Japan’s last reactor to shut down, leaving country nuclear-free for first time since 1966
Japan will power down its last operating nuclear reactor this weekend, finalizing the country’s sudden turn...
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Saturday, May 5th, 2012
Friday, May 4th, 2012
Court urged to order decision on Yucca Mountain
WASHINGTON — Two states with large amounts of military and civilian nuclear waste told a federal court panel on...
Sunday, April 1st, 2012
NRC approves construction of nuclear reactors in South Carolina; Jaczko votes against
Federal regulators greenlighted the construction of new nuclear reactors Friday for just the second time in...
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
Senate GOP to Obama: Accept Yucca Mountain or return Yucca development money
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and four other Senate Republicans have introduced legislation that would require...
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
Majority of Japanese oppose nuclear plant restarts: poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - A majority of Japanese oppose a restart of nuclear power plants currently shut for...
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
Iran says making nuclear bombs a "great sin"
GENEVA (Reuters) - Iran, facing growing international pressure over its nuclear program, called for more talks...
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
Iran may be "struggling" with new nuclear machines
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is still relying on old technology to expand its nuclear program, in what may be a sign...
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
North Korea calls Seoul nuclear summit a "childish farce"
SEOUL (Reuters) - Isolationist North Korea lashed out at its neighbor on Wednesday for hosting an international...
U.N. team leaves Iran with no nuke deal
Two days of talks with Iran failed to produce agreement on how to verify that Iran's nuclear program...
Monday, February 20th, 2012
Top U.N. inspectors in Iran talks on atom bomb accusations
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Senior U.N. inspectors arrived in Iran on Monday to push for transparency about its disputed...
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
Iran to load own nuclear fuel rods in Tehran reactor
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will load domestically made nuclear fuel rods into its Tehran Research Reactor on...
Friday, February 10th, 2012
Fukushima cited by sole Vogtle dissenter, NRC chairman Greg Jaczko
Federal safety officials voted 4-to-1 to approve the first nuclear reactor construction permit in almost 35...
China to send senior official to Iran for nuclear talks
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Foreign Ministry said on Friday it will send a senior official to Iran for...
Regulators approve construction of first new nuclear reactors in over 30 years
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission greenlighted construction of the first new nuclear reactors in the United...
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
EU asks India to pressure Iran over nuclear program: report
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The European Union will ask for India's help in convincing Iran to abandon its...
Monday, January 30th, 2012
IAEA team heads to Iran to seek nuclear answers
VIENNA, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Senior United Nations nuclear inspectors headed to Tehran on Saturday to press...
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
Siemens puts cost of Germany's nuclear exit at 1.7 trillion euros
(Reuters) - Germany's exit from nuclear power could cost the country as much as 1.7 trillion euros ($2.15...
Iran sends rare letter to U.S. over killed nuclear scientist
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Saturday it had evidence Washington was behind the latest killing of one of its...
Monday, January 9th, 2012
U.S. to ban new uranium mining near Grand Canyon
nterior Secretary Ken Salazar is expected to announce on Monday that he has approved a 20-year moratorium on...
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
Japan says 30-40 years to scrap Fukushima plant
TOKYO (Reuters) - Decommissioning Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will take three or four decades,...