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GE Vernova advances SMR technology in the UK through strategic MoUs
Sep 15, 2024 (SPX)
The collaboration with Aecon, a construction services provider for Ontario Power Generation's Darlington New Nuclear Project, and AtkinsRealis, the project's ar...
South Korea approves building two nuclear reactors
Sep 12, 2024 (AFP)
The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission approved permits to build the Shin Hanul 3 and 4 reactors after it "confirmed the safety" of the project in southeast...
Power struggle: Serbia eyes nuclear energy to fuel future
Sep 11, 2024 (AFP)
For decades, the research reactor and the surrounding facility have been stuck in another era. But a new push to revitalise Serbia's stalled nuclear energy sect...
Czechs to pick small nuclear reactor year's end
Sep 10, 2024 (AFP)
The company is choosing between US giant Westinghouse, the US-Japanese grouping GE Hitachi and Britain's Rolls-Royce, CEZ spokesman Ladislav Kriz told AFP. Fran...
New French nuclear reactor resumes operations
Sep 07, 2024 (AFP)
The European Pressurised Reactor (EPR) in Flamanville, Normandy -- supposed to be the model for a new generation of nuclear plants pushed by President Emmanuel ...
UN nuclear chief in Russia reiterates safety concerns
Sep 06, 2024 (AFP)
He has already issued warnings over the situation at both the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and the Kursk power plant, near to where Kyiv ha...
Oil power UAE completes Arab world's first nuclear plant
Sep 05, 2024 (AFP)
Abu Dhabi's Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant will produce 40 terawatt-hours of electricity annually after its fourth and final reactor has entered commercial operat...
New French nuclear reactor enters automatic shutdown
Sep 05, 2024 (AFP)
The European Pressurised Reactor (EPR) in Flamanville, Normandy is going through a "long and complex startup process requiring many trials and tests, and that c...
Assorted, distinctive behavior of molten uranium salt revealed by neutrons
Sep 05, 2024 (SPX)
"This is a first critical step in enabling good predictive models for the design of future reactors," said ORNL's Santanu Roy, who co-led the study. "A better a...
UN nuclear head says discussed Kursk plant safety with Zelensky
Sep 03, 2024 (AFP)
Ukraine sent thousands of troops into the Kursk region on 6 August, triggering fighting less than 50 kilometres (30 miles) away from the nuclear plant. Grossi, ...
Framatome Gains U.S. Approval to Transport Higher Enriched Nuclear Fuel
Aug 30, 2024 (SPX)
"This is a major step toward our commitment to be reload ready with higher enriched and higher burnup fuel by 2027 for the current nuclear fleet," said Lionel G...
UN nuclear head at Russian plant warns over fighting
Aug 27, 2024 (AFP)
Grossi said his tour enabled him to "look at the most important parts" of the plant, which is less than 50 kilometres (30 miles) from fighting between Russian a...
EDF, Westinghouse protest S.Korean rival's Czech nuclear deal
Aug 27, 2024 (AFP)
Last month, the Czech authorities announced KHNP beat EDF to win a tender to build two nuclear units at the Dukovany power plant, after Westinghouse's bid was r...
UN nuclear head to visit Russian plant near fighting
Aug 27, 2024 (AFP)
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has repeatedly warned of the dangers of fighting around nuclear plants following Russia's full-scale military offe...
Putin 'very rational', says ex-Iraq weapons inspector Blix
Aug 24, 2024 (AFP)
The Kremlin leader is "very rational" and "knows what he's doing", said the former Swedish foreign minister, who repeatedly insisted that Iraq was not developin...
Kenya aims to build nuclear power plant by 2034: minister
Aug 22, 2024 (AFP)
The plant is to be located on the Indian Ocean coast and has already raised objections among activists and local residents over safety and environmental concern...
UN nuclear agency head to visit Russia's Kursk plant next week
Aug 22, 2024 (AFP)
"We can confirm (it's planned for) next week," a spokesperson for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said, without giving further details. The UN nuc...
Putin accuses Ukraine of trying to attack Kursk nuclear plant
Aug 22, 2024 (AFP)
Moscow meanwhile said it was gaining ground in east Ukraine, while Russian officials accused Kyiv of attacking and sinking a cargo ship moored at a port near th...
China green-lights 11 new reactors in nuclear push
Aug 20, 2024 (AFP)
Premier Li Qiang presided over a State Council executive meeting on Monday that gave the green light to the projects, state news agency Xinhua said. China Natio...
Safety 'deteriorating' at Ukraine nuclear plant: UN watchdog
Aug 17, 2024 (AFP)
Earlier on Saturday, Russia accused Ukraine of dropping an explosive charge on a road near the occupied plant in southern Ukraine. The plant, which was seized b...
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