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South Korea's ascent to the top level of nuclear nations has continued with prospective cooperation with Turkey and fresh determination to introduce reprocessing.

Orders for waste management systems and valves for new nuclear reactors under construction in China have been placed with US-based suppliers Energy Solutions and Flowserve.

Four national technical safety organizations have announced the creation of a European Nuclear Safety Training and Tutoring Institute (ENSTTI) to help strengthen European research and assessment know-how in the fields of nuclear safety and radiation protection.

The Iowa state Senate has voted in favour of allowing utility MidAmerican Energy to increase electric consumer rates so that it can study the feasibility of constructing a nuclear power plant.

The first consignment of solid high-level waste belonging to Sellafield's Japanese customers has safely arrived in Japan from the UK following a journey by ship of over six weeks. The waste arose from the reprocessing of those customers' used nuclear fuel at Sellafield.

The new guidelines for the localization of nuclear power plants in Italy were issued while the country's energy leaders attended a Paris meeting on nuclear power.

The world's second biggest uranium-exporting country has overcome a period of low ore grades and operation problems to reach production levels last seen in 2005.

The Swiss canton of Aargau has launched a consultation on its structural masterplan in preparation for a possible new reactor at the Beznau nuclear power station. Meanwhile, operators of the existing reactors are to benefit from a simulator upgrade.

Jaco Kriek has resigned as CEO of PBMR Pty Ltd. The announcement comes weeks after South African government funding for the development of the pebble bed modular reactor (PBMR) was withdrawn, leaving the company facing large-scale restructuring and cuts of 75% to its 800 staff. Kriek, who has been CEO...

Poland's largest power group, Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE), has signed a second cooperation agreement with a potential builder of the country's first nuclear power plant, this time with GE-Hitachi.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said the world must not choose between poverty and protecting the environment. With nuclear energy, he said, we can change our economies towards new forms of power generation.

India's nuclear industry is preparing for a major expansion after assuring international cooperation with a round of cooperation deals, but the limited supply of human resources in the sector remains a concern.

Belgian nuclear scientists have been given the go-ahead to build an advanced new research reactor system with a role in researching the transmutation of wastes.

The government of Canada has awarded C$20 million ($19.4 million) for the design and construction oversight for a long-term facility to manage historic low-level radioactive waste at Port Hope in Ontario.

Almost half of Americans are in favour of new nuclear power plants being built in the USA, but the majority said they are concerned about radioactive waste management, plant safety and nuclear material falling into the wrong hands, a new public opinion poll shows.

The withdrawal of its licence application yesterday marked the official end of the Yucca Mountain repository project.

A new Centre for Nuclear Energy Technology (C-NET) that will help develop nuclear industry professionals and support nuclear R&D has secured a share of a major UK government funding initiative.

Former International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general Hans Blix heads a list of distinguished figures announced by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as its International Advisory Board (IAB). Dr Blix is joined on the IAB by special adviser to France's Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique...

The Bulgarian finance minister Simeon Dyankov has said that he will not authorise a state-guaranteed loan from Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom towards the financing of constructing the Belene nuclear power plant, following last week's negotiations on the deal between the two governments...

The Russian government is welcoming anticipated talks with the European Union (EU) to negotiate a nuclear partnership agreement that would facilitate nuclear trade and exchange of knowledge on safety issues.

Progress in the UK's Generic Design Assessment program is being supported by the contracting of expert consultants for the most detailed stage of analysis. Frazer Nash's role in safety evaluation will earn it £1.8 million ($2.8 million).

Representatives from countries thinking about using nuclear power are working on the thorny problem of developing a national nuclear infrastructure with the help of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

A cabinet meeting on 10 February saw the Italian cabinet approve the nuclear law that should return nuclear energy to the country. It sets out a framework for a number of vital new-build issues, such as siting and waste management.

Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA's) proposed expansion of its nuclear power plant fleet is likely to get the backing of its board of directors after four nominees to the board expressed support for nuclear energy during a US Senate confirmation hearing.

A new waste disposal site was pitched to Utah state officials by Cedar Mountain Environmental yesterday. The facility would ease a shortage in US disposal space for low-level radioactive wastes.