Helsinki (AFP) Oct 20, 2009 - Finland, which is building its fifth nuclear reactor, has yet to decide how many reactors it will need in the next decade but it will be fewer than three, Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen said Tuesday.
Taipei (AFP) Oct 20, 2009 - Taiwan wants to extend the life of its oldest nuclear power plant for another 20 years, the government said Tuesday, triggering alarm among activists who fear it could put public safety at risk.
Vienna (AFP) Oct 19, 2009 - Iran and world powers on Monday held new talks on a uranium enrichment deal which UN watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei said got off to a constructive start though no breakthrough was announced.
Tehran (AFP) Oct 18, 2009 - Iran will enter Vienna talks with the major powers on Monday seeking a guaranteed supply of 20 percent enriched uranium and insisting it will make up any shortfall by domestic production, officials say.
Berlin (AFP) Oct 15, 2009 - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's new coalition has agreed to reverse an earlier decision to abandon nuclear power by 2020, an official involved in talks on a new government programme said Thursday.
Marseille, France (AFP) Oct 15, 2009 - The French government on Thursday demanded to know how a nuclear research facility lost track of its plutonium stocks after several previously undeclared kilos of the material were found.
Helsinki (AFP) Oct 15, 2009 - Finnish electric firm TVO said Thursday that the opening of a reactor being built for the company by French nuclear giant Areva and Germany's Siemens could face further delay.
Paris (UPI) Oct 14, 2009 - Paris is demanding answers from EDF after allegations surfaced that the state-owned energy giant is dumping nuclear waste in Siberia.
Sydney (AFP) Oct 14, 2009 - Australia has asked India to take part in joint military exercises but is standing firm against exporting uranium for the Asian country's nuclear energy programme, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said.
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Oct 13, 2009 - An agreement signed earlier yesterday between the United States and Italy drew strong support from Westinghouse Electric Company as the two countries took a major step closer to opening the Italian market to U.S. nuclear technology.
Paris (AFP) Oct 13, 2009 - France's government pressed for answers from state electricity giant EDF on Tuesday after a report said the company had been sending spent nuclear fuel from French plants to Siberia.
Brussels (UPI) Oct 13, 2009 - Belgium has decided to keep its nuclear power plants running for another decade, in a further sign that a nuclear revival is taking place in Europe.
Canberra, Australia (UPI) Oct 13, 2009 - A Nielsen poll published Tuesday shows 49 percent of Australians support nuclear power, saying it should be considered as an alternative source of energy to help combat global warming, while 43 percent are completely opposed.
Brussels (AFP) Oct 12, 2009 - The Belgian government on Monday decided to delay the start of a progressive phasing out of nuclear power by 10 years until 2025, Energy and Climate Minister Paul Magnette said in a statement.
Washington (AFP) Oct 9, 2009 - US regulators have approved a plan for French-based EDF to take a stake in Constellation Energy Group, clearing a key hurdle for a new nuclear power plant in Maryland, the companies said Friday.
Baton Rouge LA (SPX) Oct 08, 2009 - The Shaw Group has announced it has been awarded a new six-year contract with AmerenUE, a subsidiary of St. Louis-based Ameren, to provide nuclear maintenance services to the Callaway nuclear power plant, located near Fulton, Mo.
