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Russia, Kazakhstan sign uranium production plan: report
Moscow (AFP) Nov 21, 2009 - Russia and Kazakhstan signed plan for joint uranium production late Friday, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.
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Slovenia eyes second nuclear reactor by 2025: minister
Ljubljana (AFP) Nov 20, 2009 - Slovenia plans to build a second reactor at its nuclear power plant in Krsko between 2020 and 2025, Economy Minister Matej Lahovnik said here Friday.
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Emirates prepare for nuclear plant
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Nov 20, 2009 - The oil-rich United Arab Emirates is expected to award a contract for the Gulf's first nuclear power plant this year, amid concerns this could be the trigger for a new regional arms race with Iran.
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CERN atom-smasher restarts after 14-month hiatus: official
Geneva (AFP) Nov 20, 2009 - The world's biggest atom-smasher, shut down after its inauguration in September 2008 amid technical faults, restarted on Friday, a spokesman for the European Organisation for Nuclear Research said.
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Ahmadinejad welcomes Brazil’s nuclear support
Brasilia (AFP) Nov 20, 2009 - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended closer ties with Brazil Friday, hinting at a bilateral nuclear cooperation ahead of a state visit.
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Smoke rises from Japan nuclear plant, no radiation leak
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 19, 2009 - Smoke rose Thursday from the world's largest nuclear power plant in Japan, which was shut down by an earthquake two years ago, but the operator said no-one was injured and there was no radiation leak.
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Electricity imports hit France’s energy autonomy
Paris (AFP) Nov 19, 2009 - France has for decades been fiercely proud of its world-beating nuclear industry but is now having to import electricity from its neighbours and could face blackouts this winter.
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Ship carrying nuclear reactor parts, activists docks in Finland
Helsinki (AFP) Nov 18, 2009 - A ship carrying steam turbines for a new Finnish nuclear reactor docked Wednesday in the Western Finnish city of Rauma with eight Greenpeace activists on board, Finnish police said.
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Poland’s PGE, France’s EDF ink nuclear deal
Warsaw (AFP) Nov 18, 2009 - French energy giant EDF and its Polish counterpart PGE have signed a cooperation deal, PGE said on Wednesday as Poland launches a nuclear power drive.
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Iran rejects sending uranium abroad but considers fuel swap
Tehran (AFP) Nov 18, 2009 - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Wednesday Tehran had ruled out sending any low-enriched uranium abroad but would consider a simultaneous fuel swap inside the country, a report said.
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Downside Of Alexander/Webb Nuclear Bailout Plan
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 18, 2009 - If Congress and the states do not follow the lead of Wall Street in declining to underwrite financially risky and uneconomic new nuclear reactors, the resulting taxpayer-backed loan guarantees and other subsidies could pave the way for the same kind of industry-wide meltdown that happened in the 1970s and 1980s, according to a major new study by Dr. Mark Cooper, a senior fellow for economic analysis at the Institute for Energy and the Environment at Vermont Law School.
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US should follow France, boost nuclear power: senator
Washington (AFP) Nov 17, 2009 - The United States should consider following France's lead and ramping up use of nuclear power in an effort to contain global warming, a senior US senator helping craft climate change legislation said Tuesday.
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Electricity-hungry Vietnam looks to join nuclear club
Hanoi (AFP) Nov 17, 2009 - Vietnam is expected to take a key step towards meeting its burgeoning appetite for electricity by paving the way for its first nuclear power plant, but debate is still raging over the controversial project.
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Areva says it wins Czech contract
Paris (AFP) Nov 17, 2009 - French nuclear giant Areva said Tuesday it had signed a 15-year contract with Czech electricity group CEZ to provide uranium enrichment services for the Temelin nuclear power plant.
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US senators push to ramp up nuclear energy
Washington (AFP) Nov 16, 2009 - Two senators unveiled legislation Monday to double US nuclear energy output in 20 years and foster clean energy options with mini-Manhattan Projects named for the original US atomic bomb push.
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UAE should diversify its power generation sources: minister
Abu Dhabi (AFP) Nov 16, 2009 - The United Arab Emirates should diversify its power generation sources, with nuclear energy providing the best option for the oil-rich country, the minister of state for foreign affairs said on Monday.