Moscow (AFP) Aug 10, 2010 - Russia fought a deadly battle Tuesday to prevent wildfires from engulfing key nuclear sites as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin took to the air in a water-bombing plane to join the firefighting effort.
Perth, Australia (UPI) Aug 9, 2010 - Activists and opposition politicians in Western Australia are urging the state to ban the mining of uranium, saying potential dangers are off the scale.
London (UPI) Aug 9, 2010 - Britain is on track to open a first new nuclear reactor in 2018, Energy Secretary Chris Huhne said Monday.
Paris (AFP) Aug 6, 2010 - ires that are sweeping across Russia threaten to re-release nuclear contamination from the Chernobyl disaster into the air, but not in levels dangerous to human health, experts said Friday.
Beijing (AFP) Aug 6, 2010 - Australian uranium producer Paladin Energy Ltd has said it agreed with a major Chinese nuclear power firm to explore long-term uranium sales, as Beijing looks to boost its renewable energy capabilities.
Washington (AFP) Aug 5, 2010 - The United States is in advanced negotiations to share nuclear fuel and technology with Vietnam, including a proviso that would allow Hanoi to enrich uranium on its own, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
Washington (AFP) July 30, 2010 - The United States and India signed an agreement Friday enabling the Asian power to reprocess American nuclear material, a key requirement under their landmark atomic energy pact.
Paris (AFP) July 30, 2010 - French group EDF on Friday announced a two-year delay for its nuclear power plant in Flamanville along with a cost increase, a revelation that could shake the confidence of potential foreign clients in the new generation reactor.
Paris (AFP) July 30, 2010 - French nuclear group Areva on Friday reported a surge in first half net earnings to 843 million euros (1.1 billion dollars) from 143 million a year earlier that it attributed to a key asset sale.
Paris (AFP) July 29, 2010 - French electricity giant EDF will announce on Friday a two-year delay to the start-up of its new nuclear power plant in Flamanville along with a 1.0-billion-euro cost increase, a union source said.
Paris (UPI) Jul 28, 2010 - The French government has called for closer cooperation between utility EDF and reactor maker Areva to help the country regain its leadership in the nuclear power sector.
Moscow (AFP) July 27, 2010 - The construction of Iran's first nuclear power plant in the southern city of Bushehr is on schedule and preparatory work should be completed by the end of August, a Russian official said Tuesday.
Paris (AFP) July 27, 2010 - French nuclear power giant Areva said Tuesday it had stepped up security around its sites in the West African country of Niger after Al-Qaeda murdered a French hostage captured in the region.
Paris (AFP) July 27, 2010 - French energy giant EDF may take a stake in nuclear power group Areva, which will seek a capital increase of as much as 15 percent by the end of the year, the French president's office said Tuesday.
Amman (AFP) July 26, 2010 - South Korea on Monday loaned energy-poor Jordan 70 million dollars to help build the kingdom's first nuclear research reactor, a project worth 130 million dollars.
Bucharest (AFP) July 22, 2010 - Romania is counting on expertise from French nuclear group Areva to plan construction of its new nuclear power station, Economy Minister Adriean Videanu told the Adevarul daily on Thursday.
