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IAEA conducts nuclear accident response exercise in Mexico

Vienna (AFP) July 8, 2008 - The UN's atomic watchdog said Tuesday it would conduct a major exercise to test the response to a simulated accident at a nuclear power plant in Mexico starting Wednesday.

Jul 8, 2008

Accidental uranium waste spill at French nuclear plant

Marseille, France (AFP) July 8, 2008 - An accidental spillage of waste containing uranium occured Tuesday at one of France's top nuclear plants but authorities said there was no immediate cause for concern, authorities said.

Jul 8, 2008

Putin, Ahmadinejad discuss nuclear plant progress: PM’s office

Moscow (AFP) July 7, 2008 - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday discussed progress on a nuclear power plant Russia is building in Iran, a statement from Putin's office said.

Jul 7, 2008

France to build second latest-generation nuclear plant

Le Creusot, France (AFP) July 3, 2008 - President Nicolas Sarkozy announced Thursday that France will build a second third-generation EPR nuclear plant, arguing nuclear power was the country's best answer to soaring energy prices.

Jul 3, 2008

Europeans’ reservations about nuclear energy on the decline: survey

Brussels (AFP) July 3, 2008 - Reservations about the use of nuclear energy are on the decline in Europe, although there is still no majority in favour, according to an EU survey published on Thursday.

Jul 3, 2008

Russia Says Nuclear Sector Open To Foreign Investment

Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 02, 2008 - Russia's nuclear industry is open to both domestic and foreign investors, a Russian deputy prime minister told an international nuclear forum on Wednesday.

Jul 2, 2008

Fluor To Help With Plateau Remediation At DOE’s Hanford Site

Irving TX (SPX) Jul 01, 2008 - Fluor has announced it was named part of the winning team to execute the Plateau Remediation Contract (PRC) at the Hanford Site in Washington State.

Jul 1, 2008

Toxic legacy: Scientists ponder task of labelling nuclear waste

Paris (AFP) June 30, 2008 - How will DANGER! be written 5,000 years from now? How will it be written in 50,000 years?

Jun 30, 2008

Britain signs nuclear deal with energy-parched Jordan

Amman (AFP) June 29, 2008 - Britain signed a preliminary nuclear cooperation deal with Jordan on Sunday, as the desert kingdom scrambles to meet growing energy needs and find alternative sources of power to desalinate water.

Jun 29, 2008

Spanish PM firm on phasing out nuclear power

Madrid (AFP) June 28, 2008 - Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said Saturday he would not extend the life of Spain's ageing nuclear plants as he repeated his government's commitment to phasing out nuclear power.

Jun 28, 2008

Canada, Jordan sign nuclear co-operation deal

Amman (AFP) June 28, 2008 - Canada has signed a nuclear energy cooperation memorandum with Jordan, the official Petra news agency said on Saturday, as Amman struggles to find alternate power sources.

Jun 28, 2008

Ohio nuclear processing plant to close

Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2008 - The U.S. Department of Energy says it has given Restoration Services Inc. a contract for assistance in decommissioning an Ohio nuclear facility.

Jun 26, 2008

Britain to sign nuclear deal with energy-poor Jordan

Amman (AFP) June 25, 2008 - Britain will sign a nuclear deal this week with energy-poor Jordan, which is struggling to find alternate resources to generate electricity and desalinate water, the British embassy said Wednesday.

Jun 25, 2008

Bulgaria to look at new reactors at partly shut nuclear plant

Sofia (AFP) June 24, 2008 - Bulgaria will look at building new reactors at the Kozloduy nuclear plant as it seeks to guarantee its long-term electricity supply and exports, Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev said Tuesday.

Jun 24, 2008

Repair of Slovenian nuclear power plant according to law: plant official

Ljubljana (AFP) June 23, 2008 - No worker at Slovenia's nuclear power plant Krsko was exposed to excessive levels of radiation during a recent leak in the cooling system, a spokeswoman for the plant said on Monday.

Jun 23, 2008

RWE, Electrabel file binding offers for stake in Bulgarian nuclear power plant

Sofia (AFP) June 23, 2008 - German power giant RWE and Belgian utility Electrabel have made binding offers to help finance and run a new nuclear plant in Bulgaria by acquiring a 49-percent stake in the operation, the Bulgarian government said Monday.

Jun 23, 2008