Nuclear Power News

8:33 AM EST
1/12/2012 Japan’s pledge to cut Iran oil imports gives relief to U.S.Responding to a U.S.-led drive aimed at pressing Tehran to surrender its ambitious nuclear program, Japan on Thursday said that it was considering reducing its dependence on Iranian oil imports.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Economy, Business And Finance, Energy And Resource, Nuclear Power

7:30 AM EST
12/6/2011 French security questioned after Greenpeace activists enter Paris nuclear plantEnvironmental group Greenpeace on Monday claimed that some of its activists managed to enter the Nogent-sur-Seine plant southeast of Paris, questioning the security at French nuclear sites.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Government, National Government, Environmental Issue, Hazardous Materials, Economy, Business And Finance, Energy And Resource, Nuclear Power

12:23 PM EST
12/5/2011 Greenpeace activists sneak inside French nuclear power plantNine Greenpeace activists sneaked inside a French nuclear power plant on Monday to demonstrate the facility’s vulnerability to infiltration.

Source:AHN Topics:Human Interest, Curiosity, Economy, Business And Finance, Energy And Resource, Nuclear Power, Politics, Defense, Security Measures

8:06 AM EST
11/16/2011 Australian PM supports lifting ban on uranium sales to IndiaAustralian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has expressed support for allowing the sale of uranium to India in the near future.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Economy, Business And Finance, Energy And Resource, Nuclear Power

8:03 AM EDT
10/11/2011 Copper, uranium prices may slump as Australian mine expandsPrices of copper and uranium in the world market are projected to decline in the coming years owing to oversupply woes brought by the huge production output by Australia’s Olympic Dam.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Energy And Resource, Nuclear Power, Metal And Mineral, Mining, Market And Exchange, Metal

9:07 AM EDT
9/16/2011 Fukushima evacuees slam compensation requirementsResidents of areas near the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant who have been forced to flee their homes are criticizing the 200-page document sent by the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) for them to be eligible for compensation.

Source:AHN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Nuclear Accident, Economy, Business And Finance, Energy And Resource, Nuclear Power, Environmental Issue, Hazardous Materials

1:54 PM EDT
8/18/2011 U.S. offers low-enriched uranium reserve for power generationThe Department of Energy announced Thursday that 230 metric tons of a reserve stockpile of low-enriched uranium (LEU) is available to local and foreign nuclear power generators.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Energy And Resource, Nuclear Power, Science And Technology, Technology, Politics, Nuclear Policy

9:17 AM EDT
8/11/2011 Jordanians Lash Out Against Planned Nuclear ReactorJordan has opted for nuclear power as a solution to its energy woes. But politicians and local residents say they will oppose any government bid to build a nuclear reactor in the resource-poor kingdom.

Source:TML Topics:Politics, Nuclear Policy, Economy, Business And Finance, Energy And Resource, Nuclear Power, Unrest, Conflicts And War

9:22 AM EDT
8/4/2011 Ontario NDP favors conservation over more nuclear plantsNew Democratic Party Ontario leader Andrea Horwath promised that if the party wins in the Oct. 6 provincial election, they would stop the Darlington nuclear project and instead push for home retrofitting.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Election, Local Elections, Economy, Business And Finance, Energy And Resource, Nuclear Power, Environmental Issue, Energy Saving

8:17 AM EDT
7/26/2011 India signs nuclear deal with South KoreaIn what could give a major boost to South Korea’s ambitions to enter India’s energy market, leaders of the two countries on Tuesday signed an agreement under which South Korea agreed to export its nuclear energy technology to South Asia’s fast-growing economy.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Nuclear Policy, Economy, Business And Finance, Energy And Resource, Nuclear Power, Treaty