Vienna (AFP) Feb 19, 2008 - 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.
Istanbul (AFP) Feb 18, 2008 - French nuclear giant Areva said Monday it was interested in a planned tender for the construction of Turkey's first nuclear power plant.
Moscow (AFP) Feb 15, 2008 - 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.
Moscow (UPI) Feb 15, 2008 - Russia and India have upgraded their unique cooperation in building civilian nuclear facilities by initializing an intergovernmental agreement on the construction of four additional energy units at the Kudankulam nuclear power station in Tamil Nadu and on joint work at other sites.
Windhoek (AFP) Feb 15, 2008 - 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.
Saskatoon, Canada (SPX) Feb 14, 2008 - 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.
Vienna (AFP) Feb 14, 2008 - 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.
Ankara (AFP) Feb 12, 2008 - Turkey has decided to build its first nuclear power plant at a controversial location on the Mediterranean coast that had been previously dropped, Energy Minister Hilmi Guler said Tuesday.
San Clemente CA (SPX) Feb 12, 2008 - Southern California Edison (SCE) has gained unanimous approval from state regulators to create a 150-acre man-made giant kelp forest off San Clemente, Calif. SCE plans to begin work this June expanding a 23-acre test reef into the largest U.S. environmental project of its kind.
Warsaw (AFP) Feb 12, 2008 - Poland and Lithuania Tuesday signed a deal paving the way to hook up their electricity grids, helping offset Russia's energy clout in the region and clearing a hurdle to related plans to build a new nuclear power plant.
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 12, 2008 - Cold War allies India and Russia Tuesday finalised plans for Moscow to build new nuclear power stations here and pledged to boost strategic ties by doubling trade to 10 billion dollars by 2010.
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 12, 2008 - House Republican Whip Roy Blunt urged the administration to use the authority granted to it by Congress to investigate whether Venezuelas $1 billion joint-venture with Iran can be sanctioned under the Iran Sanctions Act, which was reauthorized under a bill authored by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) and passed by Congress under Blunts leadership in 2006.
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 11, 2008 - U.S. nuclear power plants posted all-time record highs in electricity production and efficiency in 2007, according to preliminary figures released by the Nuclear Energy Institute. U.S. nuclear plants generated approximately 807 billion kilowatt-hours (kwh) of electricity last year, exceeding by more than two percent the previous record-high of 788.5 billion kwh of electricity set in 2004.
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 9, 2008 - The US ambassador to India has warned New Delhi it could be now or never for the controversial India-US nuclear technology deal, saying it was unlikely to be offered again.
by Staff Writers - Washington DC (SPX) Feb 11, 2008 Portending the nations intensifying need for additional sources of clean, reliable electricity, the Department of Energy has released its fiscal year 2009 budget request that seeks a 79 percent increase in funding for the Nuclear Power 2010 program and that extends the period during which companies that build new nuclear power plants can apply for federal loan guarantees to lower the debt-financing costs associated with the projects.
Washington (UPI) Feb 7, 2008 - The U.S. Forest Service has approved a permit allowing a mining company to look for uranium near Grand Canyon National Park.
