Ljubljana (AFP) June 9, 2008 - A Slovenian nuclear power plant went back on line Monday, its managers said, after having been shut down last week in an incident that set off a Europe-wide alert.
London (AFP) June 9, 2008 - French nuclear giant Areva is aiming to dominate the design and construction of future reactors in Britain, its chief executive told the Financial Times in an interview published Monday.
London (AFP) June 8, 2008 - French state-owned energy giant EDF should get the green light to take over the leading British nuclear energy producer within a fortnight, a newspaper said Sunday.
Aomori, Japan (AFP) June 7, 2008 - As oil prices surge to record levels, Japan said Saturday it would help build nuclear power plants in the United States, sensing opportunities for Japanese companies.
Warsaw (AFP) June 5, 2008 - Eastern European states like Slovenia, where a reactor incident set nerves jangling on Thursday, have become energetic advocates of nuclear energy, while western Europe has become more cautious.
Berlin (UPI) Jun 5, 2008 - On Wednesday officials in Slovenia shocked the European Union with what seemed to be a rather serious accident in the country's only nuclear power plant, but a day later officials were backtracking.
Algiers (AFP) June 1, 2008 - Algeria and France are due to sign an unprecedented nuclear energy cooperation pact, Algerian Energy Minister Chakib Khelil said Saturday.
Helsinki (AFP) May 30, 2008 - A technical hitch that halted construction of a new-generation French nuclear reactor is not a disaster, France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Friday.
Amman (AFP) May 30, 2008 - France signed a nuclear cooperation agreement with energy-poor Jordan on Friday during a visit by French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner.
Rome (AFP) May 29, 2008 - Albania is prepared to host a nuclear power plant for Italy, which decided last week to reverse a 20-year ban on the energy source, the Italian press reported on Thursday.
Bratislava (AFP) May 28, 2008 - Environmental group Greenpeace will lodge a legal challenge to Slovak authorities' go ahead for the completion of two nuclear power stations in the country's west, a representative said Wednesday.
Caen, France (AFP) May 28, 2008 - Construction on a new-generation French nuclear reactor has run into technical trouble, raising concerns for the project after the first such plant, in Finland, was plagued by major delays.
Raleigh NC (SPX) May 27, 2008 - The U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued a ruling on Monday, awarding Progress Energy $82.8 million for costs incurred as a result of the government's failure to accept spent nuclear fuel from the utility. The sum covers the costs incurred by Progress Energy to activate fuel storage facilities at plants in the Carolinas and costs to transfer used nuclear fuel between plants for storage.
Paris (AFP) May 27, 2008 - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon told parliament on Tuesday that boosting France's nuclear power sector was the answer to soaring oil costs.
Dubai (AFP) May 27, 2008 - Nuclear power rather than renewable sources like the wind or sun are the best option for oil-rich Gulf Arab states to meet growing energy demands, especially if produced collectively, say regional experts.
Washington (AFP) May 27, 2008 - The Westinghouse Electric Company, a US subsidiary of Japanese firm Toshiba Corporation, said Tuesday it had signed a deal to build two nuclear power reactors in the US state of South Carolina.
