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Toshiba execs under fire as loss forecast balloons
Mar 30, 2017 (AFP)
Angry investors lambasted Toshiba executives at a shareholder meeting Thursday after it warned annual losses could balloon to more than $9.0 billion but they ag...
Toshiba's US nuclear unit files for bankruptcy protection
Mar 29, 2017 (AFP)
Toshiba's loss-hit US nuclear unit Westinghouse Electric Company has filed for bankruptcy protection, the companies said Wednesday, as the troubled division wre...
Japan high court rules nuclear reactors can restart
Mar 28, 2017 (AFP)
A Japanese appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a pair of nuclear reactors halted by a lower court order can be restarted, in a victory for Prime Minister Shinzo...
Loss-hit Toshiba nosedives on fears about future
Mar 15, 2017 (AFP)
Toshiba shares plunged Wednesday as fears grow about the future of one of Japan's best-known firms, hit by massive losses and accounting fraud allegations at it...
German energy company RWE evolving for success
Mar 14, 2017 (UPI)
German energy company RWE said it's "back on track" after retooling its footing in the market and riding on the success of its renewable energy arm. Germany's e...
Potential approach to how radioactive elements could be 'fished out' of nuclear waste
Mar 13, 2017 (SPX)
Manchester scientists have revealed how arsenic molecules might be used to 'fish out' the most toxic elements from radioactive nuclear waste - a breakthrough th...
The EIC and Nuclear AMRC sign MoU
Mar 13, 2017 (SPX)
Two leading organisations within the UK's nuclear industry, the Energy Industries Council (EIC) and the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (Nuclear ...
Completion of dismantling of nuclear facilities at the Cadarache MOX plant
Mar 09, 2017 (SPX)
AREVA has completed clean-up and dismantling operations on the facilities belonging to the former MOX fuel fabrication plant in Cadarache (Bouches-du-Rhone). Ar...
UN nuclear chief set for third term
Mar 08, 2017 (AFP)
The board of the UN atomic watchdog, which tracks Iran's compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal, Wednesday backed Yukiya Amano to serve a third term as director ...
EU approves Hungary's Kremlin-backed nuclear plant
Mar 06, 2017 (AFP)
EU authorities on Monday approved a controversial nuclear expansion project in Hungary that is heavily backed by Russia. The approval removes the last roadblock...
Areva narrows losses in 2016
Mar 01, 2017 (AFP)
The troubled French nuclear reactor builder Areva said Wednesday that it sharply narrowed its losses last year, thanks to an ongoing restructuring programme. In...
Researchers find new clues for nuclear waste cleanup
Feb 28, 2017 (SPX)
A Washington State University study of the chemistry of technetium-99 has improved understanding of the challenging nuclear waste and could lead to better clean...
Next generation of nuclear robots will go where none have gone before
Feb 28, 2017 (SPX)
The University of Manchester is to lead a consortium to build the next generation of robots that are more durable and perceptive for use in nuclear sites. The c...
Iran requests 950 tonnes of uranium from Kazakhstan
Feb 25, 2017 (AFP)
Iran's nuclear chief said Saturday that the country had requested to buy 950 tonnes of uranium concentrate from Kazakhstan over the next three years to help dev...
German energy giant RWE posts 5.7-bln-euro loss in 2016
Feb 22, 2017 (AFP)
German energy provider RWE on Thursday announced a surprise loss of 5.7 billion euros for 2016, hit by writedowns on its plants and one-off costs related to the...
Russia's Rosatom Subsidiaries Produced 7,900 Tonnes of Uranium in 2016
Feb 22, 2017 (Sputnik)
Russian state-owned nuclear energy corporation Rosatom's subsidiaries produced the total of 7,900 metric tons of uranium in 2016, which is on the 2015 level, th...
System automatically detects cracks in nuclear power plants
Feb 21, 2017 (SPX)
A new automated system detects cracks in the steel components of nuclear power plants and has been shown to be more accurate than other automated systems. "Peri...
China delays nuclear reactor start again
Feb 21, 2017 (AFP)
Two nuclear reactors being built in the southern Chinese city of Taishan will come onstream months later than planned, said China General Nuclear Power (CGN), w...
Slovenian nuclear plant restarts after shutdown
Feb 17, 2017 (AFP)
A 35-year-old nuclear plant in Slovenia was restarted Friday after it automatically shut down because of a water supply problem, its operator said. "The unexpec...
Slovenian nuclear plant shuts down after water problem
Feb 16, 2017 (AFP)
A 35-year old nuclear plant in Slovenia automatically shut down because of a water supply problem, its operator said Thursday, ruling out any radiation danger. ...
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