Syria, which has been investigated by the UN nuclear watchdog over its alleged attempt to build a secret nuclear reactor, would like to develop atomic energy, its government said Tuesday.
Senegal is preparing to build a nuclear power plant with French help, its energy minister said Tuesday at a conference hosted by France to promote civilian use of atomic energy.
PGE SA, Poland's largest energy firm, has signed a deal with GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) for a feasibility study on plans to build its first nuclear power plant, statements said Tuesday.
Jordan on Tuesday rejected plans for a joint nuclear power project with Israel, saying it would be "premature" to talk about atomic cooperation before resolving the conflict with the Palestinians.
Israel and Syria each announced plans Tuesday to develop nuclear power to meet the energy needs of the volatile Middle East, during a conference hosted by France to promote reactors.
The French utility EDF and Russian group Rosatom are discussing expanded cooperation, EDF said Tuesday after a report that talks have focused on nuclear reactors outside their home countries.
Russia's state nuclear giant Rosatom on Monday proposed leasing nuclear fuel to countries that need it and then taking it back for treatment in order to avoid proliferation.
Italy should generate a quarter of its electricity with nuclear power after recently overturning a ban on reactors, the head of energy giant Enel said on Monday at a major conference in Paris.
France urged international financial bodies to finance a new era of global nuclear power on Monday and pitched its own reactor technology as the model to follow.
South Korea, which has spent decades developing nuclear power to make up for its lack of oil, now hopes to become a global leader in atomic energy as the world turns away from fossil fuels.
Nations hungry for new energy sources gather next week in France, which sees a blooming market for its big nuclear energy companies but is also anxious to curb the spread of atomic weapons.
Today, the Vermont State Senate voted to retire the Vermont Yankee Nuclear plant, owned by the Louisiana based corporation Entergy.
EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger on Tuesday backed Bulgarian efforts to find a European investor for a new nuclear plant in Bulgaria that a Russian company has been hired to build.
The International Atomic Energy Agency meets to discuss a tough new report on Iran by its new director general Yukiya Amano this week.
Striking workers are blocking access to nuclear group Areva's principal French production site to press demands for a salary hike, union and company security sources said Thursday.
Iran will study a Japanese offer to enrich uranium for Tehran to allow it access to nuclear power for peaceful purposes, Iran's parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani said Thursday in Tokyo.
