Paris (AFP) May 7, 2008 - The French government said Wednesday it plans to create a new agency in charge of offering French nuclear expertise to countries wishing to develop civilian nuclear power.
Wilmington NC (SPX) May 07, 2008 - Global Laser Enrichment (GLE) has announced it has selected GEH's Wilmington headquarters site for a potential commercial uranium enrichment facility. The planned GEH plant would result in the creation of hundreds of new technical, operational and support jobs at the site between now and 2012.
Moscow (AFP) May 6, 2008 - The United States and Russia signed an agreement in Moscow on Tuesday for cooperation in the nuclear energy industry between the two former Cold War foes.
Hanover, Germany (UPI) May 6, 2008 - Expanding nuclear power to meet growing energy demand worldwide may be hindered by the lack of repositories for spent nuclear fuel, but planned national underground repositories in some countries and interim storage options could sustain nuclear energy's rapid growth in the short term.
Moscow (UPI) May 1, 2008 - Uranium prices are increasing throughout the world; over the past three years, they have doubled, and not surprisingly. One cubic centimeter of uranium is equivalent to 60,000 liters of gasoline, 110 to 160 metric tons of coal, or 60,000 cubic meters of natural gas.
Baku (AFP) May 1, 2008 - Azerbaijan on Thursday released a shipment of Russian equipment for Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant after holding it for a month out of concern it might violate UN sanctions, the foreign ministry said.
Moscow, April 30, 2008 - On April 22 in Yerevan, Russia and the former Soviet republic of Armenia signed a treaty to set up a joint venture for the exploration and mining of uranium and other minerals in Armenia.
Tokyo (AFP) April 30, 2008 - Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of the world's largest nuclear plant which was hit by an earthquake last year, on Wednesday reported an annual loss of about 1.4 billion dollars.
Baku (AFP) April 30, 2008 - Azerbaijan's blocking of a shipment of Russian equipment for Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant will be resolved in the nearest future after Russia provided information on the cargo, Azerbaijan's foreign ministry said Wednesday.
Moscow, April 28, 2008 - The Chernobyl nuclear power plant must have a new confinement shelter for its 4th reactor, which exploded on April 26, 1986. The old shelter was built hastily, in emergency conditions when robots went mad but people continued to work. It sufficed in the short term, but time and severe weather conditions have weakened it. The new confinement will be safe for 100 years.
Tehran (AFP) April 28, 2008 - Iran's top national security official on Monday held talks with his Russian counterpart about a new Iranian package aimed at solving world problems, including the nuclear standoff with the West.
Richland WA (SPX) Apr 28, 2008 - A new computer simulation has revealed a self-healing behavior in a common ceramic that may lead to development of radiation-resistant materials for nuclear power plants and waste storage. Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory found that the restless movement of oxygen atoms heals radiation-induced damage in the engineered ceramic yttria-stabilized zirconia.
Helsinki (AFP) April 25, 2008 - Finnish electricity producer Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) submitted on Friday an application to build a new nuclear reactor in Olkiluoto, in southwestern Finland, the ministry of employment and the economy said.
Moscow (UPI) April 25, 2008 - Russian plans to build a nuclear power plant in the Kaliningrad Region have provoked protests from Europeans concerned about environmental and radiological safety.
Vienna (AFP) April 24, 2008 - Austrian bank Erste Bank, under fire from anti-nuclear activits, has decided not to help finance the Mochovce atomic plant in Slovakia, just 150 kilometres (95 miles) from Vienna, a spokesman told AFP Thursday.
Moscow (UPI) April 23, 2008 - Russia and Armenia signed a treaty Tuesday in Yerevan to set up a joint venture for the exploration and mining of uranium and other minerals in Armenia. A joint company is being established on parity lines and will be registered within the next three months.
