Nuclear Energy News

Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-left rivals made it clear Monday they will make nuclear power a major issue in the September national election, following a weekend shutdown at a troubled German nuclear plant.

Seattle? Nuclear energy? We think of Seattle - and Washington state -as hydro, wind, perhaps coffee - but not really nuclear.

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., provider of about 40 percent of South Koreaa s electricity, plans to increase capital expenditure by 42 percent this year to fund the construction of eight nuclear power plants.

Sweden, a member of the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group, is offering New Delhi its niche expertise in nuclear waste management and security as it eyes India's $40 billion civilian nuclear energy market.

A new global effort that aims to make renewable energy more accessible to every country in the world will launch on July 1st.

Governments are lining up to join the first agency that will advise them on how to make a renewable energy transition. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has attracted 108 countries, including the United States and China, which are both expected to announce their membership this week, in a move that experts say could boost the agency's credibility, since both countries are leaders in renewable energy.

The uncertainty around the future of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited left Infrastructure Minister George Smitherman no alternative but to call a temporary halt to the province's plans to expand the Darlington nuclear plant.

The new body would combine responsibility for overseeing safety, security and transport of civil nuclear sites and material.

Alternative Energy Holdings Inc.'s proposed nuclear facility planned for construction on Idaho's Snake River has met with local opposition, though Elmore County Commissioners are now attempting to change their county zoning laws to enable the plant's construction.. The latest proposal from Alternative Energy Holdings Inc.

The opponents of nuclear energy in the United States were almost giddy earlier this year when President Barack Obama slashed the budget for a proposed waste storage site in Nevada.

Now that the uranium consultations are over, it's time to speculate what the government is going to do with the reams of testimony -- for and against, but mainly against -- building a nuclear power plant in Saskatchewan.

The Shaw Group Inc. today announced Lee Elder has been named senior vice president of business development in the company's Power Group.

Constellation Energy Group Inc. lost a round in its battle with Maryland regulators over its proposed deal to sell half its nuclear operations to France's EdF when a judge ruled Thursday it could not appeal the decision to review the agreement while the review was under way.

The Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in New Jersey thinks it knows what caused a leak of radioactive tritium -- but it won't share the information with the public.

The Spanish government will announce Thursday a keenly awaited decision on whether to shut down the country's oldest nuclear reactor, the prime minister said.

Japanese candidate Yukiya Amano won the race Thursday to head the International Atomic Energy Agency, diplomats said.

Saskatchewan's energy minister says the Ontario government's decision to delay plans for new nuclear reactors won't derail his province's atomic power review.

Do you think our country's energy policy is in good hands now that the American Clean Energy and Security climate bill has passed the House? I'm very worried and I think you should be too.

It would be the third nuclear power reactor at the site. The application for the proposed nuclear energy facility was submitted by UniStar Nuclear Energy, a joint venture of Constellation Energy and EDF Group.

Two additional nuclear reactors being considered by San Antonio's public utility will cost up to $13 billion, according to new cost estimates.

COLUMBUS, Ohio Power generator Exelon Corp. said Tuesday it has called off plans for now to build a new nuclear plant in Texas because of worries over the economy and the limited availability of federal loan guarantees.