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S.Africa aims to select nuclear power partner this year
May 19, 2015 (AFP)
South Africa intends to select this year an international partner to build a series of nuclear power reactors that would end the regular electricity blackouts t...
Situation at Fukushima Site Remains Complex Despite Progress
May 15, 2015 (Sputnik)
Four years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the situation at the site remains complex, despite Japan's overall progress in its decommissioning, the Interna...
Finnish TVO scraps nuke reactor plans over EPR delays
May 13, 2015 (AFP)
Finnish electricity company TVO said Wednesday it had scrapped plans to build a new nuclear reactor in Finland because of delays and problems with an EPR reacto...
Nuclear Power Plant Near New York City Shut Down After Fire
May 12, 2015 (Sputnik)
One of the units of the Indian Point nuclear power plant was safely shut down after transformer's fire, according to the Entergy Corporation operating the facil...
Indonesia plans to build nuclear power plant within 10 years
May 12, 2015 (XNA)
The Indonesian government will kick off construction of nuclear power plant that is set to generate power in 2024 or 2025, in an effort to get energy efficientl...
Investigators probe cause of fire at New York nuclear plant
May 10, 2015 (AFP)
Engineers on Sunday were probing the cause of a fire at a New York state nuclear power plant after an electrical transformer failed, forcing the shutdown of one...
Canada Approves Nuclear Waste Site on Great Lakes Shore
May 08, 2015 (Sputnik)
A Canadian advisory panel on Wednesday approved a plan to bury nuclear waste at a site just steps away from Lake Huron, saying it had concluded the project woul...
Holtec International and Eddy-Lea Energy Alliance Partner to Build Interim Storage Facility
May 08, 2015 (SPX)
Holtec International and the Eddy-Lea Energy Alliance (ELEA) have announced that they would collaborate to build an interim storage facility to hold the used nu...
Ankara warns against extending lifespan of Armenia's nuclear plant close to Turkey borders
May 08, 2015 (XNA)
Ankara on Wednesday warned against Armenia's descision to extend the operation of its nuclear power plant close to Turkish borders, saying the plant does not me...
French nuclear group Areva to cut up to 6,000 jobs worldwide
May 07, 2015 (AFP)
French nuclear group Areva, which incurred massive losses last year, announced Thursday it would cut up to 6,000 jobs worldwide as it seeks to slash its costs b...
Hungary Confirms Paks Nuclear Power Plant Deal With Russia
May 06, 2015 (Sputnik)
The Hungarian government has confirmed a contract under which Russia would build two reactors at the Paks nuclear power plant (NPP), Russian nuclear corporation...
China to start building 3rd generation nuclear reactor
May 06, 2015 (AFP)
Construction of China's first "third generation" nuclear reactor will start on Thursday, a state-run company said, as Beijing attempts to export its atomic ener...
Nuclear deal can make Iran region's 'No.1' energy power
May 06, 2015 (AFP)
A nuclear agreement will allow Iran to become the number one energy player in the Middle East and herald major opportunities for foreign companies, top governme...
TEPCO Freezing Ground at Fukushima to Curb Contaminated Water Buildup
May 05, 2015 (Sputnik)
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) is going to freeze the soil around the crippled reactors at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to prevent a buildup of...
Chernobyl Forest Fires Highlight Urgent Need for New Sarcophagus
May 05, 2015 (Sputnik)
Svetlana Alexandrova - The recent wildfires in Chernobyl highlight the urgency to invest in remediation of contaminated lands surrounding the reactor site and t...
Belgian Tihange nuclear plant restarts operation after incident
May 05, 2015 (XNA)
Unit 1 of the Tihange nuclear plant in the province of Liege was reconnected to the power grid on Monday afternoon after an incident in the morning, Serge Dauby...
Rosatom Considers Tripling Iran's Nuclear Power Production
Apr 29, 2015 (Sputnik)
The deputy head of Russian nuclear energy company Rosatom met with the deputy head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization to discuss power plant expansion and eve...
Fire shuts down Taiwan nuclear power reactor
Apr 29, 2015 (XNA)
A fire broke out at a nuclear power station in southern Taiwan shortly before midnight on Sunday, forcing the shutdown of one of its two reactors. The fire bega...
Indo-French Nuclear Coop eration Strengthened
Apr 29, 2015 (SPX)
Prime Minister Modi's recent visit to France proved fruitful for the much delayed Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant (JNPP) in Maharashtra. The France visit resulted ...
Ukraine says to import nuclear fuel from France
Apr 29, 2015 (XNA)
Ukraine's state nuclear power company Energoatom said Friday that it has signed an agreement with French energy conglomerate AREVA on supplies of enriched urani...
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