Bulgaria may consider closing its sole existing nuclear power plant, Kozloduy, if Bulgarians vote against the development of nuclear energy in the country in an upcoming referendum, a Russian paper has claimed.

• October 26, 2012

Australia reversing a decades-long ban on uranium mining has cheered the industry in India and is set to provide a fresh fillip to relations between the two countries.

• October 23, 2012

Belarus plans to import 5 billion kilowatt hours of electricity from Russia in 2013, Belarusian Energy Minister Alexander Ozerets said at a press conference in Minsk Friday. "The electricity balance with Russia has been entirely agreed. We are looking at deliveries of 5 kilowatt hours from Russia, of which 3 billion kilowatt hours is guaranteed import and 2 billion can be purchased within the balance if it is economically sound," Ozerets said.

• October 22, 2012

Azerbaijani gas supply to Turkey, suspended because of an explosion on the South Caucasus gas pipeline (Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum) is resumed, IHA agency quotes Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yildiz as saying on Wednesday.

• October 20, 2012

The U.S. very much appreciates Azerbaijan's contribution to support the global community in its efforts to ensure that Iran is not developing nuclear weapons, Deputy U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Adam Sterling said during his speech at the International Conference "Role of Azerbaijan-U.S. cooperation on ensuring peace and security in the region" in Baku on Friday.

• October 19, 2012

Nuclear envoys from South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed on Wednesday to closely cooperate on North Korean nuclear issues, foreign ministry officials here said.

• October 17, 2012

Kazakhstan has announced the signing of a new regional agreement on the transit of goods. Kazakh Ambassador to Azerbaijan Serik Primbetov has stated that Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Turkey are preparing an agreement on the transit of goods by rail via the being built route of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars.

• October 17, 2012

Visiting Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Tuesday said that her government had changed its policy and was willing to start negotiations on selling uranium to India.

• October 16, 2012