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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.

Japan court rejects compensation for nuclear accident

A court Wednesday rejected compensation demands over Japan's worst-ever nuclear accident in 1999, which left two people dead.

Feb 27, 2008

Gates warns India ‘clock is ticking’ on nuclear accord

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.

Feb 27, 2008

IAEA asks high-level experts to decide agency’s future

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.

Feb 26, 2008

French nuclear group Areva beats profit forecasts

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.

Feb 26, 2008

UniStar Nuclear Energy Identifies Constellation Energy Site In NY State For New Reactor

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)…

Feb 22, 2008

Argentina, Brazil to build joint uranium enrichment plant

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.

Feb 22, 2008

Progress Energy Carolinas Takes Next Step To Secure Region’s Energy Future

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.

Feb 20, 2008

Outside View: Nuclear fever in the Baltics

Four Baltic nations -- Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and Poland -- have decided to build a powerful nuclear plant together.

Feb 20, 2008

India must pass by July key India-US nuclear deal: US senators

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.

Feb 20, 2008

Germany presents plans for IAEA-supervised enrichment plant

Germany presented to the UN atomic watchdog Tuesday proposals for an international nuclear fuel bank to meet growing international interest in atomic energy, while reducing the risk of such technology being misused for proliferation purposes.

Feb 19, 2008

Areva declares interest in Turkey nuclear plant project

French nuclear giant Areva said Monday it was interested in a planned tender for the construction of Turkey's first nuclear power plant.

Feb 18, 2008

Russia to double Bushehr personnel: official

Russia's nuclear constructor Atomstroiexport will nearly double its staff on the construction site of the Bushehr nuclear station Russia is building for Iran, the company's president said late Thursday.

Feb 15, 2008

Outside View: Russian nuke plant for India

Russia and India have upgraded their unique cooperation in building civilian nuclear facilities by initializing an intergovernmental agreement on the…

Feb 15, 2008

Namibia hopes to build nuclear power station: official

Namibia hopes to construct a nuclear power station within ten years to ensure independent power supply in the face of a regional electricity crisis, a government official said Friday.

Feb 15, 2008

Triple Five Energy Enters Saskatchewan With Major Undertakings

Triple Five Energy announces the signing of several major economic development agreements with seven Saskatchewan First Nations for the creation of new joint ventures in natural resource development including oil, gas and uranium exploration.

Feb 14, 2008

Iran feeding uranium gas into centrifuges: diplomat

Iran has started feeding small amounts of uranium gas into advanced centrifuges, in what could be an important step towards mastering the technology used to make both nuclear energy and atomic bomb material, diplomats said Thursday.

Feb 14, 2008