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NASA's future space exploration bolstered by major plutonium-238 delivery
Nov 24, 2023 (SPX)
This significant milestone aligns with the objective of reaching a constant production rate average of 1.5 kilograms per year by 2026. Such an increase in pluto...
Europe's largest nuclear reactor restarts after fault
Nov 22, 2023 (AFP)
"We have resumed production," TVO spokeswoman Johanna Aho said. The reactor went back online after midnight and was running at 1,400 MW at 1:30 pm (1130 GMT), e...
Innovative Spray-in-Place Liner System Revolutionizes Nuclear Plant Maintenance
Nov 21, 2023 (SPX)
Buried pipes and underground components are critical to nuclear power plant operations, varying in size from a few inches to an impressive 11 feet in diameter. ...
Europe's largest nuclear reactor offline after technical issue
Nov 20, 2023 (AFP)
"The electricity production of OL3 was interrupted on Sunday evening November 19 due to a fault detected in the turbine island," TVO wrote on social media platf...
Europe's largest nuclear reactor offline after glitch
Nov 20, 2023 (AFP)
"The Olkiluoto 3 unit was in normal production when a fault in the turbine plant automatically stopped the facility's electricity production. The facility opera...
US opens way for nuclear investment in energy-hungry Philippines
Nov 17, 2023 (AFP)
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, who has become a close US ally in his more-than one year in power, was on hand when his energy secretary signed the pact ...
Sweden plans huge investment in nuclear power
Nov 16, 2023 (AFP)
The government presented a new roadmap outlining increased production equivalent to two nuclear reactors by 2035 at the latest, with a "massive expansion" to fo...
Kazakhstan to supply uranium to China
Nov 09, 2023 (AFP)
The deal was struck between the national atomic company, Kazatomprom, and China National Uranium Corporation Limited to deliver an unspecified amount of natural...
Novel technique used to observe molten salt intrusion in nuclear-grade graphite
Nov 02, 2023 (SPX)
During ORNL's revolutionary Molten Salt Reactor Experiment, or MSRE, in the 1960s, scientists first demonstrated the feasibility of nuclear fission reactions wi...
Three firms place final bids to build Czech nuclear unit
Oct 31, 2023 (AFP)
All three companies submitted preliminary bids last year for the deal with a value estimated at several billion dollars. The reactor is intended for the Soviet-...
Rafael Mariano Grossi speaks about nuclear power's role at a critical moment in history
Oct 30, 2023 (SPX)
In his prefatory remarks, MIT Vice Provost Richard Lester, a former PhD student of David Rose, said that even today, he still feels the influence of his thesis ...
Bulgaria to get two US-built nuclear reactors
Oct 25, 2023 (AFP)
The two new reactors will be located at the site of the state-owned Kozloduy plant on the Danube river, which currently relies on Russian fuel for its two Sovie...
Electrons are quick-change artists in molten salts, chemists show
Oct 20, 2023 (SPX)
The researchers, from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Iowa, computationally simulated the introduction of an exce...
Framatome Space: A New Player in Space Exploration and Nuclear Power
Oct 20, 2023 (SPX)
Bernard Fontana, CEO of Framatome, conveyed the company's enthusiasm "Framatome is proud to be part of the new age of space travel. We already supply the space ...
France insists on nuclear for 'green' hydrogen
Oct 18, 2023 (AFP)
"The development of the hydrogen market will be delayed if there is no equal treatment between renewable and low-carbon hydrogen," the French ambassador to Germ...
Russia to build nuclear power plant in Burkina Faso
Oct 13, 2023 (AFP)
It is the latest move by Burkina's military rulers to strengthen ties with Moscow, as the country looks to diversify its international allies following a coup l...
Russia signals interest in building Mali nuclear power
Oct 13, 2023 (AFP)
Since the conflict in Ukraine, Russia has competed with the West for influence in Africa, pledging further military co-operation with African leaders and promis...
France signs uranium mining deal with Mongolia
Oct 12, 2023 (AFP)
Orano (formerly Areva) signed the deal during a state visit by Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, giving it exploitation rights alongside a local partner fo...
Slovenia's nuclear plant shut down over leak
Oct 05, 2023 (AFP)
"An increased leak in the primary system within the containment building was detected," officials at the Krsko plant, around 100 kilometres (60 miles) east of t...
Bangladesh accepts first uranium for Russia-backed nuclear plant
Oct 05, 2023 (AFP)
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has courted Russian ties with renewed vigour after Western criticism over her government's rights record. Moscow is bankrolling the...
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