Tokyo (AFP) Oct 17, 2016 - An anti-nuclear candidate pulled off a surprise victory in a local Japanese election at the weekend, hurting Tokyo's already struggling bid to restart shuttered reactors more than five years after Fukushima.
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 6, 2016 - A reactor at the centre of Japan's national debate over nuclear power was halted Thursday under stricter post-Fukushima safety standards, as Tokyo struggles to bring back atomic energy.
Johannesburg (AFP) Oct 3, 2016 - South Africa, a country beset by frequent power outages, will have to wait a little longer before pressing ahead with a highly contentious and very costly expansion of its ageing nuclear power fleet.
London (AFP) Sept 29, 2016 - The contract for a French-Chinese consortium to build Britain's first nuclear plant in a generation was signed on Thursday at a low-key ceremony, after a string of controversies threatened to scupper the huge deal.
Paris (AFP) Sept 28, 2016 - The contract to build Britain's first nuclear power plant in a generation will be signed Thursday in London, a source familiar with the deal said.
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 28, 2016 - AREVA and Synatom, a subsidiary of Engie group, have signed a contract worth several millions of euros for the design and manufacture of 30 TN24 used fuel transportation and dry storage casks for th
Vienna (AFP) Sept 23, 2016 - The UN atomic agency predicted Friday continued growth in nuclear power in the coming 15 years but trimmed its projections because of low fossil fuel prices and competition from renewables.
Paris (AFP) Sept 15, 2016 - As Britain greenlights its first new nuclear power plant in more than 20 years, experts diverged Thursday on the role of nuclear energy in the quest to cap global warming at less than two degrees Celsius.
Paris (AFP) Sept 15, 2016 - The British government's long-awaited green light for the Hinkley Point nuclear power station in England on Thursday is of vital importance to France and its state-backed energy industry.
London (AFP) Sept 15, 2016 - Britain finally gave the go-ahead Thursday for Hinkley Point, its first nuclear plant in a generation, but set conditions to address concerns over China's role in a flagship project for Europe's nuclear sector.
Tehran (AFP) Sept 10, 2016 - Russian and Iranian firms began work on Saturday on two additional reactors at Iran's nuclear power plant on the Gulf coast at Bushehr, the project manager said.
Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 05, 2016 - The news follows last week's ratification by the Turkish parliament of the Sino-Turkish Agreement for Cooperation in Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy.As some claim that Turkey is distancing itself fr
Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 05, 2016 - Russian presidential aide stated that Russia's Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation is ready to join a project on construction of nuclear power reactors in Saudi Arabia. Russia's Rosatom S
Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 05, 2016 - Rosneft and Gazprom are conducting talks with Japanese companies on new joint hydrocarbon projects, Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov said at a press briefing. The strategic area of cooperation
Hangzhou, China (AFP) Sept 4, 2016 - British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday defended her decision to delay a partly Beijing-backed nuclear power project, despite it causing diplomatic tensions, as she arrived in China for a G20 summit.
Tehran (AFP) Sept 1, 2016 - Iran will build two new nuclear power stations with assistance from Russia, the head of its Atomic Energy Organisation said late Wednesday.
