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Japan's new industry minister Yuko Obuchi visited the disaster-stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant, days after assuming her new post.

Japanese Prime Minister may have hoped that a 40-year-old mother-of-two with impeccable political pedigree might prove the acceptable face of nuclear power.

Australia's prime minister is due to sign a deal allowing nuclear fuel exports to energy-hungry India.

The United States imposed new sanctions Friday on networks linked to Iran, stepping up pressure over Tehran's nuclear program.

Kazakhstan and Canada have exchanged documents on peaceful use of nuclear power.

President of Iran Hassan Rouhani is coming to Kazakhstan on his first official visit.

EDF Energy said on Monday it had decided to shut down four nuclear reactors at two plants in northern England as a precaution.

May 29 RosAtom and KazAtomProm signed an MoU on cooperation to construct a nuclear power plant relying on Russia-made pressurized-water reactors capable of 300-1200 megawatt.

Kazakhstan is in the 80th place in the ranking by conventional military strength according to the Global Firepower Index.

An independent legal panel called for criminal charges to be brought against three former executives of the Fukushima nuclear plant operator for their role in the 2011 atomic disaster.

Iran and world powers gave themselves four more months to negotiate a historic nuclear deal after failing to close major gaps in marathon talks in Vienna.

US Secretary of State John Kerry was to meet again Monday with his Iranian counterpart seeking to narrow serious gaps blocking a historic nuclear deal with a deadline just days away.

Tropical storm Neoguri churned toward the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant on Japan's east coast after leaving several people dead and causing havoc in other parts of the country.

Toshiba's US unit is nearing a deal estimated at almost $5 billion to build a nuclear reactor in Bulgaria, a report said Thursday, as Japanese firms eye atomic contracts overseas after the Fukushima crisis erased demand at home.

Kazakhstan and the USA agreed to deepen cooperation in energy and nuclear safety.

Nazarbayev has called upon North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons.

A Japanese cabinet minister apologised after appearing to suggest people in nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima could be persuaded to put up with contaminated waste if the government threw cash at them.

Iran and world powers' high-stakes nuclear talks enter a critical fifth round in Vienna on Monday, with both sides still far apart on crucial issues five weeks before a deadline for a deal.

Japan on Monday started work on an underground ice wall at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, freezing the soil under broken reactors to slow the build-up of radioactive water, officials said.

Technical features of the reactor will be defined within the nearest half a year: Head of RoasAtom.
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