Warsaw (AFP) Sept 23, 2021 - Polish copper giant KGHM on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding with NuScale Power of the United States for the development of at least four small nuclear reactors to power its plants.
Warsaw (AFP) Sept 6, 2012 - Four top Polish state-controlled firms have inked a letter of intent to build the country's first three gigawatt nuclear energy plant, a joint press release said Thursday.
Warsaw (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 - Poland signed an initial deal with US nuclear group Westinghouse On Wednesday to design the country's first atomic power plant, which it sees as a way of bolstering energy security by reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
Warsaw (AFP) Sept 21, 2011 - Poland is pressing on with its nuclear power debut by launching a technology tender valued at 25 billion euros ($34 billion) later this year, the state-owned energy group Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) said on Wednesday.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 29, 2013 - A piece of plastic padding which clogged up a drain is thought to have caused the breakdown of a decontamination system at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, the operator said Sunday.
Paris (AFP) Sept 15, 2009 - A Paris court on Tuesday threw out a civil suit filed by two groups accusing France's state-controlled nuclear energy firm Areva of encouraging discrimination against the Tuareg people of Niger.
Islamabad (AFP) Sept 8, 2017 - Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Friday inaugurated the country's fifth nuclear power plant, developed in collaboration with China amid hopes that his government could end chronic power shortages this year.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 17, 2013 - The operator of the leaking Fukushima nuclear plant said Tuesday that it dumped more than 1,000 tons of polluted water into the sea after a typhoon raked the facility.
Dubai (AFP) Sept 5, 2024 - The oil-rich United Arab Emirates on Thursday announced the completion of the Arab world's first nuclear power plant, calling it a significant step.
Vienna (AFP) Sept 4, 2008 - Nuclear supplier nations began a two-day meeting here Thursday to try and hammer out consensus on lifting a 34-year-old embargo on nuclear trade with India.
Vienna (AFP) Sept 6, 2008 - The United States finally persuaded supplier nations Saturday to lift a 34-year-old embargo on nuclear trade with India, following weeks of tough negotiations.
Stockholm (AFP) Sept 5, 2008 - The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority on Friday harshly criticised security measures at a problem-prone plant after finding that a vent in an emergency cooling system had been shut for a year, media reported.
Frankfurt (AFP) Sept 19, 2011 - Germany's decision to switch from nuclear to renewable sources of energy will require investment of 250 billion euros ($340 billion) over the next decade, a new study found Monday.
Washington (AFP) Sept 15, 2011 - The world's nuclear power plant exporters announced Thursday a first-ever code of conduct, which they hope will raise safety standards, prevent proliferation, and enhance environmental protection.
Brussels (AFP) Sept 21, 2007 - Nuclear power will remain a key element as the world seeks to move toward low carbon energy, the European Commission said Friday, announcing a new forum for nuclear energy research.
Vienna (AFP) Sept 10, 2018 - The UN's nuclear agency on Monday said global capacity for electricity generation through nuclear power may be shrinking over the coming decades.
