”nuclear energy” News

Official: US has to stop the nuclear black market

WASHINGTON - The U.S. government is not doing enough to buy uranium and plutonium on the black market and keep it out of the hands of terrorists, criminals and rogue states, the Energy Department's top intelligence official said Monday.
06 18 2008 5:50PM (...more)

Russian gas cutoff energizes nuclear comeback

Milan, Italy – Europe 's natural gas crisis is causing a nuclear fallout of sorts. With the squabble between
01 17 2009 3:24AM (...more)

US, EU start 'clean energy economy' talks

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States and the European Union opened high-level talks Wednesday aimed at boosting chances of switching "to a clean, sustainable
11 7 2009 2:51AM (...more)

Nuclear group voices doubts about trade with India

VIENNA (Reuters) - Forty-five countries mulling dropping a ban on nuclear trade with India welcomed an Indian pledge on Friday to uphold non-proliferation standards but some felt it did not go far enough, diplomats said.
09 11 2008 3:07PM (...more)

Italy repeats: no to nuclear

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy will not reverse its Chernobyl-eraban on nuclear power, its government said on Wednesday.
10 11 2007 3:00AM (...more)

Iran nuclear talks likely in Turkey: EU's Solana

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Negotiations between world powers and Tehran on Iran's nuclear program scheduled for October 1 will most likely take place in Turkey, the chief Western negotiator said on Tuesday. "It has not been finally decided, but I think very likely it will
09 16 2009 5:37AM (...more)

US, allies to present 'united front' in Iran talks: official

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States and five other powers will have a chance to present a " united front " in opposing Tehran's nuclear program when they meet on October 1, the State Department said Monday.
09 15 2009 4:32PM (...more)

Japan's Amano elected head of U.N. nuclear watchdog

VIENNA (Reuters) – Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano was narrowly elected the next head of the U.N. atomic watchdog Thursday and he vowed to tackle rich-poor tensions weakening the fight against the proliferation of nuclear weapons .
07 3 2009 11:20PM (...more)

Duke looks to build a nuclear power plant in Ohio

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Duke Energy Corp is considering the construction of a new nuclear power reactor in Ohio to
06 22 2009 6:56PM (...more)

UN atomic agency fails to agree on new chief

VIENNA (AFP) – The UN atomic watchdog reopened the race for its new director general on Friday after neither of the two previous candidates won sufficient votes for victory. Member states of the International
03 28 2009 10:36AM (...more)