Cadarache, France (AFP) Nov 28, 2007 - The head of a project aimed to test whether nuclear fusion, the massive energy source that drives the sun, can be a viable power source on earth signed an 80-million-dollar supply contract with a Japanese firm Wednesday.
Argonne IL (SPX) Nov 27, 2007 - The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory is taking its nuclear energy research into new territory - virtual territory that is. With the recent arrival of the new IBM Blue Gene/P and the lab's development of advanced computer models, Argonne has a critical role in making it possible to burn repeatedly nuclear fuel that now sits as waste, thus closing the nuclear fuel cycle and reducing the risk of nuclear proliferation.
London (AFP) Nov 26, 2007 - British Prime Minster Gordon Brown revealed Monday that a decision on the construction of new power stations would be announced at the start of next year.
Beijing (AFP) Nov 26, 2007 - France's Areva announced here Monday it had agreed to deliver two third-generation nuclear reactors to energy-hungry China as part of a package of deals worth eight billion euros (11.9 billion dollars).
Bratislava (AFP) Nov 26, 2007 - Around 100 politicians, industrialists, producers and experts met in Bratislava Monday for the first European Energy Forum dedicated to reviving nuclear power as an alternative energy source.
Frankfurt (AFP) Nov 23, 2007 - The Swedish energy group Vattenfall expects to put two closed German nuclear reactors back online by the end of February, a spokeswoman for the utility said Friday.
Sofia (AFP) Nov 23, 2007 - Bulgaria's new nuclear plant at Belene will be safe against earthquakes, the country's National Electricity Company said Friday, following warnings by environmentalists in Brussels that its planned site was in a seismic zone.
Yerevan (AFP) Nov 21, 2007 - The United States is backing Armenian plans to build a new atomic power station by 2016 to replace a Soviet-era nuclear plant that has raised safety concerns, a US diplomat said Wednesday.
Vienna (AFP) Nov 21, 2007 - India and the UN nuclear watchdog formally launched consultations Wednesday that are needed to secure a landmark nuclear deal between New Delhi and Washington.
Ankara (AFP) Nov 20, 2007 - Turkish President Abdullah Gul has approved a bill setting the legal framework for the country's first nuclear power plants, his office said in a written statement Tuesday.
Singapore (AFP) Nov 20, 2007 - Southeast Asian leaders offered their backing Tuesday for the use of nuclear energy despite concerns over safety in a region prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
Vienna (AFP) Nov 20, 2007 - The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed Tuesday that India's atomic energy commission chief Anil Kakodkar would meet with the UN watchdog's director general Mohamed ElBaradei in Vienna this week.
Berlin (UPI) Nov 20, 2007 - Is the proposal to have Iran enrich uranium in Switzerland a way out of the international crisis sparked by Tehran's nuclear program? Most experts don't think so, but the Swiss may be of other help.
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 19, 2007 - Venezuela will pursue a peaceful nuclear program, the country's president said on Thursday. Venezuela will start developing a nuclear power sector for peaceful purposes, Hugo Chavez said in an interview with the French TV channel France 24, citing Brazil and Argentina as examples.
Moscow (AFP) Nov 19, 2007 - A UN report on Iran's nuclear programme indicates progress, but Tehran must do more to clear up suspicions over its nuclear activities, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday.
Niamey (AFP) Nov 18, 2007 - Poor and restive Niger finds itself sitting on a surprising treasure trove -- uranium. The west African state on the edge of the Sahara is the world's third largest producer of an element whose price has soared.
