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Canada's natural resources minister has approved Ontario Power Generation's (OPG) plans for four new reactors at the Darlington nuclear power plant near Toronto, saying the project is not likely to cause adverse environmental impact.

Work to assemble the giant arched structure that will protect the Chernobyl unit 4 and enable its dismantling has officially begun on the 26th anniversary of the accident

A final peer review report into stress tests carried out on European nuclear plants highlights four main areas for improvement to be explored across Europe.

Armenian government officials have told the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that they are planning to go ahead with construction of a new nuclear power plant.

Bulgaria's Cabinet decided in principle to construct a new reactor unit at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant on the Danube river, a statement confirmed.

A new 650-MW reactor PWR began commercial operation in China April 8, 60 days ahead of schedule, plant owner China National Nuclear Corp.

French nuclear safety authority (ASN) has classified a small fire and a leak in the reactor building of unit 2 at the Penly nuclear power station a level-1 event on the International Nuclear Event Scale (INES).

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has given the green light for combined construction and operating licences (COLs) to be issued for two new nuclear units at the Virgil C Summer nuclear power plant in South Carolina.

E.ON and RWE have announced they will not be going ahead with plans to build nuclear power plants in the UK. Nevertheless, the nuclear sector and the Government remain optimistic

India is pushing ahead with plans to increase its nuclear energy generation capacity to 62,000 megawatts by 2032, up from 4,391 MW, the country's prime minister said.