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The functioning unit of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station

Nuclear power after Fukushima: Facts and figures

Nuclear power promises clean energy for developing countries. Dave Elliott charts its progress and prospects after the accident at Fukushima.

28 September 2011 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

Gulf of Aqaba

The nuclear power plans that have survived Fukushima

SciDev.Net reporters from around the world tell us which countries are set on developing nuclear energy despite the Fukushima accident.

28 September 2011 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

Daya Bay nuclear power plant

China urged to take technological risk more seriously

The recent nuclear scare in Japan has reinforced pressure in China to raise its awareness of the risks of new technologies. Li Jiao reports.

12 August 2011 | EN | 中文

An aerial view of South Africa's Koeberg nuclear power station

A shopping list for nuclear energy skills

What do a country's universities need to support a large-scale nuclear industry? One group in South Africa is trying to find out.

27 November 2009 | EN

Climate change's tech transfer challenge

Getting the right technology into poor countries is crucial for fighting climate change but how should we go about it? T. V. Padma investigates.

5 November 2009 | EN | 中文

A community solar power project near Abbottabad in Pakistan

Powering up: Pakistan's push for renewable energy

Despite Pakistan's stance that mainstreaming renewable energy should be a priority, much remains to be done, reports Syed Fareed Hussain.

6 June 2007 | EN

The IAEA's work in developing nations includes helping Ghana develop disease resistant cocoa trees.

Not just weapons: nuclear science for development

Over the past decade, the UN's nuclear energy regulator has helped over 90 developing countries reap the benefits of safe radiation-based technology, reports Marilyn Smith.

12 April 2006 | EN

Workers at a nuclear reactor in China

Asia's nuclear boom

Gong Yidong and Dennis Normile report on the growing number of nuclear power plants in Asia, from Korea to China.

Source: Science

19 August 2005 | EN | 中文