The German government plans to end a 10-year moratorium by reopening research into a potential nuclear waste storage site, a decision that sparked immediate criticism from the opposition.
In Europe, nuclear power is undergoing a revival, but the problem of how to best store highly radioactive nuclear waste is still not solved.
Swedish energy group Vattenfall, Germany's RWE or E.ON, or France's EDF could win the construction contract for a four-nation nuclear power plant in Lithuania, officials said here Thursday.
The French government may allow Gulf states' sovereign wealth funds to take minority stakes in the nuclear giant Areva, the Financial Times reported Thursday.
Italian energy group Enel said on Thursday it will raise up to eight billion euros (10.1 billion dollars) in fresh capital this year to reduce debt taken on to fund its acquisition of Spanish Endesa.
US Energy Secretary Steven Chu backed a new generation of nuclear power Wednesday, and said a panel of experts would report back this year on the best long-term storage of radioactive waste.
Iranian diplomats are reported to have quit the capital of the rickety West African state of Niger following a military coup that toppled President Mamadou Tandja.
Last year's record-high energy prices were followed by a global recession, whose end is nowhere in sight.
Jordan said on Monday that four international firms have proposed to build a nuclear plant in the energy-poor kingdom to help generate power and desalinate water.
Iran said on Tuesday that its much-delayed nuclear power plant, where testing began last month, would start operating by August 22.
Engineers at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel say they have developed a way to "declaw" nuclear fuel, ensuring only peaceful plutonium use.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy Monday urged the world to turn to nuclear power as his country's industry aims to supply the global boom for the energy source.
French navy boats escorted a vessel carrying a major shipment of recycled nuclear fuel as it pulled out of a northern port Thursday to begin its 70-day trip to Japan.
The UN atomic watchdog Thursday discussed a proposal to limit the terms of its chief to just two in future, diplomats said.
A small fire broke out in a Japanese nuclear plant Thursday, injuring one worker, but was extinguished without a radiation leak, said operator Tokyo Electric…
Unlike many other newly emerging oil-rich nations, Kazakhstan is not placing all its hopes on its hydrocarbon resources but seeking to diversify its energy…
