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Feds: Ga.Nuclear Power Plant Should Proceed

Staff from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission say there are no major environmental problems that would prevent building two nuclear reactors in eastern Georgia.

7 Sep 2010, 6:22 pm | click here to view more

Egypt nuclear reactor broke down in April

An Egyptian nuclear reactor broke down in April but there was no radiation leak, the head of the country’s atomic agency said yesterday. “There had been a mechanical failure of the cooling pump when the reactor was switched on,” Mohamed al-Qolali told AFP, saying the reactor was quickly repaired.

7 Sep 2010, 4:38 pm | click here to view more

More nuclear material taken from Y-12

OAK RIDGE - Nuclear materials have been removed from two more facilities at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant, allowing the government contractor to downgrade the buildings' security status and take them off the "nuclear facilities" list.

7 Sep 2010, 4:06 am | click here to view more

US fears nuclear liability law may deter foreign suppliers

The passage of a nuclear liability bill by Parliament making suppliers of nuclear equipment also potentially liable threatens to cast a long shadow over India's plans to open an estimated $150 billion nuclear market to foreign companies.

7 Sep 2010, 2:18 pm | click here to view more

Nuclear power plants get reprieve

The German government has decided to extend the life spans of the country's 17 nuclear plants while alternative energy sources are developed. The decision comes at a time when several European countries, including Italy and Sweden, are reconsidering long-held policies against nuclear power, not only to develop new sources of energy but also to combat climate change.

7 Sep 2010, 2:07 am | click here to view more

Egypt nuclear reactor broke down in April: atomic chief

An Egyptian nuclear reactor broke down in April but there was no radiation leak, the head of the country's atomic agency said on Tuesday.

7 Sep 2010, 11:34 am | click here to view more

Nuclear agency warns on Iran

IAEA expresses alarm at country's recent decision to bar two inspectors from monitoring its activity. Iran - International Atomic Energy Agency - Nuclear - Nuclear weapon - Middle East

6 Sep 2010, 2:58 pm | click here to view more

Technology › Nuclear agency approves new safety regulations for Shimane plant

A government-affiliated nuclear safety agency approved Monday a new set of safety regulations for a nuclear power plant in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, where numerous…

6 Sep 2010, 2:28 pm | click here to view more