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UK ties with China at risk over nuclear plant deal
Aug 07, 2016 (AFP)
Britain's decision to delay final approval for the Hinkley Point nuclear power plant risks cooling relations with economic powerhouse China under new prime mini...
Shifting from Russia, Ukraine strikes US nuclear fuel deal
Aug 04, 2016 (AFP)
Ukraine said Thursday it had reached an agreement with the US-based electric giant Westinghouse to build a nuclear fuel production unit that would help reduce i...
Tiny creatures prompt Australia to reject uranium mine
Aug 03, 2016 (AFP)
Australian environmental authorities Wednesday rejected a Canadian bid to build a mine at a major uranium deposit due to fears the project could threaten tiny u...
France's EDF 'knew in advance' about British nuclear plan delay
Aug 03, 2016 (AFP)
French energy giant EDF learned the British government wanted to delay its final decision on the Hinkley Point nuclear power plant the day before its board met ...
UK nuclear project delay is 'bonkers': trade union
Jul 29, 2016 (AFP)
British trade unions criticised the government on Friday for delaying its final decision on the Hinkley Point nuclear power plant, seen by British media as back...
Rosatom Plans to Develop 3D Printing for Nuclear Industry
Jul 28, 2016 (Sputnik)
Rosatom's new 3D business, which will use innovative metal powder materials and industrial-scale printers developed by the company itself, will start off by man...
France's EDF faces crunch vote on British nuclear plan
Jul 28, 2016 (AFP)
The board of energy giant EDF votes Thursday on a hugely controversial project to build a nuclear power station in Britain which critics say could bankrupt the ...
France's EDF backs nuclear plan but UK delays
Jul 28, 2016 (AFP)
French energy giant EDF on Thursday approved a contested plan to build Britain's first nuclear power station in decades but the British government said it would...
India Continues to Push China to Support Its Nuclear Supply Group Bid
Jul 26, 2016 (Sputnik)
India will continue to engage China in order to obtain support for its inclusion in the Nuclear Suppliers Group, External Affairs of India, Sushma Swaraj said i...
Indian Scientists Go Nuclear to Provide Pure Water to Thirsty Sub-Continent
Jul 26, 2016 (Sputnik)
India may soon be able to achieve one of its most challenging development goals yet - providing safe, potable drinking water to a population of over 1.2 billion...
French state to pump 3 bn euros into EDF
Jul 26, 2016 (AFP)
France will pump 3 billion euros into state-controlled electricity company EDF, shareholders decided Tuesday, two days before it is expected to give the final g...
One of a Kind Nuclear Power Unit to be Connected to Electrical Grid
Jul 26, 2016 (Sputnik)
A third-generation reactor at the most powerful nuclear power unit in Russia's atomic energy network is expected to begin generating electricity by August, Alek...
Russia's TVEL Makes First Batch of Fuel for New Nuclear-Powered Icebreakers
Jul 26, 2016 (Sputnik)
Russia's TVEL company produced the first batch of nuclear fuel to be used in Russia's new serial project 22220 nuclear-powered icebreakers, the company's press ...
Russia Lays Down Nuclear-Powered Ural Icebreaker at Baltic Shipyard
Jul 26, 2016 (Sputnik)
St. Petersburg, Russia (SPX) Jul 26, 2016 Russia's second serial project 22220 nuclear-powered icebreaker Ural has been laid down in St. Petersburg on Monday, a...
France's EDF to decide on UK nuclear project next week
Jul 21, 2016 (AFP)
French energy giant EDF will decide next week whether to give the final green light to the controversial construction of two nuclear reactors in Britain, it sai...
EU investigates rescue of nuclear firm Areva
Jul 19, 2016 (AFP)
EU anti-trust regulators have opened an investigation into the restructuring of the French state-owned nuclear reactor builder Areva, the European Commission sa...
China 'may build nuclear plants' in South China Sea
Jul 15, 2016 (AFP)
China may build mobile nuclear power plants in the South China Sea, state media reported on Friday, days after an international tribunal dismissed Beijing's vas...
Indian NPP Second Unit May Start Commercial Operations in November
Jul 13, 2016 (Sputnik)
The reactor at the second unit of India's Kudankulam nuclear power plant (NPP) may start commercial operations in November, Russian energy company Rosatom's rep...
Fukushima reactor makers not liable: Japan court
Jul 13, 2016 (AFP)
A Japanese court on Wednesday turned down a class action lawsuit seeking damages from nuclear plant makers Toshiba, Hitachi and GE over the Fukushima meltdown d...
Iran says to cooperate with France on nuclear project
Jul 12, 2016 (AFP)
Iran and France have agreed to cooperate on the multi-national nuclear fusion project known as ITER, the spokesman of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation said on ...
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