Nuclear Power Generation

Nuclear power generation has a turbulent history from a source of clean energy to nuclear meltdowns and disposal of nuclear waste.  Find the latest nuclear power news covering nuclear power technology, nuclear power plant upgrades, development and contracts, regulation, policy and nuclear waste.

Nuclear Power Generation News

Japan steel body urges restart of nuclear reactors

22/02/2012 An industry body for Japan's steelmakers, the nation's biggest electricity users, urged the early restart of nuclear power plan...

US regulators requests information from 11 nuclear plants

22/02/2012 The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has announced that it had issued a request for information to the owners of 11 ...

Kier BAM JV joint venture wins $160m nuclear contract in UK

22/02/2012 A joint venture (JV) of British construction group Kier and BAM has won a GBP100m ($160m) contract from France’s EDF Energy to ...

Building the connection between nuclear safety and nuclear security

22/02/2012 WANO, the World Association of Nuclear Operators, and WINS, the World Institute for Nuclear Security, have announced a collabor...

Kier wins nuclear power plant construction contract

20/02/2012 British construction group Kier (KIE.L) has won a £100m ($158m) contract from France's EDF (EDF.PA) to prepare the ground for c...

Saudi renewable energy strategy awaits approval

20/02/2012 The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has yet to approve the country’s renewable energy strategy that aims to reduce crude oil used for d...

Sensitive nuclear plant safety report lost

17/02/2012

A health and safety boss in the UK has lost a secret report on a nuclear power station.

Areva and Rolls Royce team up in Anglo-French nuclear agreement

17/02/2012 The UK and France have signed a nuclear energy agreement with plans to build a new nuclear power plant at Sellafield in the UK.

The new power mix in Germany - What does it mean for the rest of Europe?

16/02/2012 In the wake of Fukushima disaster, energy experts now agree that securing Europe's future electricity supply will require an in...

EDF reports profitable 2011

16/02/2012 Electricite de France SA's (EDF) net profit surged in 2011, on the back of a favorable basis for comparison as well as higher n...

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