New Delhi (AFP) March 5, 2008 - The United States Wednesday urged India to quickly complete all steps required to conclude a civilian nuclear technology deal with Washington before the US presidential polls in November.
Vilnius (AFP) March 5, 2008 - Lithuania wants next week's European Union summit to put common external energy policy and internal energy links high on its agenda, Lithuanian Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas said on Wednesday.
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 29, 2008 - Japan's Toshiba Corp. and heavy machinery manufacturer IHI Corp. are in talks over a possible business tie-up in energy systems, including nuclear power plant construction, a report said Friday.
Stockholm (AFP) Feb 28, 2008 - The UN's nuclear watchdog on Thursday noted improved security measures at a problem-prone nuclear plant in Sweden, but recommended a number of other steps to increase safety further.
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 28, 2008 - India's foreign secretary on Thursday said he was working to seal a civilian nuclear deal with the United States, but cautioned that he did not see a deadline based on the US political calendar.
Miami (AFP) Feb 27, 2008 - Power officials pressedon with efforts Wednesday to bring two nuclear reactors back on line in southern Florida, one day after a massive blackout shut them off and darkened millions of homes across the state.
As the result of a disturbance in off-site power that led to an electricity outage throughout much of Florida, the two reactors at the Turkey Point power station in south Florida safely shut down earlier today.
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 27, 2008 - A court Wednesday rejected compensation demands over Japan's worst-ever nuclear accident in 1999, which left two people dead.
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 27, 2008 - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates warned Wednesday that the clock is ticking on a US-Indian civilian nuclear accord that has been stalled by the New Delhi's government's communist allies.
Vienna (AFP) Feb 26, 2008 - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Tuesday that it had asked a group of 18 top experts to assess the future challenges facing the UN atomic watchdog as more countries pursue nuclear technology.
Paris (AFP) Feb 26, 2008 - French nuclear giant Areva said Tuesday its 2007 net profit rose 14.5 percent as chairwoman Anne Lauvergeon again called on the state-owned company to be opened up to outside investors.
Baltimore MD (SPX) Feb 22, 2008 - UniStar Nuclear Energy (UNE) has announced it has notified the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) of its plans to submit a Combined License (COL) application in late 2008 for a potential advanced design nuclear reactor at Constellation Energy's Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station in upstate New York.
Buenos Aires (AFP) Feb 22, 2008 - Presidents Cristina Kirchner, of Argentina, and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, of Brazil, on Friday agreed to set up a joint uranium enrichment company to build a power-generating nuclear reactor to serve both countries.
Raleigh NC (SPX) Feb 20, 2008 - Progress Energy Carolinas announced that it will file a combined operating license (COL) application with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) later today for two possible new reactors at the existing Harris Nuclear Plant site near New Hill, N.C. Nuclear power is one of three components of the company's balanced solution strategy, which also includes the use of renewable energy sources and an emphasis on energy efficiency.
Moscow (UPI) Feb 20, 2008 - Four Baltic nations -- Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and Poland -- have decided to build a powerful nuclear plant together.
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 20, 2008 - India must complete by July all steps needed to conclude a nuclear technology deal with Washington to ensure the US Congress approves it before the presidential polls, three US senators said on Wednesday.
