France Nobel prizewinner working on making nuclear waste safe Professor Gérard Mourou says he may be able to show results in 10-15 years that will transform the future of nuclear power. 23/10/2018
Russia Russia raises its Arctic profile with arrival of floating nuclear power plant Vessel can power 50,000 homes, but environmentalists warn of a potential disaster in the making. 22/05/2018
Denmark Russian nuclear power, a 'floating Chernobyl', heading to the Arctic Environmental group Greenpeace warns that the world's first floating nuclear power plant, is actually a "floating Chernobyl" about to sail through some of the world's roughest seas. 05/05/2018
Insight The EU's nuclear power dilemma With Belgium set to turn its back on nuclear power in 2025, what future does the industry have in Europe? 11/04/2018
Turkey Erdogan refuses to back down over Russian anti-aircraft missiles Turkey and Russia make strong show of unity at joint meeting. 03/04/2018
Hungary Greenpeace Hungary's floating protest against nuclear power plant Protesters in Hungary floated a symbolic inflatable nuclear barrel on the river Danube in Budapest to highlight the problem of radioactive waste. 26/03/2018
world news Nobel winner: nuclear destruction 'only one impulsive tantrum away' The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons has received this year's Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in Oslo 10/12/2017
world news Harmless radioactive cloud floating over Europe 'came from Russia' France's nuclear security institute confirmed the detection of ruthenium-106 in Europe but said it had no impact on human health 10/11/2017
France Watch: Activists light up fireworks at nuclear power plant Greenpeace demands more security and protection at nuclear power facilities. 13/10/2017
France Greenpeace redacts report on French nuclear security as likely to offer intel to terrorists Greenpeace is making what it calls an "alarming" full report on French nuclear security unavailable to the public in case it offers intel to terrorists. 10/10/2017
Japan Fukushima ice wall near completion Final efforts are underway to complete an ice wall at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. 22/08/2017
Iran Iran nuclear talks miss deadline, enter seventh day Iran nuclear talks have missed a Tuesday deadline and are now continuing without the Russian, Chinese and French foreign ministers. The negotiators 27/07/2017
Switzerland Swiss referendum on renewable energy Swiss voters are set to back the government's plan to provide billions of euros in subsidies for renewable energy, ban the construction of new nuclear plants and help bail out struggling utilities acc 21/05/2017
France France formalises decision to close oldest nuclear plant The French government has published a decree for closing the country’s oldest nuclear plant, at Fessenheim, in eastern France. 10/04/2017
brussels bureau EU OK's Hungarian nuclear plant extension The European Commission has given the go-ahead for the extension of a Hungarian nuclear plant, which is being bankrolled by Russia. 06/03/2017
Japan Toshiba on the rocks after Japanese giant reveals huge losses Japanese household name Toshiba is in crisis after huge losses and the possible sell-off of its nuclear division, threatening a new nuclear plant project in the UK. 14/02/2017
world news Flamanville nuclear power plant blast: no radioactive leak, say officials Authorities in northern France say there is no risk of contamination after an explosion occured at the Flamanville nuclear power plant. 09/02/2017
France Explosion at Flamanville nuclear power plant, several people injured An explosion has erupted at EDF’s Flamanville nuclear power plant in northern France. 09/02/2017
View Renewable energy co-operatives: Europe can literally be powered by its people By Dirk Vansintjan, President, REScoop In its recently released Clean Energy Package, the European Commission finally acknowledged that energy 31/01/2017
France EDF accepts closure of France's oldest nuclear plant EDF has finally voted to begin the process of closing France’s oldest nuclear plant after accepting a government compensation plan. 25/01/2017
USA Iran to Trump: nuclear deal is not bilateral and it's not up to you The nuclear deal with Iran is one of the thorny topics to watch after Trump's inauguration on Friday 17/01/2017
Germany German court rules energy firms can be compensated for nuclear phase-out The court in Karlsruhe says utilities should not foot the bill alone for the government's decision to phase out nuclear power. 06/12/2016
United Kingdom Nuclear diamonds could solve clean energy problems A team from the University of Bristol in the UK have created a diamond using nuclear waste, that can be made to produce an electrical current. 29/11/2016
Ukraine Chernobyl 'protected for a century' by new Confinement Arch There were celebrations at Chernobyl on Tuesday because a feat of engineering has emerged from the ashes of its nuclear disaster. 29/11/2016
Ukraine Chernobyl nuclear disaster site sealed with massive steel shield On April 26, 1986 a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine exploded, causing an environmental disaster never before seen, and forcing tens of thousands of people to… 28/11/2016
Switzerland The Swiss reject rapid phase-out of nuclear power In a referendum, the Swiss have voted against a proposal that would have accelerated the closure of the countries five nuclear plants. 27/11/2016
