CIVIL NUCLEAR - WIND DAILY

Russian uranium delivery to France 'scandalous': Greenpeace

Mar 20, 2023 (AFP)

A cargo ship unloaded cylinders of uranium from Russia at the French port of Dunkirk on Monday morning, according to an AFP journalist. Greenpeace said the deli...

Rolls-Royce wins UK funds for 'Moon' nuclear reactors

Mar 17, 2023 (AFP)

Rolls said the UK Space Agency had offered it 2.9 million pounds ($3.5 million) to help research "how nuclear power could be used to support a future Moon base ...

GE Hitachi BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor achieves pre-licensing milestone in Canada

Mar 16, 2023 (SPX)

"The BWRX-300 is the first SMR technology to have completed two phases of the CNSC's VDR process," Sean Sexstone, Executive Vice President, Advanced Nuclear, GE...

Worry, mistrust meet plans to secure waste from Niger uranium mine

Mar 15, 2023 (AFP)

An ambitious 10-year scheme costing $160 million is underway to secure the waste and avoid risks to health and the environment, but many local people are worrie...

UK welcomes extension of two EDF nuclear power plants

Mar 14, 2023 (AFP)

French energy giant EDF decided last week that it will operate its Hartlepool and Heysham 1 open for two years longer than previously planned until 2026. The an...

Japan mourns 2011 disaster as nuclear support grows

Mar 11, 2023 (AFP)

A minute's silence was observed nationwide at 2:46 pm (0546 GMT), the precise moment when a 9.0-magnitude quake -- the fourth strongest in Earth's recorded hist...

Working to make nuclear energy more competitive

Mar 09, 2023 (SPX)

Having grown up in Algeria, in an economy dominated by oil and gas, Halimi was always aware of energy's role in fueling growth. But here was a source that showe...

Ukraine nuclear plant outages an 'unacceptable risk': France

Mar 09, 2023 (AFP)

"France has taken note and is concerned over information of a new disconnection (from the grid) at the Zaporizhzhia plant," foreign ministry spokeswoman Anne-Cl...

France's EDF reports fresh crack in nuclear reactor pipe

Mar 08, 2023 (AFP)

The group has been beset by maintenance problems at its ageing fleet of reactors over the last year that has forced it to take more than a dozen offline for che...

Framatome completes first fuel element for the U.S. TRIGA research reactors

Mar 08, 2023 (SPX)

"We celebrate this important milestone with our partners as we collectively advance nuclear research and support our industry's skilled workforce for today and ...

Framatome delivers Hinkley Point C reactor pressure vessel

Mar 06, 2023 (SPX)

Bernard Fontana, CEO of Framatome, congratulated the teams involved in the safe manufacture and delivery of the massive plant component. The RPV was designed, e...

A year on, Ukraine's embattled nuclear plant turned Russian 'military base'

Mar 04, 2023 (AFP)

Moscow's troops seized the plant in the southern Zaporizhzhia region on March 4 last year, just days after the start of Russia's invasion. The International Ato...

Eleven EU states unite to strengthen nuclear power

Feb 28, 2023 (AFP)

Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia agreed "to support new projects" alongside exis...

Czechs plan small nuclear reactor in 2032 to boost energy supply

Feb 27, 2023 (AFP)

SMRs are being considered by several European countries including Finland and Sweden, which are seeking to raise energy output amid growing global demand for el...

Preparing students for the new nuclear

Feb 17, 2023 (SPX)

Two years ago, LGO began a collaboration with MIT's Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE) as a way to showcase the vital contribution of both busi...

Using combustion to make better batteries

Feb 17, 2023 (SPX)

Sili Deng has spent her career thinking about combustion. Now an assistant professor in the MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Class of 1954 Caree...

French energy giant EDF posts record loss, huge debt

Feb 17, 2023 (AFP)

EDF's debt ballooned to 64.5 billion euros ($68.6 billion) in 2022 while losses totalled 17.9 billion euros. EDF struggled with a drop in electricity output las...

Ukraine fallout pushes French nuclear giant EDF into historic loss

Feb 17, 2023 (AFP)

Earnings and debt both worsened dramatically in 2022 as EDF struggled with a drop in electricity output after shutting down a big chunk of France's nuclear plan...

Lifespan of Finland's first nuclear plant extended to 70 years

Feb 16, 2023 (AFP)

"Today, the Government has granted the power plant a licence to produce electricity until 2050," economy minister Mika Lintila told a press conference. The plan...

Framatome inks contract with CEZ to modernize instrumentation and control systems

Feb 15, 2023 (SPX)

"We commend CEZ for its high standards of safety and vigilance in fortifying the long-term operations of one of its largest, most reliable and economically adva...