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German groups join forces in British nuclear sector
German energy giants RWE and EON said Wednesday they had joined forces to build and develop new nuclear power stations in Britain.
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Finnish Fennovoima seeks permit to build new nuclear reactor
Finnish utility group Fennovoima submitted Wednesday an application to the government to build a new nuclear reactor in Finland, the ministry of employment and the economy said.
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Slovakia postpones nuclear reactor restart: PM
The Slovak government has postponed its decision to reactivate a Soviet-era nuclear reactor that was recently shut down for security reasons, Prime Minister Robert Fico said Tuesday.
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Poland plans first nuclear plant, LNG terminal as gas crisis bites
Poland said Tuesday its top priority was to ensure its energy security through broad diversification of sources, turning to nuclear power as a row between Russia and Ukraine halted gas supply to Europe.
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Slovakia tests EU’s patience with nuclear plant relaunch plan
Slovakia is keeping the European Union on tenterhooks with its plan to reactivate an outdated nuclear reactor in a bid to avert an energy crisis after gas pipelines from Russia dried up.
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German govt. rows over nuclear revival
The German government is bickering over how many nuclear power plants it should save from closure.
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Slovaks show ‘readiness’ with nuke power relaunch: Czech PM
Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek said Sunday Slovakia's decision to relaunch an ageing Soviet-era nuclear reactor showed a quick response to the gas crisis.
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Bratislava restarts nuclear reactor to avoid blackout
The Slovak government has decided to relaunch a nuclear reactor shut down for security reasons, violating a pledge to Brussels, in a bid to avoid a possible blackout as the gas crisis lasts.
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Philippines revisits nuclear energy option at ‘white elephant’ plant
The Bataan nuclear power plant stands as a monument to the greed and corruption of the years the Philippines spent under strongman president Ferdinand Marcos.
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Slovakia says it might reopen nuclear plant if gas freeze lasts
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Wednesday that Slovakia might reopen a power generating unit at Jaslovske Bohunice nuclear plant if a freeze of gas supplies from Russia continued.
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Niger picks France’s Areva to operate giant uranium mine: company
French nuclear energy group Areva said on Monday it had been awarded a licence to operate a uranium mine in Nigerm which it described as the biggest in Africa and the second biggest in the world.
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Japan, South Africa diplomats in running for IAEA top job
Japan and South Africa's ambassadors to the UN nuclear watchdog IAEA are the two candidates to replace Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei when his term expires in November, the agency announced Friday.
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French nuclear group Areva seeks US license for uranium plant
French nuclear services group Areva announced this week that it has applied for US government approval to build a two billion dollar uranium enrichment plant in the northwestern state of Idaho.
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Slovakia closes nuclear reactor unit to comply with EU rules
Slovakia on Wednesday shut down the last unit of Jaslovske Bohunice nuclear plant, meeting a commitment it made to Brussels that paved the way for its 2004 entry in European Union.
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Japan to reimport nuclear fuel from France: source
Japan plans to start buying back reprocessed nuclear waste from France as early as April as the resource-poor country looks to start using the fuel for the first time, a French company source said Monday.
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SKorea announces 28.5 bln dollar energy plan
South Korea on Sunday announced a massive investment plan to build more power plants, including 12 new nuclear reactors in the next four years, to meet growing energy demand.