Steven Chu announces plans to offer loan guarantees for nuclear firms and step-up clean coal research
UK's latest nuclear consortium announces plans to invest £20bn in four new nuclear reactors capable of generating 6GW of power
French energy giant says it could work with partners to build new generation of low carbon nuclear reactors
Canadian province on track to phase out coal-fired power plants by 2014, replacing them with a mix of nuclear, gas and renewables
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Reports claim process to auction off three new sites for nuclear reactors to get underway within a fortnight
Nuclear operator claim plans for four new reactors need to be accelerated
Lawyers claim court action could delay government's plans for a new generation of nuclear reactors "by a year or more"