July, 2007

24 Jul (NucNet): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is sending specialists to examine the condition of Japan’s Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant, which was hit by an earthquake just over one week ago. ...read more

23 Jul (NucNet): The UK government today launched a series of nationwide consultative events about the country’s future energy needs, including the role of nuclear power. ...read more

23 Jul (NucNet): Westinghouse Electric said today it has signed an agreement to buy IST Nuclear (ISTN), a provider of services and systems for South Africa’s Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR). ...read more

23 Jul (NucNet): Constellation Energy of the US and Electricite de France (EDF) are forming a nuclear holding company to develop, own and operate new nuclear power plants in the US and Canada. ...read more

18 Jul (NucNet): The head of Vattenfall Europe, Klaus Rauscher, has resigned in the wake of criticism over the way the company provided information about unplanned shut-downs at its Brunsbuettel and Kruemmel nuclear plants in north Germany. ...read more

18 Jul (NucNet): Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) has confirmed that the estimated radioactivity discharged into the sea from unit 6 of the Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant following an earthquake on Monday, was 90 kilobequerels (kBq), which...

17 Jul (NucNet): There was no environmental impact as a result of yesterday’s automatic shut-down of three units at Japan’s Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant following an earthquake. ...read more

11 Jul (NucNet): The latest in a series of reports under the US Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) says widespread development and deployment of alternatives to fossil fuels will be needed over the next century, including nuclear, to stabilise greenhouse...