A U.S. task force examining the disaster at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant expects to find ways to improve safety at the country's 104 U.S. nuclear plants but has not found any major problems in its first 30 days of work.

"To date, the task force has not identified any issues that undermine our confidence in the continued safety and emergency planning of U.S.

Japan

Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday that Japan would abandon plans to build more nuclear reactors, saying his country needed to

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Tuesday promised a radical review of the total energy policy.
The aim was to set right the distortion of a heavy reliance on nuclear power generation, he indicated at a press conference in Tokyo.

Mr.

Countries using nuclear energy must ensure their reactors are built to withstand multiple disasters after Japan's accident revealed gaps in safety standards, U.N.

China plans to improve its emergency procedures in response to potential problems that became apparent after Japan

Japanese power firm Chubu Electric on Monday agreed to shut a nuclear plant until it can be better defended against the type of massive tsunami that in March triggered the worst atomic crisis in 25 years.

The temporary shutdown of Hamaoka, which supplies power to central Japan -- home to many manufacturers including Toyota Motor Corp -- has added to concerns about power shortages following the

Beijing: Pakistan PM Yousaf Raza Gilani would arrive in Beijing next week to seek assurances on China

The All India Power Engineers' Federation (AIPEF) and the National Confederation of Officers' Associations of Central Public Sector Undertakings (NCOA) have come out strongly against the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant.

Terming it a

A Japanese power company is leaning towards closing its only nuclear plant as requested by the Prime Minister, the local media said on Sunday, as power cuts loom in the aftermath of an earthquake and tsunami that crippled another plant in the north.

Chubu Electric Power Co
could make the decision at a board meeting as early as Monday.