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France calls for nuclear 'renaissance' to end reliance on fossil fuels

Nuclear power currently provides around 70 per cent of France's energy, more than any other country.

Sweden

Sweden's spy agency probes drones over 3 nuclear plants

Sweden's domestic security agency will investigate drones that were seen hovering over or near three nuclear power plants.

World News

Five nuclear weapons states pledge to stop their 'further spread'

The US, UK, China, Russia, and France affirmed in a statement that "that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought."

Germany

Germany rejects EU plan, calling nuclear energy 'dangerous'

“We consider nuclear technology to be dangerous,” government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit told reporters in Berlin.

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Belgium

Belgium to shut down all seven of its nuclear reactors by 2025

Progressively phasing out nuclear power has been enshrined in Belgian law since 2003.

Europe News

Nuclear energy is green energy, says IAEA chief Rafael Grossi

In an interview with Euronews, Grossi said the debate around nuclear energy should be based on scientific facts.

North Korea

North Korea says it has successfully tested hypersonic missile

North Korea said on Wednesday it successfully tested a new hypersonic missile, which it implied was being developed as nuclear capable.

Iran

Iran deal sparks hopes of wider nuclear talks with the US

The agreement in 2015 saw world powers promise to end international sanctions in return for Tehran ending some of its nuclear work. But the US, while under President Donald Trump, decided to pull out of the deal in 2018,

Iran

Iran’s sole nuclear power plant undergoes emergency shutdown

An official from the state electric company Tavanir said the Bushehr plant shutdown began on Saturday and would last "for three to four days.” Without elaborating, he said that power outages could result.

Israel

Mossad's ex-chief hints Israel attacked Iran's nuclear assets

The outgoing chief of Israel's Mossad intelligence service has offered the closest acknowledgement yet his country was behind recent attacks targeting Iran's nuclear programme and a military scientist.

Culture Series

What does Chernobyl look like now?

We bring you exclusive photos of what the Chernobyl exclusion zone looks like 35 years on from the nuclear disaster.

Iran

Iran president calls 60% uranium enrichment an answer to 'evilness'

Iran's President Rouhani has said plans for 60 per cent nuclear enrichment will be an answer to 'evilness'

Japan

Euroviews. How we rose from Fukushima disaster with a renewables vision | View

On Thursday (March 11) it's 10 years since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan.

France

Irony as Sahara dust returns radiation of French nuclear tests in '60s

Dust from the Sahara is being blown over to France, bringing with it radiation left over from French nuclear weapons tests from the 1960s.