New Delhi (AFP) Aug 19, 2009 - India, whose nuclear pariah status ended last year, could obtain 50 percent of its power from atomic energy by 2050, the country's nuclear chief said in an interview published Wednesday.
Berlin (AFP) Aug 18, 2009 - Russia's state-owned nuclear energy giant Rosatom is buying Germany's Nukem Technologies, a specialist in decommissioning nuclear power stations, a Nukem spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Beijing (AFP) Aug 14, 2009 - China has sacked a top nuclear power official, state press said Friday, after reports he was being investigated for allegedly squandering public funds and taking bribes of up to 260 million dollars.
Ottawa (AFP) Aug 13, 2009 - A Canadian reactor that produced one-third of the world's supply of medical isotopes before it closed in May for repairs will remain offline at least until early 2010, nuclear authorities said Thursday.
Geneva (AFP) Aug 12, 2009 - A senior US official acknowledged on Wednesday that the growing demand for atomic energy in response to climate change was adding to the challenges of preventing the spread of nuclear weapons.
Warsaw (AFP) Aug 11, 2009 - Poland will build its first nuclear power plant by 2020 to bolster the energy security of the EU member, Economy Minister Waldemar Pawlak said Tuesday.
Ankara (AFP) Aug 7, 2009 - The Turkish state could take as much as a 25 percent stake in a planned nuclear power plant project if the Russian-led consortium competing for the contract lowers its price, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said Friday.
Beijing (AFP) Aug 7, 2009 - China's nuclear chief is the latest in a string of high-level officials snared in a crackdown on graft which Friday saw the execution of the former head of the firm that owns Beijing airport.
Vilnius (AFP) Aug 6, 2009 - Lithuania on Thursday sought to reassure its partners in a four-nation nuclear power project that the slow-moving effort is still on course and that a key hurdle will be cleared next month.
Beijing (AFP) Aug 5, 2009 - A top official in charge of China's civilian and military nuclear programmes has been placed under investigation, state media said Wednesday, in what appeared to be another case of high-level graft.
Paris (AFP) Aug 3, 2009 - Energy groups EDF and Enel said on Monday they were joining up to develop third-generation nuclear reactors for Italy as Italian authorities prepare to end a nuclear power moratorium in place since 1987.
Prague (AFP) Aug 3, 2009 - Czech state-run power giant CEZ said on Monday it had opened a tender for the supply of two new units for the Temelin nuclear power station in southern Czech Republic.
Tripoli (AFP) July 30, 2009 - Libya and Canada have signed a memorandum of intent on nuclear power, the fourth signed by Tripoli in the past two years, an official said on Thursday.
Moscow (AFP) July 29, 2009 - Two generators at Russia's Kola nuclear power plant near Murmansk, in the far northwest, were shut down due to a fault in the anti-fire system, energy group Energoatom said Wednesday.
Amman (AFP) July 28, 2009 - Jordan is forging ahead with a peaceful nuclear programme that would turn the energy-poor kingdom into an exporter of electricity, nuclear chief Khaled Tukan told AFP.
Paris (AFP) July 27, 2009 - The heads of France's four leading energy groups were received Monday at the French presidential palace, an AFP photographer said.
