Berlin (AFP) July 24, 2009 - One of Germany's most modern nuclear power stations was shut down on Friday due to a technical fault, operator RWE said, less than three weeks after problems at another reactor hit the headlines.
Tokyo (UPI) Jul 23, 2009 - Two years after it shut down following an earthquake, the world's largest nuclear station has won approval from the Japanese government to commercially operate one of its seven reactors.
Paris (AFP) July 23, 2009 - Engineering groups Alstom and Schneider said on Thursday they might launch a joint bid for the Transmission and Distribution business being sold by Areva, France's state-controlled nuclear power giant.
Moscow (AFP) July 22, 2009 - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday that Russia should hold a quarter of the international nuclear energy market, as he announced an ambitious development programme.
Bangi, Malaysia (UPI) Jul 22, 2009 - Malaysia aims to use nuclear power as an alternative energy source by 2025, a government official said.
Rome (AFP) July 22, 2009 - France and Italy signed an agreement Wednesday to cooperate on research into nuclear power and renewable energy, the first concrete step under a joint venture agreed at a bilateral summit in February.
Dar Es Salaam (AFP) July 22, 2009 - Outgoing International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohamed ElBaradei began a two-day visit to Tanzania on Wednesday, holding talks on the country's peaceful use of uranium.
Berlin (AFP) July 19, 2009 - German Chancellor Angela Merkel hit out at Swedish nuclear operator Vattenfall on Sunday over a series of problems at an ageing reactor near Hamburg.
Tehran (AFP) July 17, 2009 - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday announced two key appointments, including the country's new atomic chief, signalling important changes in the structure of his expected new government.
Washington (AFP) July 15, 2009 - The United States hoped Wednesday that India will soon announce the location of two sites for US firms to build multi-billion dollar nuclear power plants, in line with a landmark deal struck last year.
Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Jul 15, 2009 - The withdrawal of Nevada's Yucca Mountain as a potential nuclear waste repository has reopened the debate over how and where to dispose of spent nuclear fuel and high-level nuclear waste.
Sydney (AFP) July 15, 2009 - Australian Environment Minister Peter Garrett on Wednesday defended his approval of a new uranium mine, as leading climate campaigner Al Gore said nuclear power had a limited future.
Vilnius (AFP) July 14, 2009 - Japan's Mitsubishi, among the world's leading manufacturers of nuclear reactors, is interested in working on Lithuania's planned nuclear energy plant, the Baltic nation's prime minister said Tuesday.
Hamburg, Germany (UPI) Jul 10, 2009 - The reputation of Swedish energy giant Vattenfall has been tarnished by a series of incidents at nuclear plants all over Europe.
Washington (AFP) July 10, 2009 - President Barack Obama has picked a career diplomat to be US ambassador to the UN nuclear watchdog agency amid growing worries about North Korea and Iran's atomic drives the White House said Friday.
Berlin (AFP) July 10, 2009 - Hiccups at an ageing nuclear reactor has enlivened Germany's election campaign, potentially giving the centre-left the chance to chip away at Chancellor Angela Merkel's commanding lead in the polls.
