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Ukraine to build 4 nuclear reactors as war hits power supply
Jan 29, 2024 (AFP)
Energy Minister German Galushchenko said in televised comments that all four new reactors would be at the Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant in western Ukraine, e...
Putin gives go-ahead to new nuclear icebreaker
Jan 26, 2024 (AFP)
Under Western sanctions for its Ukraine offensive, Russia is hoping to rely on the Northern Sea Route -- a shipping lane that traverses the Arctic Ocean -- to e...
GE Hitachi receives UK government grant for nuclear energy development
Jan 26, 2024 (SPX)
Andrew Bowie, Minister for Nuclear, emphasized the importance of this initiative, stating, "The biggest expansion of nuclear power for 70 years is underway in t...
Commercial advanced nuclear fuel arrives in Idaho for testing
Jan 26, 2024 (SPX)
In December, INL received 25 experimental fuel rods irradiated in the reactor core of a commercial reactor. The fuel rods were developed and manufactured by Wes...
Framatome and NCBJ Sign MOU to Advance Nuclear Technology Education in Poland
Jan 25, 2024 (SPX)
Elisabeth Terrail, Executive Vice President Human Resources at Framatome, expressed the company's enthusiasm for this partnership: "Framatome is delighted to si...
UK govt to plough extra 1.3bn pounds into nuclear plant
Jan 23, 2024 (AFP)
The announcement from the Depaartment for Energy Security and Net Zero late on Monday takes the level of state funding for the project in eastern England to mor...
EDF says Hinkley Point C startup delayed, to cost more
Jan 23, 2024 (AFP)
In a "re-evaluation of the schedule and costs", EDF judged that the Unit 1 reactor at Hinkley Point C would become operational between 2029 and 2031, rather tha...
Mines 'back in place' at Ukraine nuclear power plant: IAEA
Jan 19, 2024 (AFP)
Europe's largest nuclear facility fell to Russian forces shortly after the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and Kyiv and Moscow have repeatedly accused eac...
Innovative use of antineutrinos in monitoring nuclear reactors for non-proliferation
Jan 18, 2024 (SPX)
Antineutrinos are elusive particles generated in vast quantities during nuclear fission, the process that fuels nuclear reactors. "Antineutrinos are particles w...
Uranium Energy Corp to Resume Uranium Production in Wyoming's Powder River Basin
Jan 17, 2024 (SPX)
The Christensen Ranch ISR operations, known for their prior production capabilities, are fully permitted and stand ready to contribute once again to the uranium...
UK unveils plans for 'biggest nuclear power expansion in 70 years'
Jan 11, 2024 (AFP)
The Civil Nuclear Roadmap includes exploring the construction of a major new power station, GBP300 million ($382 million) of investment to produce an advanced u...
Three-metre tsunami recorded at Japan nuclear plant after quake
Jan 10, 2024 (AFP)
The revelation served as a reminder of the risks associated with nuclear power in Japan 13 years after a tsunami wrecked the Fukushima facility in one of the wo...
Jeumont Electric joins forces with Framatome and Naval Group
Jan 10, 2024 (SPX)
Bernard Fontana, CEO of Framatome, emphasized the significance of this acquisition: "Jeumont Electric is a strategic supplier to the nuclear industry and has re...
EDF to invest 1.3 bn in UK nuclear power stations
Jan 09, 2024 (AFP)
The investment would take the total invested to nearly GBP9 billion since 2009 when it acquired the facilities, it said in a statement, adding that it also plan...
UK announces Europe's first high-tech uranium fuel plant
Jan 07, 2024 (AFP)
The UK government said it would invest GBP300 million ($382 million) building a high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) programme that would help "displace" Mos...
France to build 'beyond' planned six new nuclear plants
Jan 07, 2024 (AFP)
A draft law set to be presented soon recognises that "we will need nuclear power beyond the six first European Pressurised Reactors" (EPRs) announced by Preside...
UN access at Ukraine nuclear plant curbed for safety: Russia
Jan 05, 2024 (AFP)
Officials from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have been on the ground monitoring the plant since September 2022, six months after it was captured...
IAEA says blocked from some Zaporizhzhia reactor halls
Jan 03, 2024 (AFP)
The nuclear plant has been at the centre of fighting since it was captured by Russian forces in 2022, and both sides have accused each other of compromising its...
World's first Gen 4 nuclear plant marks a new era in nuclear technology
Dec 27, 2023 (SPX)
The HTR-PM project leverages the high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) technology, globally recognized as fourth-generation nuclear power. This technology,...
France pushes nuclear energy, raising German hackles
Dec 19, 2023 (AFP)
"We rather believe that this is an expensive experiment," Germany's minister for economic affairs and climate action, Sven Giegold, said as he arrived for a Bru...
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