclear arms trafficking.

Nov 12, 2010

Greens attack Australia’s move to sell uranium to Russia

Sydney (AFP) Nov 12, 2010 - Environmentalists on Friday attacked Australia's decision to sell uranium to Russia, voicing concerns over safety standards and a lack of inspections.

Nov 12, 2010

Atomic bomb legacy haunts Hiroshima families

Hiroshima, Japan (AFP) Nov 12, 2010 - The US atomic bombs that killed and wounded half a million people in Japan 65 years ago continue to haunt generations of families who live in fear of inheriting radiation-damaged genes.

Nov 12, 2010

Nuclear deal between Russia, Australia goes into force

Seoul (AFP) Nov 11, 2010 - A nuclear cooperation agreement between Russia and Australia went into force Thursday after their two leaders exchanged notes to ratify the deal.

Nov 11, 2010

‘We’re staying here’: nuclear activists defiant to the end

Gorleben, Germany (AFP) Nov 9, 2010 - Just after 3:00 am, a loudspeaker pierced the freezing night air and a swarm of riot police began to drag away activists blocking a cargo of nuclear waste crawling through Germany.

Nov 9, 2010

Nuclear waste battle shows German feelings run deep

Gorleben, Germany (AFP) Nov 9, 2010 - German activists claimed victory Tuesday after huge delays to a radioactive waste convoy that showed the depth of unease over nuclear power as Berlin moves to keep its reactors for longer.

Nov 9, 2010

German police, activists in long wait for nuclear showdown

Dannenberg, Germany (AFP) Nov 9, 2010 - German police and protesters were still waiting Tuesday 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.

Nov 9, 2010

German nuclear waste arrives after mass protests

Gorleben, Germany (AFP) Nov 9, 2010 - A convoy of 123 tonnes of highly radioactive nuclear waste arrived at its storage site in Germany Tuesday, following days of furious protests that massively delayed the shipment.

Nov 9, 2010