Helsinki (AFP) Aug 13, 2008 - Finnish nuclear safety agency STUK said Wednesday it was probing whether safety procedures were respected at the site of a new reactor being built in Finland.
Paris (AFP) Aug 13, 2008 - French electricity group EDF said on Wednesday its board had given approval for the company to raise its interest in US firm Constellation Energy from 4.97 percent to 9.9 percent.
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 13, 2008 - McDermott International has announced that an affiliate of its subsidiary, The Babcock and Wilcox Company, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nuclear Fuel Services, a provider of specialty nuclear fuels and related services. This acquisition strengthens B and W's nuclear manufacturing and service business for government and commercial markets.
St. Petersburg FL (SPX) Aug 12, 2008 - Progress Energy Florida has announced that it submitted a combined license (COL) application with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to construct a new nuclear power plant in Levy County, Florida.
Singapore (AFP) Aug 12, 2008 - Australia will support a civilian atomic energy deal between India and the United States at a meeting of key nuclear supplier states, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said here Tuesday.
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 8, 2008 - A senior US official on Friday urged nuclear supplier states, including Japan, to support the nuclear deal between India and the United States.
Washington (UPI) Aug 5, 2008 - The U.S. Department of Energy says it has revised upward its cost estimate of the Yucca Mountain nuclear repository from its 1983 start to closure in 2133.
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 05, 2008 - The U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) has pledged to energize its U.S. Chamber-sponsored Coalition for Partnership with India (StrategicPartnership.org) in response to Indias Parliamentary Vote of Confidence in favor of moving the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to reach a safeguards agreement covering Indias atomic power plants - a crucial step towards ending the 35-year technology denial regime that has been imposed against India.
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 4, 2008 - Japan recognises India's need for civilian nuclear power, a Japanese government official said here Monday, a day ahead of talks in which an Indo-US atomic energy pact is expected to be a key focus.
Vienna (AFP) Aug 3, 2008 - Plutonium leaked overnight in an ageing laboratory operated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) near Vienna, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said Sunday.
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.
