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Framatome Launches $50 Million Expansion at Lynchburg Facility
Apr 26, 2024 (SPX)
"Today's groundbreaking embodies the heart of Framatome's vision of high-performing people and technologies for safe and competitive nuclear power plants in the...
'Everyone's afraid': Ukraine power plant workers fear fresh strikes
Apr 23, 2024 (AFP)
Oleksandr, the 51-year-old production manager at the facility, said it had already been damaged by Russian attacks but noted a worrying difference in damage aft...
IDTechEx Discusses the Role of Small Modular Reactors in Future Energy Systems
Apr 23, 2024 (SPX)
IDTechEx's latest market report, "Nuclear Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) 2023-2043", projects significant growth for these reactors, predicting a notable rise in...
Framatome advances industrial production of new high-density nuclear fuel in Europe
Apr 22, 2024 (SPX)
The creation of the U-Mo fuel involved Framatome CERCA's Research and Innovation Laboratory (CRIL) and TUM, who together developed the manufacturing steps neede...
Framatome and KHNP explore medical isotope production at South Korea
Apr 19, 2024 (SPX)
The companies will conduct a joint technical assessment using Framatome's proprietary isotope production technology, already operational at Canada's Bruce Power...
Framatome secures multi-billion euro contracts for Sizewell C nuclear project
Apr 16, 2024 (SPX)
This significant financial commitment is pivotal for the upcoming construction of two European Pressurized Reactors (EPRs) located on the scenic Suffolk coast, ...
Ukraine starts building first US-design nuclear reactors
Apr 13, 2024 (AFP)
Workers at Khmelnytskyi nuclear power station on Thursday poured a symbolic cubic metre of concrete for the reactors, which will use US technology and fuel, as ...
IAEA warns that attacks on Ukraine plant mark new risks in war
Apr 11, 2024 (AFP)
The attacks "marked a major escalation of the nuclear safety and security dangers in Ukraine," Rafael Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) sa...
IAEA to meet on nuclear plant targeted in Ukraine conflict
Apr 09, 2024 (AFP)
The agency said Tuesday it had been informed of a new "attack" on the site in southern Ukraine that was occupied by Russian forces just after they launched thei...
Kyiv, Moscow trade accusations of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant attacks
Apr 08, 2024 (AFP)
The plant in southern Ukraine, Europe's largest nuclear facility, has been under the control of Russian forces since the first days of the military offensive in...
Russia-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant damaged in drone attack
Apr 08, 2024 (UPI)
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Europe's largest nuclear facility, has been occupied by Russian forces since early in the war and has repeatledy come unde...
US nuclear industry upbeat on small reactors, despite setback
Apr 07, 2024 (AFP)
Late last year, the US energy company NuScale announced it was pulling the plug on a small modular reactor (SMR) project in the western state of Idaho. The proj...
Russia says Ukraine drone hit Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Apr 07, 2024 (AFP)
The Zaporizhzhia atomic plant, Europe's largest, has been occupied by Russian forces since the start of their 2022 Ukraine offensive. "The Ukrainian Armed Force...
France eyes spent uranium plant to bypass Russia: ministry
Mar 29, 2024 (AFP)
The only plant in the world that currently converts reprocessed uranium for use in nuclear power plants is in Russia. "The option of carrying out an industrial ...
GE Vernova and UK Industry Explore Small Modular Reactor Deployment at Sheffield Conference
Mar 22, 2024 (SPX)
The event featured notable guest speakers, including South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard and representatives from the Nuclear Industry Association and Synthos ...
Russian strike severs power line to Ukraine nuclear plant
Mar 22, 2024 (AFP)
"The enemy is now carrying out the largest attack on the Ukrainian energy industry in recent times," Energy Minister German Galushchenko said on Facebook, addin...
Future nuclear power reactors could rely on molten salts - but what about corrosion?
Mar 22, 2024 (SPX)
For decades, researchers have been working on designs for both fission and fusion nuclear reactors using molten salts as fuels or coolants. While those designs ...
Harnessing Advanced Nuclear Fuels for Global Energy Sustainability: The Journey of Ericmoore Jossou at MIT
Mar 21, 2024 (SPX)
Because of the energy crisis, "I told myself I was going to find myself in a career that allows me to develop energy technologies that can easily be scaled to m...
Nuclear's EU comeback on show at Brussels summit
Mar 21, 2024 (AFP)
Gone are the days when Berlin's anti-nuclear stance set the tone: in the past two years atomic pioneer France has been spearheading a drive to establish nuclear...
Orano secures uranium enrichment services deal with CEZ
Mar 09, 2024 (SPX)
This deal follows a major long-term agreement for conversion and enrichment services with CEZ in late 2023, targeting the Temelin nuclear facility. This latest ...
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