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IAEA chief stresses commitment to safety first in nuclear energy use
Apr 29, 2015 (XNA)
Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), on Monday highlighted the importance of putting safety first in the development...
Japan eyes nuclear for a fifth of electricity supply
Apr 28, 2015 (AFP)
A fifth of Japan's electricity supply should come from nuclear power generation, the country's industry ministry said Tuesday, despite widespread opposition in ...
Russia to Supply Argentina with Nuclear Fuel
Apr 28, 2015 (Sputnik)
TVEL, Russia's nuclear fuel manufacturer, said Wednesday it will supply nuclear fuel to scientific and power-generating reactors in Argentina. TVEL signed on We...
China to begin 6 to 8 nuclear power plants this year
Apr 27, 2015 (XNA)
China will bring eight nuclear power stations online this year and begin work on six to eight more, said head of the country's nuclear energy association on Wed...
Japan man arrested over drone found on PM's office roof
Apr 25, 2015 (AFP)
A Japanese man was arrested Saturday for allegedly flying a small drone with traces of radioactivity onto the roof of the Japanese prime minister's office, poli...
Rosatom wins tender for research reactor blueprint in Indonesia
Apr 23, 2015 (Sputnik)
Construction of the research reactor will be a first step in nuclear energy development in Indonesia, a Rosatom spokesperson told RIA Novosti earlier in the mon...
Czech Settlements Protest Against Radioactive Nuclear Waste Repositories
Apr 23, 2015 (SPX)
The government is planning to establish nuclear storage facilities in a number of Czech settlements, causing disapproval among the local population. Seven settl...
Japan court rejects bid to block restart of two nuclear reactors
Apr 22, 2015 (AFP)
The Japanese government's push to return to nuclear power won a boost Wednesday after a court rejected a bid to block the restart of two reactors deemed safe by...
S. Korea, US strike new civil nuclear deal
Apr 22, 2015 (AFP)
South Korea and the United States agreed a new nuclear cooperation pact Wednesday that stopped short of granting Seoul the permission it had sought to start rep...
EU gives green light for Hungarian nuclear deal with Russia
Apr 20, 2015 (AFP)
Hungary said Monday that the EU's nuclear body Euratom has signed a fuel supply agreement, clearing the way for Russia to build the extension of the country's s...
Post-Fukushima Nuclear Restart Plans Foiled by Japanese Court
Apr 17, 2015 (Sputnik)
A Japanese court ruled against restarting nuclear power reactors at the country's Takahama plant, derailing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plans to relaunch atomic...
Russia Ready to Tender for Malaysia's First Nuclear Power Plant
Apr 17, 2015 (Sputnik)
Russia is ready to enter a bid for construction of the first nuclear power plant in Malaysia, if it is announced, Russia's nuclear corporation Rosatom Deputy Di...
German Nuclear Energy Bombshell
Apr 17, 2015 (Sputnik)
Germany's decision to pull out of nuclear energy generation by 2022 following the Fukushima disaster has hit the buffers, after it emerged that investors are un...
Bury nuclear waste down a very deep hole, say UK scientists
Apr 17, 2015 (SPX)
Scientists at the University of Sheffield calculate that all of the UK's high level nuclear waste from spent fuel reprocessing could be disposed of in just six ...
China approves nuclear power project
Apr 17, 2015 (XNA)
The Chinese government on Wednesday approved construction of the Hualong One pilot nuclear power unit, a domestically-developed third generation power project. ...
Russia, Japan to Continue Developing Joint Nuclear Energy Projects
Apr 17, 2015 (Sputnik)
Russian nuclear corporation Rosatom will continue developing joint projects with Japan in the field of peaceful nuclear energy, Deputy Director Kirill Komarov s...
Japan utility appeals nuclear reactor injunction
Apr 17, 2015 (AFP)
The operator of a Japanese nuclear plant whose restart was blocked this week by a court injunction said Friday it would appeal the ruling. Kansai Electric Power...
Canada sells uranium to India in breakthrough deal
Apr 15, 2015 (AFP)
Canada's prime minister announced a breakthrough deal Wednesday to supply uranium to India for electricity generation, putting behind decades of discord over In...
Japan court blocks restarting of two nuclear reactors
Apr 14, 2015 (AFP)
A Japanese court on Tuesday issued a landmark injunction against the restarting of two atomic reactors, after the country's nuclear watchdog had given the green...
US, China to Cooperate in Peaceful Nuclear Energy
Apr 14, 2015 (Sputnik)
Washington and Beijing are parties to the 1968 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. "I hereby approve the proposed Agreement and authorize the Se...
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