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Jordan, Areva discuss nuclear reactor project

Amman (AFP) Nov 2, 2008 - Jordan's Prime Minister Nader Dahabi and Anne Lauvergeon, president and CEO of French nuclear giant Areva, on Sunday discussed a plan to build a 110-megawatt reactor in the energy-poor kingdom.

Nov 2, 2008

Russia, Libya sign civil nuclear deal as Kadhafi visits: Tripoli

Moscow (AFP) Nov 1, 2008 - Libya and Russia signed a civil nuclear cooperation deal Saturday, Tripoli's foreign minister said, as Moamer Kadhafi visited Moscow for talks he said could help restore geopolitical equilibrium.

Nov 1, 2008

Tokyo Electric posts huge loss in first six months

Tokyo (AFP) Oct 31, 2008 - Tokyo Electric Power Co., Asia's largest utility company, on Friday posted a major loss in the first half as it was hit by rising fuel costs and the shutdown of a plant hit by an earthquake.

Oct 31, 2008

South Korean reactor stops due to mechanical problem

Seoul (AFP) Oct 26, 2008 - South Korea on Sunday reported one of its 20 nuclear reactors came to a halt due to a mechanical problem.

Oct 26, 2008

Uranium shipment arrives safely in Russia: Slovenia

Ljubljana (AFP) Oct 23, 2008 - Slovenia said Thursday that a large load of processed uranium from Hungary had arrived without incident in Russia after passing safely through Slovenian territory.

Oct 23, 2008

Jordan signs nuclear deal with South Korea

Amman (AFP) Oct 23, 2008 - Jordan signed on Thursday a preliminary nuclear cooperation deal with South Korea as part of the kingdom's efforts to meet its growing energy needs.

Oct 23, 2008

India probing radioactive lift button exports

New Delhi (AFP) Oct 23, 2008 - India's atomic safety body said Thursday that radioactive scrap metal which found its way into buttons installed into lifts in France had been traced back to a western Indian foundry.

Oct 23, 2008

RWE eyes nuclear projects outside Germany: report

Frankfurt (AFP) Oct 22, 2008 - RWE, Germany's second-biggest power supplier, plans to take part in up to five nuclear power projects outside Germany, its chairman said in a newspaper interview Wednesday.

Oct 22, 2008

Going down! French engineers hunt radioactive elevator buttons

Paris, France (AFP) Oct 22, 2008 - A French lift-maker scrambled Wednesday to remove buttons from hundreds of elevators after the nuclear safety authority said Indian-imported materials used in them were radioactive.

Oct 22, 2008

Swedish reactor halted after flaw found at similar plant: agency

Stockholm (AFP) Oct 21, 2008 - A Swedish nuclear reactor was closed down Tuesday for a safety check after cracks were found in control rods at an identical plant, the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) said.

Oct 21, 2008

Czech nuclear plant shuts after turbine fault

Prague (AFP) Oct 20, 2008 - A Czech nuclear plant shut down a reactor during the weekend after one of its the turbines developed a fault, the plant's owners said Monday.

Oct 20, 2008

China to help Pakistan build two more nuclear plants

Islamabad (AFP) Oct 18, 2008 - Energy-hungry Pakistan said on Saturday that China had agreed to help it build two more nuclear power plants in a major boost to the country's long-term plans to end crippling electricity shortages.

Oct 18, 2008

Finnish reactor start-up may be delayed until 2012: company

Helsinki (AFP) Oct 17, 2008 - The world's first next-generation pressurised water reactor being built in Finland could be further delayed and may now only start up in 2012, Finnish energy group Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) said Friday.

Oct 17, 2008

PPL Applies For New Nuclear Unit License

Allentown PA (SPX) Oct 15, 2008 - A PPL subsidiary has filed an application with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a license to build and operate a new nuclear plant under consideration near Berwick, Pa.

Oct 15, 2008

Cancer diagnoses delayed as Dutch reactor to stay shut till Feb

The Hague (AFP) Oct 14, 2008 - Cancer patients across Europe face further delays for diagnoses after the owner of a Dutch nuclear reactor said Tuesday it would not re-open until February, almost three months behind schedule.

Oct 14, 2008

US says no decision ‘yet’ on removing NKorea from blacklist

Washington (AFP) Oct 10, 2008 - The United States acknowledged Friday it must bridge gaps with its partners over a plan to verify North Korea's nuclear disarmament before it strikes Pyongyang from a US terrorism blacklist.

Oct 10, 2008