World news about “Nuclear Energy” published by euronews.
Belgium may face legal battle after 2 nuclear reactors get green light Greenpeace are threatening to sue the Belgian government. The leading environmental activist network is threatening legal action after Belgium’s nuclear… 17/05/2013
Jalili says nuclear issues unaffected by Iran’s presidential outcome He is himself a candidate in next month’s Iranian Presidential election but for the moment Saeed Jalili is busy leading Iran’s negotiations on its nuclear… 17/05/2013
UN nuclear talks with Iran fail to end deadlock Attempts by the UN’s nuclear agency to persuade Iran to resume cooperation over its suspected atomic bomb research have failed. Talks in Vienna between the… 15/05/2013
Iran faces two pronged talks over nuclear programme Iran is the focus of international pressure over its nuclear programme in two separate meetings. In Vienna the UN’s nuclear watchdog, the International… 15/05/2013
Iran cranks up uranium capacity after talks stumble Iran has opened two new uranium mines and a plant to process the ore, just days after talks with western powers over its controversial atomic programme ended… 09/04/2013
Japan opens radioactive sewage treatment plant Japan’s Environment Minister and the mayor of the city of Fukushima have attended a ceremony for the official opening of a treatment plant for radioactive… 07/04/2013
Nuclear talks break down between Iran and West Talks in Kazakhstan to end the deadlock over Iran’s nuclear programme have broken down. EU Chief Catherine Ashton chaired negotiations between the West and… 07/04/2013
Rat suspected cause of Fukushima power-cut Authorities in Japan say an outage at Fukushima power station may have been caused by a rat. Investigators at the nuclear plant believe the rodent may have… 21/03/2013
Anti-nuclear rallies mark run-up to Fukushima anniversary Demonstrators turned out in force in several Japanese cities in the run-up to the second anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. March 11 is the… 10/03/2013
Europe Weekly: can European nuclear plants avoid a Fukushima? In this week’s Europe Weekly, we speak to two MEPs who say the future of the EU is federal and have written a book they consider to be a ‘manifesto’; European… 05/10/2012
European nuclear power plants undergo stress tests Could European nuclear power plants withstand an extreme natural disaster or would they be as susceptible as Japan’s Fukushima, which suffered a meltdown of… 04/10/2012
Japan anti nuclear protest – nocomment Thousands of anti-nuclear protesters break through police barriers to march towards the Japanese Parliament building. 29/07/2012
Tepco nationalised, sticks with nuclear Shareholders of Tokyo Electric Power, the company at the centre of last year’s Fukushima disaster, have approved its nationalisation. The government will… 27/06/2012
Anti-nuclear protesters march in Tokyo – nocomment As Japan’s last active nuclear reactor is shut down for maintenance, protesters march to call for a permanent end to nuclear power generation. 06/05/2012
Greenpeace activist drops into nuclear power plant – nocomment A Greenpeace activist landed his hang-glider in an EDF nuclear plant in Bugey, France in a move to raise awareness of what the environment group says are… 03/05/2012
After calamity strikes In some disaster areas teachers are drawing useful lessons from traumatic events; raising awareness of disaster management, teaching students to understand… 12/04/2012
Lights go off for Earth Hour – nocomment Sydney turns off the lights on the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge as Earth Hour 2012 begins its journey around the globe. 01/04/2012
Earth Hour in ChileChilean volunteers hold up candles during Earth Hour in Valparaiso city. Lights started going off around the world on Saturday 31st March in a show of support… 01/04/2012
Demonstrators for and against nuclear energy rally in Seoul – nocomment Demonstrators for and against nuclear power hold separate rallies in Seoul, ahead of the nuclear security summit. 27/03/2012
South Korean security drills ahead of nuclear summit – nocomment South Korea conducts a security drill simulating a toxic gas attack ahead of the upcoming nuclear security summit in Seoul. 23/03/2012
Air strikes or talking – how to deal with Iran ‘Hello I am Chris Burns and welcome to the Network where we connect into a matrix of newsmakers to get to the heart of an issue and watch out they have to… 21/03/2012
Media visit to FukushimaMembers of the media wearing protective suits and masks are escorted by TEPCO employees at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. They… 21/02/2012
South Korea launches a security squad – nocomment Ahead of hosting a nuclear energy summit, South Korean police officers demonstrate their skills, from defusing bombs to martial arts. 16/02/2012
Anti-nuclear protest in Tokyo – nocomment Thousands of Japanese protesters march through the Japanese capital demanding an end to nuclear power. 12/02/2012
Japan experiences first trade deficit since 1980 For the first time in more than 30 years Japan imported more than it exported. That annual trade deficit in 2011 came as the nuclear power shutdowns after… 25/01/2012
Japanese utility company asks for more bailout funds Compensation claims have forced the Tokyo Electric Power company to ask for more government bailout funds amid growing speculation Japan’s biggest utility… 27/12/2011
Nuke group Areva trims ambitions post-Fukushima French state-controlled nuclear reactor maker Areva is trying to talk up its future even as it announced plans to cut jobs, rein in investments and sell… 13/12/2011
Areva cleans slate with massive writedown French nuclear reactor maker Areva says it will write off 2.36 billion euros from its accounts this year. It is part of an effort by new Chief Executive Luc… 12/12/2011
Invisible faults, digital solutions This is the mock-up of a noozle, a particularly sensitive component of a nuclear plant. This is an ultrasound robot, specially designed to monitor it… 09/12/2011
German riot police clash with anti-nuclear protesters – nocomment German police forces hunted anti-nuclear activists in a forest close to a railway line where a train carrying radioactive waste was passing by. 28/11/2011
Germany antinuclear blockade – nocomment Police moved protesters from several points along a railway line in Germany on Sunday morning, ahead of the arrival of a controversial nuclear waste delivery. 27/11/2011
French protesters delay nuclear waste train – nocomment A controversial rail consignment of nuclear waste headed for Germany through France has become a target for environmentalists. 24/11/2011
Soltanieh: ‘Do not threaten or try to use force against Iranians’ The nuclear programme in Iran has proven to be an internationally divisive issue. Do the countries who themselves have nuclear power and perhaps also nuclear… 22/11/2011
German giant Siemens announces nuclear exit Siemens is to quit the nuclear industry, its Chief Executive Peter Loescher has told Der Spiegel magazine. The move by the German industrial giant follows… 18/09/2011
Nuclear shutdown powers down E.ON’s outlook Energy company E.ON is the latest to post weak half-year results after the German government decided to dump nuclear power. Like its rivals, the world’s… 10/08/2011
IAEA chief visits Fukushima nuclear plant – nocomment IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano said he is optimistic that workers at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant could bring the radiation leaking reactors under… 26/07/2011
EU tightens nuclear waste disposal rules The EU has agreed tougher rules on the disposal of nuclear waste. The new pan-European plan will mean radioactive rubbish from the 27 member state bloc’s… 19/07/2011
Germany’s energy revolution How Germany gets it power is about to radically change. The Berlin government’s recent decision to unplug all nuclear power stations is creating a number of… 14/07/2011
Angry shareholders fail to close TEPCO nuclear reactors Tokyo Electric Power Company has held its first annual shareholders’ meeting since the nuclear disaster caused by the tsunami in March and it was a stormy… 28/06/2011
Italy’s hot and cold relationship with nuclear powerThe 1986 Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine played a major role in Italy disconnecting itself from nuclear power. One year later Italians voted in a referendum… 13/06/2011
Anti-nuclear rally in Paris – nocomment Three months after the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan, several hundred demonstrators and activists gathered in central Paris to voice their opposition to… 12/06/2011
Tokyo anti-nuclear demo three months after tsunami – nocomment Protesters in Tokyo held mass demonstrations on Saturday against the use of nuclear power, as Japan marked the three-month anniversary of the earthquake and… 11/06/2011
Greenpeace demonstrates against nuclear energy in Rome – nocomment Greepeace activists demonstrate by Colosseum in Rome urging Italians to vote against nuclear energy in a forthcoming referendum. 11/06/2011
Warcrimes, fisheries and E. coli Europe Weekly reviews several stories: the extradition of Ratko Mladic to The Hague, a grassroots campaign for more sustainable fishing in the North Sea, and… 03/06/2011
Screaming against nuclear plantsA Greenpeace activist holds up a banner during a protest in Istanbul against the Turkish government’s plans to build a nuclear power plant in the country… 03/06/2011
Nuclear safety within the EU U-talk gives you the chance to pose questions about issues that matter in Europe. Francesca in Italy asked: “I’m wondering if there is an EU policy on… 03/06/2011
German utility shares slump on nuclear shut down Shares of German energy producers, RWE, E.ON, Vattenfall and EnBW, declined on Monday after the announcement that Berlin is to shut all the country’s nuclear… 30/05/2011
EU agrees ‘stress tests’ for nuclear reactors After months of wrangling the EU has struck a deal on so-called ‘‘stress tests’‘ for the continent’s nuclear power plants. The bloc’s 27 separate atomic… 25/05/2011
TEPCO boss quits after huge loss The disaster at its tsunami hit Fukushima nuclear plant means Tokyo Electric Power has reported a 10.5 billion euro net loss for the fiscal year just… 20/05/2011
Nuclear Power: Italy a unique case The Fukushima disaster in Japan in March threw the spotlight on Europe’s nuclear power plants. While the EU Commission and the bloc’s 27 member states… 12/05/2011
Ukraine marks 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disasterA widow holds a portrait of her husband during a ceremony in Kiev to honour the victims of the Chernobyl accident. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin 26/04/2011
Germany commemorates workers killed in ChernobylWooden crosses to commemorate workers killed during the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 are put in the ground as part of a demonstration against nuclear… 25/04/2011
Talking about Japan, Libya and enlargement Alex Taylor hosts I talk, the new programme on Euronews where the public question Europe’s decisions makers. This week’s guest is Kristalina Georgieva, the… 07/04/2011
OPEC heads for record revenues The International Energy Agency has said it expects OPEC’s oil export revenues to hit one trillion dollars this year, that is 710 billion euros. IEA Chief… 30/03/2011
Tokyo Electric may be nationalised Tokyo Electric Power, the company at the centre of Japan’s deepening nuclear crisis, could be nationalised by the Japanese government. The National Strategy… 29/03/2011
Spotlight on France’s oldest nuclear plant Bernard Stich is the head teacher of the ‘Arc-en-Ciel’ (Rainbow) primary school. It has 180 pupils and is situated in the Alsace region of eastern France. It… 25/03/2011
One week on Japan counts the cost It is now a week since Japan was hit by the biggest earthquake ever recorded in its history. What followed is all too clear. The massive tremor triggered a… 18/03/2011
France, EU nuclear powerhouse France has by far the most nuclear power of any country in the EU, with 58 reactors in total. Chooz, in the northeast, near the border with Belgium, opened… 18/03/2011
Belgian town’s nuclear fondness Europe has its own nuclear realities to deal with. One example is in the Belgian town of Huy, in Wallonia. There are three nuclear reactors at its Tihange… 18/03/2011
Checking EU trust in nuclear power With many Europeans worried about what nuclear power might mean for their future, against the backdrop of events in Japan, euronews asked a set of questions… 18/03/2011
Bulgaria uncertain over new reactor Europe’s atomic energy anxiety finds Bulgaria hesitating over plans to get a second nuclear plant, in Belene, in the north. The government is concerned about… 17/03/2011
Anti-nuclear “die-in” protest in PhilippinesAnti-nuclear demonstrators stage a “die-in” protest outside the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant in Morong, Philippines. REUTERS/Erik de Castro 17/03/2011
Japan’s nuclear crisis sparks energy rethink The unfolding nuclear crisis in Fukushima has raised questions over the safety of atomic power, not only in Japan, but across the world. The US is the… 16/03/2011
Europe sounding nuclear alarm bells Japan’s nuclear disaster has spurred political movement in Europe. Industry experts and energy ministers have held safety talks in Brussels, convened by … 15/03/2011
UN atomic chief sees more core damage in Japan Tokyo could soon be threatened by the radiation plume from Japan’s damaged nuclear power plant, according to a US scientists’ organisation. The Union of… 15/03/2011
Iran’s foreign minister on protests and nukes The Iranian Foreign Minister, Ali Akbar Salehi, has been speaking to euronews about the uprisings in some Arabic countries and said that anti-government… 03/03/2011
Iran nuclear negotiator links scientist murder with UN After a 14-month rupture of negotiations between the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, plus Germany – known as the 5+1 – and Iran, followed… 08/12/2010
Larijani speaks on Iran’s nuclear programme “Being a nuclear power does not mean that we are going to make a bomb” Iran’s nuclear programme has worried the international community for some time and… 23/07/2010
Iran nuclear talks revived in AlmatyWorld powers are reviving stalled talks with Iran on its controversial nuclear programme, kicking off a two day meeting in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Initial… 27/02/2013
South Korea first female president urges North to drop atomic ambitionsSouth Korea’s new president Park Geun-hye has urged North Korea to abandon its nuclear ambitions, and to stop wasting its scarce resources on arms, less than… 25/02/2013
Several tanks at nuclear site ‘leaking radioactive waste’, say US officialsUS authorities say six underground storage tanks at the Hanford nuclear site in the western Washington state have been leaking radioactive waste. Earlier they… 23/02/2013
Iran defies West with new centrifuge machinesA confidential report by the UN’s nuclear watchdog the IAEA claims Iran has begun installing new generation centrifuge machines at Natanz. The International… 22/02/2013
No deal in Iran-IAEA nuclear talksTalks between UN nuclear negotiators and Iran on investigating the country’s suspected atomic weapons programme have once again failed to result in a… 14/02/2013
Roof collapses at Chernobyl nuclear power plantA roof at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant has collapsed under the weight of snow. There are no immediate radiation concerns. The Emergencies Ministry… 13/02/2013
Bulgarians back nuclear plant planBulgarians have voted in favour of a plan to build a new nuclear energy plant in the country’s first referendum since the fall of communism. But a low… 27/01/2013
Bulgaria’s referendum on powerBulgarians are voting in a referendum on whether to build a second nuclear power station. Opinion polls say the electorate are likely to say a big ‘yes’ to… 27/01/2013
South Korea calls on Pyongyang to end ‘provocations’Officials from South Korea have called on North Korea to refrain from “provocations”. This came shortly after Pyongyang said it will go ahead with a nuclear… 24/01/2013
Japan PM visits Fukushima as government pledges nuclear restartJapan’s new prime minister Shinzo Abe has visited the stricken nuclear site at Fukushima, just three days after he was sworn in. Despite strong reservations… 29/12/2012
UN nuclear inspectors “ready” to visit disputed Iran facilityUN nuclear inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) say, if allowed, they are “ready” to visit Iran’s Parchin military complex, where… 12/12/2012
Anti-nuclear demonstration in UkraineAnti-nuclear activists in the Ukraine climbed the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in protest about plans to extend the life of obsolete… 07/12/2012
Fukushima fallout weighs heavy on Japan’s electionJapan’s election campaign is underway ahead of the December 16 vote with the country’s energy needs a hot topic post-Fukushima. Such is the shadow cast by… 04/12/2012
Clinton flies to Prague for trade talksUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has flown to the Czech Republic to lobby for American know-how to be used in a major nuclear project. It’s the country’s… 04/12/2012
Japan restarts reactor despite protestsThe Japanese have begun building a huge sea wall around the world’s biggest nuclear plant in Kashiwazaki-Kariwa with the intention of restarting at least one… 13/11/2012
Large protests in Japan against controversial nuclear restartSeveral thousand Japanese protesters have gathered at various locations in Tokyo to denounce the restart of nuclear reactors. The Ohi plant in western Japan… 11/11/2012
South Korea power cuts ‘inevitable’ after nuclear shutdownTwo nuclear reactors in South Korea have been closed down because many components were not certified. The government says the shutdown at the southwestern… 05/11/2012
Oldest U.S nuclear plant on alert after SandyHurricane Sandy slowed or shut a half-dozen U.S. nuclear power plants, while the nation’s oldest facility declared a rare “alert” after the record storm surge… 30/10/2012
Iran rejects report of US nuclear talksIran has denied that it is planning to hold direct talks with America over its disputed nuclear programme. It comes after the New York Times reported that… 21/10/2012
EU announces tougher sanctions on IranThe European Union has agreed to impose new measures against Iran over its nuclear programme. In June, Tehran refused to abandon work on enriching uranium… 15/10/2012
EU nuclear plant safety must be improvedExperts say safety must be improved at almost all of Europe’s nuclear power plants. A leaked European Commission report reportedly puts the cost at around… 02/10/2012
UN Security Council wants talks with Tehran on nuclear ambitionsThe Five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany have met in New York to discuss Iran’s nuclear programme. The increased… 28/09/2012
Ahmadinejad attacks West in UN swan songIran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has addressed the United Nations General Assembly, claiming his country is under threat from what he called “uncivilised… 26/09/2012
Ahmedinejad ignores calls to temper discourseIt is his last official visit to the UN General Assembly before his second and final mandate as President runs out in 2013. And Mahmoud Ahmedinejad is… 25/09/2012
Ahmedinejad gears up for last UN addressUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomes the President of Iran to New York for the 67th annual session of the General Assembly. The occasion has ended in… 24/09/2012
Hollande speeds up Fessenheim closure timetableThe French president has said he wants to bring forward the closure date of the country’s oldest nuclear power station. Francois Hollande said Fessenheim in… 14/09/2012
Japan’s turnaround ditches nuclear by 2030sJapan’s government has performed a major U-turn on nuclear energy, saying it will stop using atomic power stations by the 2030s. All but two of Japan’s 50… 14/09/2012
Concerns at Belgium’s nuclear power plantIn Belgium a nuclear reactor at the Tihange power plant has been closed down following signs that cracks have developed in the structure. The news comes… 14/09/2012
UN nuclear watchdog censures IranIt was a display of big power unity on Iran and the country’s suspected research into atomic bombs. The 35-nation board of the International Atomic Energy… 14/09/2012
Indian activists protest against nuclear plantActivists and locals in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu are protesting against a nuclear power plant. They believe the Russian-bulit facility is… 13/09/2012
Iran opens nuclear site to Mongolian leaderIran has allowed a foreign leader to visit its main uranium enrichment site for the first time. Tsakhia Elbegdorj, the president of Mongolia, toured the… 04/09/2012
Prices warning to Belgium power firms after nuclear shutdownElectricity prices in Belgium should not be raised in the wake of a safety shutdown at a nuclear power station, the country’s Economy Minister Johan Vande… 20/08/2012
