Sofia (AFP) Jan 15, 2008 - Bulgaria and Russia are to sign a contract for the construction of a nuclear plant later this week during the visit here of Russian President Vladimir Putin, a Bulgarian minister said Tuesday.
Sydney (AFP) Jan 15, 2008 - The new Australian government will scrap a landmark deal to sell uranium to India for its nuclear energy programme, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith indicated Tuesday.
Paris (AFP) Jan 15, 2008 - China is insisting that French group Areva transfer technology on the recycling of spent fuel as part of its contract to supply next-generation reactors to Beijing, an informed source said Tuesday.
Washington (AFP) Jan 15, 2008 - Twenty-three US groups launched an effort Tuesday to stop a US deal aimed at providing India with civilian nuclear fuel and technology, saying it would instead beef up New Delhi's atomic weapons capability.
Paris (AFP) Jan 14, 2008 - President Nicolas Sarkozy's decision to export French atomic know-how to the Middle East and Africa promises rich commercial rewards, while further isolating Iran over its nuclear ambitions, experts say.
Paris (AFP) Jan 14, 2008 - French nuclear giant Areva, oil company Total and utility group Suez have reached agreement on plans to build two next generation nuclear power plants in Abu Dhabi, Total said Monday.
Paris (AFP) Jan 13, 2008 - French nuclear giant Areva announced a deal with Niger on Sunday fixing uranium prices for the next two years and green-lighting production at the billion-euro (1.5-billion-dollar) Imouraren site.
Vienna (AFP) Jan 11, 2008 - The UN atomic watchdog said Friday it would send a team of experts to Japan at the end of this month for follow-up inspections of the world's largest nuclear plant that was hit by a powerful earthquake last July.
Paris (AFP) Jan 11, 2008 - A trio of French energy and engineering groups have linked up to build and operate two nuclear reactors in the emirate of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, French newspaper Les Echos reported Friday.
Berlin (UPI) Jan 11, 2008 - The British government has approved plans to build new nuclear reactors, a significant signal to the industry and a further push for nuclear's worldwide renaissance.
Paris (AFP) Jan 10, 2008 - Nuclear power, despite controversy over safety, pollution and cost factors, is rapidly gathering steam in a race to guarantee energy as emerging economies compete for fuel and particularly oil.
Cairo (AFP) Jan 10, 2008 - Egypt's first nuclear reactor will be built at Dabba on the Mediterranean coast west of the main port of Alexandria, Electricity and Power Minister Hassan Younis said on Thursday.
London (AFP) Jan 10, 2008 - The British government approved Thursday a new generation of nuclear power stations, describing the move as compelling but infuriating environmentalists who are considering a legal challenge.
Madrid (AFP) Jan 9, 2008 - Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero vowed Wednesday to reduce the country's dependence on nuclear power in favour of renewable sources of energy if reelected in March.
Washington (AFP) Jan 9, 2008 - Some 130 nuclear experts and non-governmental groups have sent letters to governments to a bid to lobby for curbs on a controversial US nuclear deal with India, officials said Wednesday.
Tehran (AFP) Dec 30, 2007 - Iran on Sunday insisted its first nuclear power station would be launched in the summer of 2008, despite the plant's Russian constructors saying it will not go on line until the end of the year.
