
Siemens teams up with Russia for slice of nuclear pie
Siemens has become the latest German firm to up its game and tap into the renewed interest in nuclear power being seen all across the world -- but not in the company's own backyard.
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Siemens has become the latest German firm to up its game and tap into the renewed interest in nuclear power being seen all across the world -- but not in the company's own backyard.
Mar 4, 2009

A convoy of recycled nuclear fuel moved under police escort Wednesday to a French port to be shipped half way round the world to Japan, despite fears it could be hijacked and used in bombs.
Mar 4, 2009

The UN atomic watchdog will vote for its new director general at a special board meeting on March 26-27, the two candidates for the position said Wednesday.
Mar 4, 2009

Bolstered by a plan for low-interest loans for new nuclear reactors announced last month, Japan is forging ahead with nuclear power expansion as part of its objective to reduce emissions.
Mar 3, 2009

U.S. scientists say they've created a material that mimics a Venus Flytrap, but instead of catching insects, it traps radioactive nuclear waste.
Mar 2, 2009

The cabinet of the Gulf state of Kuwait on Monday approved legislation to establish a national commission for nuclear energy uses, an official statement said.
Mar 2, 2009

France is set to send recycled nuclear fuel to Japan in what environmentalists say is the biggest ever plutonium shipment and one that increases the chance of nuclear proliferation.
Mar 1, 2009

A French physicist and a US actor joined representatives of indigenous peoples from Africa, Australia and the United States Friday to send US lawmakers a stark warning about the dangers of uranium mining.
Feb 27, 2009

Russia, which is helping Iran build its first nuclear plant, inked a preliminary cooperation deal with Jordan on Thursday to pave the way for producing nuclear power in the energy-poor kingdom.
Feb 26, 2009

Japan's Toshiba Corp. said Wednesday it had won a contract to build two nuclear plants in the United States that are scheduled to start generating power…
Feb 25, 2009

The legacy of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy development has left ground water and sediment at dozens of sites across the United States and many more around the world contaminated with uranium.
Feb 25, 2009

Iran began testing its first nuclear power plant on Wednesday in the face of deep international concern over its atomic drive and said the long-delayed project could go on line within months.
Feb 25, 2009

Iran and Russia will announce on Wednesday a date for the Islamic republic's first nuclear power plant to go operational, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Feb 24, 2009

Italy took the first concrete step Tuesday towards returning to nuclear energy following a 21-year ban, reaching an accord with France to build state-of-the-art reactors.
Feb 24, 2009

Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto signed a deal on Monday with energy-parched Jordan to explore for uranium as part of the kingdom's efforts to pave the way for producing nuclear energy.
Feb 23, 2009

Italian energy group Enel is expected to take a 12.5 percent stake in a project to build a second EPR nuclear reactor in France, with a deal likely to be signed on Tuesday, sources close to the matter said.
Feb 23, 2009