Rising energy and environmental costs may prevent nuclear power from being a sustainable alternative energy source in the fight against global warming, according to a study in the April 1 issue of ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology, a semi-monthly journal.

A new computer simulation has revealed a self-healing behavior in a common ceramic that may lead to development of radiation-resistant materials for nuclear power plants and waste storage.

President Bush says Iran has the right to have civilian nuclear power as long fuel for its reactors is provided by an outside source. Otherwise, Mr. Bush said he does not trust the Iranian government to develop nuclear power solely for peaceful purposes.

President Bush says Iran has the right to have civilian nuclear power as long fuel for its reactors is provided by an outside source. Otherwise, Mr. Bush said he does not trust the Iranian government to develop nuclear power solely for peaceful purposes.

New solutions to the ancient problem of maintaining a fresh water supply is discussed in a special issue of the Inderscience publication International Journal of Nuclear Desalination.

President Hosni Mubarak says Egypt is to build several nuclear power stations, relaunching a nuclear program frozen more than 20 years ago.

Nuclear power´s prominence as a major energy source will continue over the next several decades, according to new projections made by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which has just published a new report, Energy, Electricity and Nuclear Power for the period up to 2030.

India's prime minister said the country should not lag behind in the nuclear power sector, and should become a full-fledged participant of international trade in reactors and uranium.

Jordan's King ordered to speed up in implementing the country's nascent nuclear power program in a bid to cut energy imports.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said India is committed to atomic power after his communist allies threatened to withdraw support to the ruling coalition because of a nuclear accord with the U.S., Bloomberg reported.

Israel is considering plans to build a nuclear power station in its southern Negev desert, Infrastructure Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer said. Israel Army Radio quoted Infrastructure Minister Binyamin Ben-Elizer as saying he has the support of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and that the plan would be considered in coming months.