The World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2014 provides a comprehensive overview of nuclear power plant data, including information on operation, production and construction. The WNISR assesses the status of new-build programs in current nuclear countries as well as in potential newcomer countries.

With the Sendai nuclear plant in Kagoshima Prefecture poised to be restarted as early as this fall, experts and critics are pointing to flaws in the evacuation plan drawn up by prefectural authorit

Japan’s nuclear watchdog said Wednesday that two nuclear reactors in Kyushu were safe enough to switch back on, marking a major step toward restarting the country’s nuclear plants which were shutte

Safety review of all Indian NPPs was conducted by a task force of NPCIL and the expert committee of AERB

A Japanese city was on Thursday asking a court for an injunction to prevent a nuclear plant being built, in a country that remains deeply suspicious of the technology three years after Fukushima.

Liability law not an issue, says French Foreign Minister

China is moving quickly to become the first country to operate the world’s most powerful atomic reactor even as France’s nuclear regulator says communication and cooperation on safety measures with

The European Union has agreed a new law to strengthen safety standards and improve supervision of nuclear facilities in response to lessons learned from the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, the

China's operating nuclear power units enjoy a relatively good safety record, and the quality of the units under construction has been well controlled, said the head of China's nuclear watchdog on W

The government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said there was “no change at all” in its plan to restart nuclear reactors if they are confirmed safe, despite a ruling by a court in Fukui Prefecture.

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