World news about “Nuclear Energy” published by euronews.
Protesters greet UN nuclear inspectors in Iran UN nuclear inspectors have been kept away from a student protest as they landed in Tehran hoping to shed light on Iran’s nuclear programme. Demonstrators… 29/01/2012
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 seeks support against Western sanctionsIran’s President has embarked on a trip to Latin America to seek support against tough new Western sanctions on the Islamic state.. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will… 08/01/2012
Iran dismisses threat of EU oil sanctionsIran is not worried by EU moves to ban its oil imports and insists it will survive them as it has other Western sanctions. Those comments were made by… 05/01/2012
French nuclear industry needs huge safety upgradeA French nuclear safety watchdog says tens of billions of euros need to be spent to improve security at the country’s nuclear installations. It describes the… 03/01/2012
Iran claims nuclear fuel successIran says it has successfully produced and tested fuel rods for use in its nuclear power plants in defiance of international demands that it halt sensitive… 01/01/2012
North Korea ‘to suspend uranium enrichment’North Korea has agreed to suspend its enrichment of uranium for nuclear weapons, according to unconfirmed South Korean news reports. Two reports quote… 17/12/2011
Back in the day: Andrei Sakharov is released from exileDecember 19, 1986 Soviet nuclear physicist and political dissident Andrei Sakharov is released from exile in Gorky, along with his wife, Yelena Bonner. As a… 16/12/2011
Greenpeace raid on French nuclear plants endsTwo more Greenpeace activists have been arrested by the French authorities after breaking into the grounds of a nuclear reactor in the southern town of… 06/12/2011
Greenpeace breaks into French nuclear sitesGreenpeace activists have caused a major embarrassment to the French government by breaking into several nuclear sites. They filmed themselves inside one of… 05/12/2011
EU considers oil sanction against IranThe EU is considering a possible oil embargo against Iran over its nuclear programme. It was one of a raft of sanctions discussed by the bloc’s foreign… 01/12/2011
Explosion rocks Iranian city of Isfahan: reportAn Iranian news agency report says there has been an explosion in the city of Isfahan. A noise said to sound like a blast was heard but Iranian security… 29/11/2011
Greenpeace disrupt ‘nuclear’ train journeyGeenpeace activists have been continuing their protest against a train carrying radioactive waste. It set off from Normandy in France on Wednesday carrying… 27/11/2011
Anti nuclear demonstrators protest in northern GermanyIn northern Germany demonstrators have been trying to halt the progress of a train carrying nuclear waste. Police have been forced to clear the rail tracks… 26/11/2011
German police and protesters clash over ‘nuclear train’Anti-nuclear protesters in Germany have been continuing their attempts to disrupt the journey of a train carrying radioactive waste. Police in riot gear… 26/11/2011
Protest-hit ‘Nuclear train’ enters GermanyA train carrying radioactive nuclear waste has resumed its journey to a storage site in Germany, after crossing the French border. Anti-nuclear protesters… 25/11/2011
Nuclear waste train prompts protestsClashes bewteen police and anti-nuclear protesters broke out on Thursday night in the north German town of Metzingen. The trouble started just hours before a… 25/11/2011
Germany tries to head off nuclear waste protestsAnti-nuclear activists are getting mobilised in Germany as authorities prepare to receive a consignment of nuclear waste from France. Some 200-300… 24/11/2011
Nuclear waste train trundles homeA controversial rail consignment of nuclear waste headed for Germany through France has continued on its way without further interruptions from… 24/11/2011
Last toxic train triggers a violent farewellIt may have been the last shipment of nuclear waste between France and German but that did not diminish protesters’ anger. French police used teargas and… 23/11/2011
Greens slam EU nuclear safety testingHow safe are Europe’s nuclear power plants? The European Commission is due to present an authoritative answer this Thursday. It will be based on EU-wide… 23/11/2011
Protesters target nuclear waste train in FranceDemonstrators in France have clashed with police on the day a train carrying nuclear waste is due to set off from Valognes. Reports claim as many as 400… 23/11/2011
Activists protest over French ‘nuclear train’Anti-nuclear activists are protesting as a train carrying highly radioactive waste prepares to cross France en route to a German storage… 22/11/2011
Iran nuclear standoff galvanisedA frightening confirmation came recently that Iran has been working on a nuclear weapon, according to a report published by the International Atomic Energy… 22/11/2011
Analysis: Iran ‘divided’ over Western pressureThere was a chain of events that led up to the publication of the IAEA report on Iran. From the allegations about an Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi… 22/11/2011
Pressure grows on Iran over its nuclear programmeA new resolution has been passed at the UN nuclear watchdog, voicing “increasing concern” about Iran’s nuclear programme. The US has seized on the… 19/11/2011
IAEA voices “increasing concern” about IranA new resolution has been passed at the UN nuclear watchdog, voicing “increasing concern” about Iran’s nuclear programme. The US has seized on the… 18/11/2011
Iran says blast at military base was ‘caused by Israel’Iran’s Supreme Leader has attended the joint funerals of 17 soldiers killed in an explosion at a Revolutionary Guards arms depot. Among the dead was the man… 14/11/2011
Iran buries missile chief killed in depot blastIran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has attended the joint funerals of 17 soldiers killed in an explosion at a Revolutionary Guards arms depot… 14/11/2011
Improved Fukushima lets the cameras inThe company behind Japan’s notorious Fukushima nuclear power plant has invited the cameras in. It is all part of a move to improve the plant’s image by… 11/11/2011
Prison sentence for spying on GreenpeaceIn France two employees of energy giant EDF have been jailed for spying on Greenpeace campaigners. The firm was also fined 1.5m euros. The court found… 11/11/2011
Iran warns Israel on military actionIran’s Supreme Leader has warned Israel against attacking his country. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said they should not try to launch any military attacks on… 10/11/2011
Russia opposes new sanctions on IranIran has dismissed a new report by the UN’s atomic watchdog which claims its developing nuclear weapons. The International Atomic Energy Agency says Tehran… 09/11/2011
IAEA report raises Iran nuclear arms fearsThe United States says it will push for more sanctions against Iran after a report from the UN’s nuclear watchdog said Tehran had worked on developing nuclear… 09/11/2011
Iran worked on nuclear weapons – IAEAThe United Nation’s nuclear watchdog says Iran has worked on developing a nuclear weapon and on research and testing for such arms. And, in its most… 08/11/2011
Iran worries boost oil pricesThe price of Brent crude oil rose over one percent on Tuesday around $116 a barrel. Traders pointed to concerns about the escalating dispute over Iran’s… 08/11/2011
IAEA report points to Iranian nuclear warheadsA much publicised United Nations nuclear energy report to be published this week is expected to support suspicions Iran is pursuing a nuclear weapons… 08/11/2011
Russia says Iran airstrike would be a ‘mistake’Russia has stepped into the increasingly tense atmosphere in Israeli-US-Iranian relations by warning any airstrikes on the Islamic Republic would be a… 07/11/2011
Shimon Peres: military option against Iran closerThe military option against Iran is drawing closer. Those are the words from the Israeli President in a TV interview, amid a raging debate about talk of an… 06/11/2011
Japanese govt approves Tepco bailout planJapan’s beleaguered atomic energy firm Tepco is set to receive an eight-billion-euro bailout. The government funding follows approval of its business… 04/11/2011
Iran warns US against ‘collision course’ over nuclear programmeTehran has stepped up its attacks on the United States, amid speculation that Washington may accelerate plans for missile strikes against Iran’s nuclear… 03/11/2011
Britain keeps open military options on IranBritain is reportedly keeping its options open over military action against Iran. The Guardian newspaper claims Royal Naval commanders have been stepping… 03/11/2011
Protesters block access to UK nuclear siteAn anti-nuclear protest has taken place outside the UK’s Hinkley Point power station. The French company EDF plans to build two new reactors at the plant… 03/10/2011
Back in the Day: CERN goes atomicOn September 29, 1954, CERN was officially launched. The new European Organisation for Nuclear Research replaced a temporary body that had been in place for… 28/09/2011
Thousands protest in Japan against nuclear powerA large demonstration has taken place in Tokyo calling for an end to nuclear energy in Japan, just over six months after the earthquake and tsunami that… 19/09/2011
French nuclear blast forces rethinkMonday’s blast at the Marcoule nuclear site in the south a France has once again sparked a debate about the safety of Europe’s energy facilities. French… 13/09/2011
Deadly explosion at French nuclear siteThe French are describing an explosion at a nuclear waste treatment plant as an industrial rather than nuclear accident, and insist there is no danger to the… 12/09/2011
IAEA issues Iran warning as Bushehr opensAs Iran celebrates with ceremony the entry into service of its first, Russian-built nuclear reactor, UN atomic watchdog the IAEA has said it is “increasingly… 12/09/2011
Iran due to inaugurate first nuclear power plantIran’s first nuclear power plant is due to be officially inaugurated today amid ongoing concern about the country’s nuclear ambitions. Some are also… 11/09/2011
EU unveils new energy strategy to end gas cutsThe EU has unveiled a new energy strategy it says will help it avoid possible shortages arising from gas disputes between Russia and Ukraine. Europe imports… 08/09/2011
Iran begins producing nuclear powerIran has announced its first nuclear power plant at Bushehr has been connected to the national electricity grid. Tehran says it is now contributing around… 04/09/2011
Nuclear watchdog “increasingly concerned” about IranThe UN nuclear watchdog is said to be voicing “increasing concern” about the possibility of Iran developing nuclear energy for military purposes. Several… 02/09/2011
Iran salutes Russian push to restart nuclear talksRussia’s bid to revive nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers has been welcomed by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. But Iran’s president, who met top Russian… 16/08/2011
Japan ponders future free of nuclear dependenceThe head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog says the world will continue to generate more, not less, nuclear power – despite the disaster at Fukushima. Yukiya… 26/07/2011
Nuclear demand to rise despite Fukushima -IAEA chiefDemand for nuclear power will continue to grow in the world despite Japan’s Fukushima crisis, according to the head of the UN’s atomic watchdog. Yukiya… 26/07/2011
Iran installs new enrichment machinesFrance has condemned Iran after is said it was installing new nuclear centrifuges. Paris says the new machines undermine Tehran’s claims it wants the… 20/07/2011
Concerns grow in Japan over reactor safety testsJapan’s government has confirmed that the country’s out-of-action nuclear reactors could be turned on again, if they pass post-Fukushima safety tests. But… 11/07/2011
