Vienna (AFP) Aug 1, 2008 - The UN's atomic watchdog approved an inspections agreement Friday with India that is key to finalising a US-India nuclear cooperation deal that critics say undermines non-proliferation efforts.
Bangui (AFP) Aug 1, 2008 - French nuclear group Areva on Friday signed a deal with the Central African Republic government to mine uranium at a previously disputed site, officials said.
Paris (AFP) July 31, 2008 - State electricity company Electricite de France could make an official announcement Friday of a bid to acquire nuclear power operator British Energy after the French group's directors backed the move.
Helsinki (AFP) July 30, 2008 - A small fire broke out early Wednesday at a nuclear reactor under construction in Finland but was extinguished within a few hours and there was no danger to the public, Finnish power group Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) said.
Mclean VA (SPX) Jul 25, 2008 - Thorium Power has announced the appointment of two nuclear industry stalwarts. Robert Ihde will serve as Thorium Power's Senior Vice President for Nuclear Technology while Dr. Claudio Filippone will serve in the capacity of Senior Director of Nuclear Technology Analysis.
Moscow (UPI) Jul 24, 2008 - It appears India and the United States started a mutual nuclear tango during the July 7-9 summit of the Group of Eight major industrialized nations at the Toyako resort area in Hokkaido, Japan. Under the proposed deal, New Delhi will gain access to U.S. uranium and nuclear technology with potential military applications.
Perth, Australia (AFP) July 24, 2008 - Australia is looking positively at a US-Indian civilian nuclear energy deal despite its policy of refusing to export uranium to India, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said Thursday.
New Delhi (AFP) July 23, 2008 - India's government Wednesday celebrated a victory it said would help bring millions out of poverty, after winning a vote that clears the way for a controversial nuclear deal with the United States.
Tokyo (AFP) July 23, 2008 - Japan's Hitachi and US giant General Electric will team up to sell midsize nuclear reactors to meet growing demand for power facilities in Southeast Asia, a Hitachi spokesman said Wednesday.
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) July 22, 2008 - Malaysian utility Tenaga may construct the country's first nuclear power plant at a cost of 3.1 billion dollars but is braced for objections from the public, a report said Tuesday.
New Delhi (AFP) July 21, 2008 - India's government, which risks losing power over a nuclear accord with the US, on Monday urged lawmakers to back the pact, saying it is indispensable to the country's energy security.
Paris (AFP) July 18, 2008 - French nuclear safety authorities and nuclear giant Areva admitted Friday, after a second nuclear power plant leak in as many weeks, that security for nuclear power in the country needs revamped.
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 17, 2008 - Russia has overtaken Niger to become the world's fourth largest uranium producer, after Canada, Australia, and Kazakhstan. Russia received its new rating in 2007, when it produced 3,527 tons of uranium.
London (AFP) July 17, 2008 - Nuclear power operator British Energy said Thursday that it was continuing to hold talks with potential buyers.
Paris (AFP) July 16, 2008 - Newly formed global energy giant GDF Suez of France is interested in nuclear power operator British Energy but only if the company is split up and sold off site by site.
Berlin (UPI) Jul 16, 2008 - Global warming and rising energy prices have sparked a worldwide renaissance of nuclear energy -- but not in Germany, where the grand coalition government is still bickering over the planned phase-out of nuclear power by 2021.
