New Delhi (AFP) Oct 18, 2007 - India's ruling Congress party said on Wednesday that a controversial nuclear deal with the United States was still on, despite stiff opposition within the coalition government.
Tehran, Iran (RIA Novosti) Oct 18, 2007 - Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani proposed on Wednesday that the West come to terms with the Islamic Republic's possession of nuclear technology. Praising Iran's persistence in mastering its nuclear program, Larijani said the West had only two options - either to restrain itself or to recognize Iran and its knowledge in the nuclear sphere and begin cooperation. The Iranian official said Tehran's possession of research data on the peaceful use of nuclear energy had enhanced Iran's strategic authority.
Paris (AFP) Oct 17, 2007 - French utility Electricite de France is in talks with Chinese authorities on building several nuclear plants, an executive of the company said on Wednesday.
Tehran (AFP) Oct 16, 2007 - President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday blamed old worn-out equipment for the delays in completing Iran's Russian-built first nuclear power plant but insisted the project would still be completed.
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 16, 2007 - India's government has admitted to the United States it is having trouble pushing through a landmark nuclear accord, in a fresh sign it may have caved in to pressure from its left-wing allies.
Flamanville, France (AFP) Oct 14, 2007 - On a strip of France's Channel coast, cranes, trucks and cement silos are hard at work preparing the world's most powerful nuclear reactor and showcase of French atomic savoir-faire.
Tallinn (AFP) Oct 11, 2007 - Estonian authorities said Thursday they had finished rebuilding a secure facility meant to prevent potential leaks from two mothballed nuclear reactors and radioactive waste left by the Soviet navy.
Vilnius (AFP) Oct 10, 2007 - The leaders of Poland and Lithuania Wednesday dismissed suggestions that a dispute over sharing output from a new nuclear power plant was hampering a related accord on linking their power grids.
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 9, 2007 - Tensions in India over a civil nuclear pact with Washington that threaten the survival of the country's ruling coalition worsened on Monday ahead of a visit by the UN's atomic energy chief.
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 9, 2007 - A crisis in India's coalition appeared to ease Tuesday after politicians agreed to more talks on a nuclear energy pact with the United States that has threatened to tear the government apart.
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 9, 2007 - India, Brazil and South Africa will hold a summit next week in Johannesburg to bolster ties among the three emerging powerhouses and review deadlocked global trade talks, an official said Tuesday.
Bucharest (AFP) Oct 5, 2007 - Romania wants to build a second nuclear power station after the Cernavoda plant in the southeast of the country, to ensure its future independence in energy supply, Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said on Friday.
Vilnius (AFP) Oct 5, 2007 - Poland said Friday that it wants the lion's share of the output of a new nuclear power plant that it plans to build in a joint project with the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 5, 2007 - India's ruling Congress party made little progress in fresh talks Friday with its communist allies with whom it is locked in a bitter row over a nuclear deal with the United States, its leaders said.
Bucharest (AFP) Oct 2, 2007 - Around 30 groups are interested in taking part in a project to build the third and fourth reactors of the Cernavoda nuclear power plant in south-east Romania, Nuclearelectrica said Tuesday, three weeks ahead of a bid deadline.
Vilnius (AFP) Oct 2, 2007 - The Baltic states and Poland are next week likely to ink a deal to build a new nuclear power plant to replace Lithuania's ageing Ignalina facility, Lithuanian Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas said Tuesday.
