Seoul (AFP) Dec 28, 2008 - 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.
Cairo (AFP) Dec 22, 2008 - The US company Bechtel Power has won a 10-year contract worth one billion pounds (180 million dollars) to consult on and help design Egypt's first nuclear power station, state media said on Monday.
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 22, 2008 - Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and France's Areva on Monday announced a capital tie-up in nuclear fuel production, predicting that the market for atomic energy will keep growing.
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 21, 2008 - Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and major French nuclear energy company Areva will form a capital tie-up in nuclear fuel production, a report said Sunday.
Sofia (AFP) Dec 19, 2008 - German power giant RWE signed a deal on Friday with Bulgaria's state-owned National Electricity Company to help finance and run a new four-billion-euro nuclear power plant on the Danube.
Paris (AFP) Dec 19, 2008 - French nuclear technology group Areva announced Friday a new cost overrun for a major project in Finland to build a nuclear power plant amid deteriorating relations with Finnish partner TVO.
Paris (AFP) Dec 18, 2008 - French nuclear power engineering company Areva will deliver 300 tonnes of uranium to India under an agreement signed in September, the French company said in a statement on Thursday.
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Dec 17, 2008 - Westinghouse Electric has announced the signing of a comprehensive, 10-year agreement with FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) through which Westinghouse will provide services and support to FENOC's nuclear fleet, which includes the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station in Shippingport, Pa.; the Davis-Besse Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio; and the Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Perry, Ohio.
Bratislava (AFP) Dec 17, 2008 - The Slovak government said Wednesday it had chosen Czech energy giant CEZ as a strategic partner to build a new unit at the Jaslovske Bohunice nuclear plant.
Oslo (AFP) Dec 17, 2008 - Norway's central bank, one of the biggest shareholders in US group Constellation Energy, called Wednesday for the postponement of an upcoming shareholder vote on US financier Warren Buffet's bid for the group.
New York NY (SPX) Dec 17, 2008 - Nuclear power plays a major role in the US energy industry as the country, after coal and natural gas, produces its maximum amount of electricity from nuclear power plants.
New York (AFP) Dec 17, 2008 - US-based Constellation Energy Group accepted a 4.5-billion-dollar (3.15-billion-euro) offer from France's EDF for a 49.99 percent stake in its nuclear power business, the companies said Wednesday.
Paris (AFP) Dec 17, 2008 - US energy firm Constellation Energy has accepted a 4.5-billion-dollar (3.15-billion-euro) offer from French giant EDF for a 49.99 percent stake in its nuclear power business, the companies said Wednesday.
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 17, 2008 - Speaking in Washington, Ambassador John Bruton, Head of the European Commission's Delegation to the USA, welcomed the statement by the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) co-chairman, former Senator Sam Nunn on the importance of the EU's decision to join the USA, the UAE and Norway in funding an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear fuel bank to ensure that member states in compliance with their non-proliferation obligations have reliable access to nuclear fuel reserves.
Abu Dhabi (AFP) Dec 15, 2008 - The United Arab Emirates said on Monday it has agreed a draft pact with the United States for civilian nuclear cooperation, the first such deal between Washington and a Middle East nation.
Washington (AFP) Dec 12, 2008 - The United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are close to clinching a deal for civilian nuclear cooperation, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said Friday.
