Greenpeace blasts Swiss nuclear power over Russian fuel
Environmental group Greenpeace sharply criticised Swiss power stations Tuesday for using nuclear fuel from a Russian reprocessing centre at Mayak, claiming it was one of the world's most polluted.
The race for rare earths
Amidst the latest flare-up in the centuries-old Sino-Japanese spat, Beijing made an unexpected move last month when it halted exports of a little-known commodity group, "rare earth metals," to Japan.
Pakistan steps up nuclear construction
Pakistan appears to have stepped up construction of a new atomic reactor that could help the country produce easier-to-deliver nuclear weapons, a US research institute said.
Bulgaria to Start Exporting Electricity to Turkey Once Again
Bulgaria should be able to start exporting electricity to Turkey end of October, the energy ministers of the two countries agreed in Sofia.
Latvian Courts Harmony
Latvia’s Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis is seeking a cooperation deal with an opposition party backed by the country’s large Russian-speaking minority in a bid to broaden his government’s support base after a strong election win.
Russia, Ukraine to set up consortium to produce equipment for nuclear power plants
Ukraine's nuclear power plant state operator Energoatom and Russia's Atomenergomash, controlled by the state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom, have reached an agreement to set up a consortium to launch local production of equipment for nuclear power plants.
Russian gas, oil companies to tap Turkmen offshore deposits
Russian gas producer Itera and oil company Zarubezhneft have planned to jointly explore offshore sites in the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea until 2012, said Itera Board Chairman Igor Makarov on Monday.
Kazakhstan offers mining opportunities
Opportunities are opening for Australian companies in Kazakhstan's mining industry.
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