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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.

Bulgaria hails EU green light for nuclear plant

The Bulgarian government welcomed Friday a decision by the European Commission to give the go-ahead to plans to build a new nuclear plant at Belene on the Danube.

Dec 7, 2007

IAEA chief to visit uranium enriching plant in Brazil

The head of the UN nuclear watchdog IAEA Mohamed ElBaradei will arrive in Brazil Wednesday for a visit to an uranium enrichment plant due to start selling fuel…

Dec 4, 2007

Investors covet Canadian nuclear energy market

The Canadian province of Ontario is preparing to invest tens of billions of dollars in the modernization of its nuclear industry, a project that promises a windfall for international industry leaders.

Dec 3, 2007

Seoul offers to use North Korean nuclear fuel rods: report

South Korea is proposing to use North Korean nuclear fuel rods, to be removed from a reactor under a six-nation disarmament deal, for South Korean power plants, a news report said Sunday.

Dec 2, 2007

Two years to start Japan’s giant nuke plant: expert

The world's largest nuclear plant in central Japan, which was shut in July after a major earthquake, will not be able to resume operation for at least two years, a top government expert said Saturday.

Dec 1, 2007

IAEA inspects Russian fuel for Iran: factory

UN nuclear officials on Friday completed five days of inspections of the first consignment of Russian fuel for Iran's nuclear power plant at Bushehr, a statement from the fuel factory said.

Nov 30, 2007

French, Italian energy groups reach deal on nuclear cooperation

French energy group EDF and Italian counterpart Enel said Friday they had reached agreement to enable Enel to take part in the development of a third generation nuclear reactor in France.

Nov 30, 2007

Where Does Stored Nuclear Waste Go

Millions of gallons of hazardous waste resulting from the nation"s nuclear weapons program lie in a remote location in southeastern Washington state called Hanford.

Nov 28, 2007

Turkey’s nuclear plant project to kick off in February: minister

Turkish authorities are expected to invite bids for the construction of the country's first nuclear power plant in February, Energy Minister Hilmi Guler said Wednesday.

Nov 28, 2007

ITER signs 80 mln euros deal with Japan

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.

Nov 28, 2007

Argonne’s Nuclear Energy Research Moves Toward Greater Reliance On Computer Simulation

The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory is taking its nuclear energy research into new territory - virtual territory that is.

Nov 27, 2007

Brown says decision on British nuclear power due early 2008

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.

Nov 26, 2007

Areva announces 8 bln euro nuclear deal with China

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…

Nov 26, 2007

‘Alternative’ nuclear energy forum opens in Bratislava

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.

Nov 26, 2007

Vattenfall to restart two German reactors by end of February

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.

Nov 23, 2007

New nuclear plant safe against earthquakes, Bulgaria says

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.

Nov 23, 2007