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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Moscow (UPI) Nov 16, 2009 - Russia said the launch of a nuclear power plant it is building in Iran will be delayed, in a move observers say is linked to the slow progress in the nuclear conflict with the Islamic Republic.
Copenhagen (AFP) Nov 16, 2009 - Six Greenpeace activists Monday boarded a ship carrying French-made steam turbines bound for a new nuclear power station in Finland, the environmental group said.
Washington (AFP) Nov 15, 2009 - With crucial global climate talks less than a month away, US senators appear to be betting on nuclear energy as the key to finally passing sweeping domestic climate change legislation.
London (UPI) Nov 13, 2009 - London has laid out the British energy future by identifying 10 sites for new nuclear power plants.
Chicago IL (SPX) Nov 12, 2009 - A recent construction industry conference cited nuclear power, green technology, and skilled worker recruitment and training as top energy priorities for the United States and Canada. Solutions for these concerns were also presented as part of the event.
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 12, 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.
Ankara (AFP) Nov 10, 2009 - A Turkish court has blocked a 2008 tender won by a Russian company to build the country's first nuclear power plant, a civil society group that challenged the tender in court said on Tuesday.
Vienna (AFP) Nov 9, 2009 - The United States wants to give Iran some space in negotiations on a key deal on the supply of fuel for a nuclear reactor, amid signs Tehran is set to reject it, a top US official said here Monday.
