Chernobyl
Ukraine nuclear plant halts reactor as power fails
Apr 17, 2012 10:06 EDT
A reactor at a nuclear power station in Ukraine has been disconnected from the grid following an electrical failure but radiation levels were not elevated, authorities said on Tuesday.
Japan confirms 'safe' to restart two nuclear reactors
Apr 13, 2012 13:40 EDT
Japan on Friday confirmed it was safe to restart two offline nuclear reactors in the wake of last year's earthquake and tsunami disaster as the country faces a summer of power shortages.
Disneyland Paris turns 20, with mixed results
Apr 11, 2012 12:06 EDT
Disneyland Paris fetes its 20th anniversary Thursday, but while Mickey Mouse now draws nearly twice as many visitors as the Louvre's Mona Lisa, his fantasy park is not yet out of the financial woods.
Disneyland Paris, turning 20, touts fairy tale careers
Apr 08, 2012 17:03 EDT
Back in 1992, 21-year-old Mourad Adli won a pop-corn vendor job at the brand new Disney resort near Paris.
Japan eases Fukushima re-entry ban in some areas
Mar 31, 2012 04:07 EDT
Some former residents from the 20-kilometre (12-mile) no-go zone around Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will be allowed to visit their homes, according to reports.
Filming in Chernobyl, the 'Land of Oblivion'
Mar 31, 2012 02:54 EDT
The film had to be shot in Chernobyl. That was the sizeable challenge Michale Boganim set herself for her first feature film, the story of a young bride robbed of a husband by the 1986 nuclear disaster.
Japan to revise evacuation zones for some cities
Mar 30, 2012 15:10 EDT
Japan's government said it would revise evacuation zones for three cities located around the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, Jiji press reported on Friday.
Gorbachev calls for global court for environmental crimes
Mar 13, 2012 12:38 EDT
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev called on Tuesday for the creation of an international court to try environmental crimes, in an interview published in French daily Le Monde.
Protesters link arms around the world to decry nuclear power
Mar 11, 2012 15:54 EDT
Tens of thousands of anti-nuclear protesters across the globe called for an end to nuclear power as they marked the first anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami at Japan's Fukushima power plant.
Fears for safety at Fukushima one year on
Mar 01, 2012 11:29 EST
To some of the men who earn as little as $100 a day to work inside Japan's Fukushima Daiichi, the plant at the centre of a year-old nuclear disaster is far from safe -- despite the official line.
Fukushima contamination 'chronic and lasting': French agency
Feb 28, 2012 13:42 EST
Radioactive contamination levels from Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have fallen sharply since the accident but will be "chronic and lasting" for many years, a French watchdog said Tuesday.
Fukushima: Japan leaders feared "devil's chain
Feb 27, 2012 22:31 EST
FUKUSHIMA (Reuters) - Japan's prime minister ordered workers to remain at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear plant last March as fears mounted of a "devil's chain reaction" that would force tens of millions of people to flee Tokyo, a new investigative report shows.
Fukushima: Japan leaders feared "devil's chain reaction"
Feb 27, 2012 22:31 EST
FUKUSHIMA (Reuters) - Japan's prime minister ordered workers to remain at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear plant last March as fears mounted of a "devil's chain reaction" that would force tens of millions of people to flee Tokyo, a new investigative report shows.
Fukushima: Japan leaders feared "devil's chain reaction"
Feb 27, 2012 22:31 EST
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's prime minister ordered workers to remain at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear plant last March as fears mounted of a "devil's chain reaction" that would force tens of millions of people to flee Tokyo, a new investigative report shows.
Japan says no decision yet on Iran oil import cuts
Feb 20, 2012 17:55 EST
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's trade and foreign ministers said on Tuesday they have not yet reached an agreement with Washington on how much Tokyo will cut Iranian crude imports to win waivers from U.S. sanctions designed to starve Iran of oil revenue.
Japan says no decision yet on Iran oil import cuts
Feb 20, 2012 17:55 EST
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's trade and foreign ministers said on Tuesday they have not yet reached an agreement with Washington on how much Tokyo will cut Iranian crude imports to win waivers from U.S. sanctions designed to starve Iran of oil revenue.
Japan, U.S. near deal on Iran oil import cut
Feb 20, 2012 17:55 EST
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is close to agreement with Washington on the size of cuts refiners must make in imports of Iranian crude oil to win waivers from U.S. sanctions, two ministers said Tuesday after a media report the two sides would settle on an 11 percent cut.
Russian official hints sub may have been armed in fire
Feb 20, 2012 12:17 EST
KOMSOMOLSK-ON-AMUR, Russia (Reuters) - A senior Russian official suggested Monday an atomic-powered submarine could have been carrying nuclear weapons when it was engulfed by fire during repairs at a dockyard in December.
Analysis: U.S. nuclear industry's fate rests with Southern Co
Feb 16, 2012 18:23 EST
NEW YORK/HOUSTON (Reuters) - The future of U.S. nuclear power rests squarely on the shoulders of Atlanta-based Southern Co, which will lead the industry's effort to prove the concept of new reactor construction after a 30-year hiatus.
Analysis: US nuclear industry's fate rests with Southern Co
Feb 16, 2012 18:05 EST
NEW YORK/HOUSTON (Reuters) - The future of U.S. nuclear power rests squarely on the shoulders of Atlanta-based Southern Co, which will lead the industry's effort to prove the concept of new reactor construction after a 30-year hiatus.
