Tracking the future of nuclear energy.

Editorial Team

Nuclear Power Daily Editorial Team

Editorial Team

The Nuclear Power Daily Editorial Team produces Nuclear Power Daily's coverage of nuclear energy. We report on reactors and small modular reactors, the fuel cycle, waste and safety, policy, and fusion research. Articles reflect our team's collective editorial process, source verification, drafting, technical review, and editing, rather than a single writer's work. Nuclear Power Daily takes editorial responsibility for content under this byline. For more on how we work, see our editorial policy.

Nuclear waste storage inaugurated in Chernobyl

Kiev (AFP) April 23, 2008 - Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko Wednesday inaugurated a nuclear waste storage and processing centre in the contaminated zone around the Chernobyl nuclear station ahead of the catastrophe's 22nd anniversary, his press service said.

Apr 23, 2008

Baku says Russian nuclear delivery to Iran halted

Baku (AFP) April 22, 2008 - Azerbaijan said on Tuesday it had detained a Russian shipment intended for the Iranian nuclear power plant under construction at Bushehr due to concerns that it might violate UN sanctions.

Apr 22, 2008

BNP Paribas to raise funding for Bulgarian nuclear power plant

Sofia (AFP) April 22, 2008 - Bulgaria has selected French bank BNP Paribas to lead the raising and management of funds to build a new nuclear power plant in the north of the country, Economy and Energy Minister Petar Dimitrov said on Tuesday.

Apr 22, 2008

UAE signs nuclear cooperation deal with US

Manama (AFP) April 21, 2008 - The United Arab Emirates promised to set a good example for the Middle East on developing civilian nuclear energy as it signed a cooperation agreement on Monday with the United States.

Apr 21, 2008

Italian energy group Enel wants to re-boot nucear activities: report

Rome (AFP) April 21, 2008 - Italian energy group Enel hopes a new Italian government under Silvio Berlusconi will re-boot the country's nuclear industry, a German press report said Monday.

Apr 21, 2008

UAE vows to import enriched uranium for any reactor

Abu Dhabi (AFP) April 20, 2008 - The United Arab Emirates said on Sunday that it will import enriched uranium for any reactor it builds as it sought to distance itself from the more controversial aspects of nearby Iran's nuclear programme.

Apr 20, 2008

Bulgaria asks EU to double compensation for reactors’ closure

Sofia (AFP) April 20, 2008 - Bulgaria has asked the European Commission to double compensation funds for its closure of four reactors at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant, Economy and Energy Minister Petar Dimitrov said Sunday.

Apr 20, 2008

Romania to keep majority stake in nuclear reactors: minister

Bucharest (AFP) April 17, 2008 - Romania aims to hold on to the controlling stake in a partnership to build two more reactors at its Cernovada nuclear power plant, Economy Minister Varujan Vosganian said Thursday.

Apr 17, 2008

EBRD says will help pay for Chernobyl sarcophagus

London (AFP) April 17, 2008 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said Thursday it would offer 135 million euros (215 million dollars) to help finance a new sarcophagus around the Chernobyl reactor, scene of the world's worst nuclear accident.

Apr 17, 2008

Nuclear plant chiefs fire officers over radioactive leak

Madrid (AFP) April 16, 2008 - Two senior managers of a nuclear plant in northeastern Spain have been fired for failing to disclose full information about a radioactive leak, the plant's directors said Wednesday.

Apr 16, 2008

Spain’s Endesa accused of downplaying nuclear incident

Madrid (AFP) April 15, 2008 - Spain's nuclear safety body on Tuesday accused the power company Endesa of downplaying the importance of a radioactive leak at one of its plants.

Apr 15, 2008

Nuclear power has important role in reducing CO2: Brussels

Brussels (AFP) April 15, 2008 - EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs on Tuesday stressed the important role played by nuclear power in providing Europe's energy needs and helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Apr 15, 2008

Russia, Mongolia sign uranium accord: reports

Moscow (AFP) April 11, 2008 - Russia and Mongolia signed on Friday an agreement on cooperation in the uranium sector, as Moscow pushes to develop nuclear power in the neighbouring state, Russian news agencies reported.

Apr 11, 2008

Greenpeace complains to EU over Slovak nuclear plans

Brussels (AFP) April 11, 2008 - The environmental group Greenpeace filed an official complaint with the European Commission on Friday, alleging illegal Slovakian state aid for a pre-Chernobyl nuclear power plant project.

Apr 11, 2008

Areva lands 2.0 bln euros of deals in Japan

Tokyo (AFP) April 10, 2008 - French nuclear giant Areva announced Thursday deals worth two billion euros (3.2 billion dollars) with Japanese firms, tapping strong interest in atomic energy to power Asia's largest economy.

Apr 10, 2008

Analysis: Companies race for nuclear plant

- The United States may soon see a resurgence in nuclear power--if the government approves any of the applications for new power plants currently piling up in record numbers.

Apr 10, 2008