Approval Is Sought for Reactors
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In a bid to take the lead in the race to revive the nuclear power industry, NRG Energy will ask federal authorities Tuesday for permission to build two reactors in Texas.
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The British government on Thursday approved plans to refresh the countryâs fleet of nuclear reactors, and invited companies to offer plans to build and operate the plants.
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Six companies have been shortlisted to take part in a joint venture to build a 7.0-billion-euro (9.5-billion-dollar) nuclear power plant in Bulgaria, Italian press reports said on Tuesday.
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Time for that nuke ferry across the Mersey The initial results of the government's consultation on the future of nuclear power are in, and broadly supportive of the government's position - to revive the moribund nuclear industry because it's now "green".â¦
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Proposals for a global nuclear fuel bank   meant to boost economic development while stemming the spread   of atom bomb know-how are to be put to a U.N. watchdog's   decision-making board in 2007, officials say.
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WASHINGTON â Hearings on the first application in 30 years for an operating license for a nuclear reactor have been delayed indefinitely, because the applicant is not ready, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday.
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Officials of the National Nuclear Security Administration, which runs the nuclear weapons complex, said yesterday that they hope to receive administration and congressional authorization by the end of 2008 for the development and production of a warhead that could be deployed on submarine-launched...
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Congress will vote on Friday on  legislation that is a big step toward allowing nuclear-armed  India to purchase U.S. nuclear reactors and fuel for the first  time in three decades, lawmakers and aides said on Thursday.
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South Korea and Japan are striving to convince the United States to keep alive a suspended project to build two light-water reactors in energy-starved North Korea, despite the lingering dispute over its nuclear weapons programs.
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More nuclear power stations may need to be built in Wales, trade unionists meeting in Cardiff will be told.
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From aggressive greenhouse-gas limits to new nuclear plants, an independent group tries to bridge divisive issues.
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A council says it faces a fight to win one the next generation of nuclear power stations in the UK.
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UK ministers are expected to give the go-ahead to a new generation of nuclear power stations
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The recent earthquake in Japan and accidents at two German power plants raise questions on the safety of nuclear energy as a cleaner alternative.
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By BRANDON LARRABEE  ATLANTA - New state restrictions on power plants' mercury emissions that go further than federal standards, but are still too weak in the eyes of some environmental groups, are expected to gain approval today from the Board of Natural Resources.
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FURTHER research to discover whether fall-out from the Chernobyl nuclear explosion has caused an increase in cancer in the north west has been demanded by the region&#39;s public health boss.
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The British government was expected Thursday to approve a new generation of nuclear power stations, infuriating environmentalists who are considering a legal challenge.