”nuclear energy” News

France to send huge nuclear fuel shipment to Japan

CHERBOURG, France (AFP) – France is set to send recycled nuclear fuel to Japan in what environmentalists say is the biggest ever plutonium shipment and one that increases the chance
03 2 2009 7:34AM (...more)

French bid is on for leading UK nuclear utility: reports

LONDON (AFP) - French state-owned energy giant EDF should get the green light to take over the country's leading nuclear energy producer within a fortnight, a newspaper said Sunday.
06 9 2008 3:28AM (...more)

Dispute over Iran requires more negotiations: Chinese PM

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao said in an interview aired Sunday that the international approach to Iran 's disputed nuclear program should focus on negotiations and avoid piling pressure on Tehran.
09 29 2008 10:18AM (...more)

Filing of Yucca Mountain Application Marks Historic Day in Global Use of Nuclear Energy

To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Steve Kerekes of Nuclear Energy Institute , +1-202-739-8000 WASHINGTON , June 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Nuclear
06 4 2008 10:59AM (...more)

French FM due in Jordan to sign nuclear deal

AMMAN (AFP) - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner is due in Jordan on Friday to sign a nuclear cooperation agreement with the energy-poor kingdom, Jordanian officials said.
05 31 2008 9:20AM (...more)

Japan eyes restarting controversial 'dream nuclear reactor'

TSURUGA, Japan (AFP) – Japan , an economic giant with almost no natural energy resources , is eyeing restarting its "dream 01 15 2009 11:09PM (...more)

NEI Partners with NHL's Washington Capitals to Promote Nuclear Energy's Clean-Air Value

To: SPORTS EDITORS Contact: NEI's media relations staff, +1-202-739-8000 during business hours or +1-703-644-8805 after hours and weekends WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To increase awareness of nuclear energy's role in clean-air
10 1 2009 3:51PM (...more)

US eyes nuclear rebirth after Three Mile Island

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Thirty years after the accident at Three Mile Island shattered Americans' trust in nuclear power, lawmakers are touting a nuclear rebirth as
03 28 2009 10:10AM (...more)

Vote impasse opens atom watchdog head race

VIENNA (Reuters) – U.N. nuclear watchdog governors failed to agree on a successor to Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei on Friday after five rounds of voting, opening the field to new candidates who might bridge rich-poor
03 28 2009 9:45AM (...more)

Iran, Nigeria to share peaceful nuclear technology

ABUJA, Nigeria - An Iranian trade delegation announced an agreement Thursday for Iran to share peaceful nuclear technology with Nigeria , to help Africa's biggest oil producer bolster its woeful electricity-generation capacity.
08 29 2008 11:40PM (...more)