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Niger blocks Canadian uranium mine after lawsuit
Feb 14, 2023 (AFP)
A court in Agadez, in a ruling handed down on Monday, issued the suspension against the mining firm SOMIDA, majority owned by Canada's Global Atomic, which symb...
Fermi Energia chooses GE Hitachi BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor for Estonia
Feb 09, 2023 (SPX)
"This technology selection further validates the BWRX-300 as the leading SMR solution. By leveraging a unique combination of existing fuel, plant simplification...
UN nuclear chief Grossi due in Russia for Ukraine talks
Feb 09, 2023 (AFP)
Atomic sites have been a key concern throughout the nearly one year-long conflict, with attacks around several facilities raising fears of a nuclear incident. G...
Belgium plans to extend life of three nuclear reactors
Feb 03, 2023 (AFP)
Prime Minister Alexander de Croo has asked Belgian nuclear authorities and the plants' operator, French power giant Engie, to draw up a plan to postpone their s...
Belgium to shut down controversial nuclear reactor
Jan 31, 2023 (AFP)
The Tihange 2 reactor is the second to be taken offline by Belgium in the last four months as part of a two-decade-old plan to wean itself off nuclear power. Ge...
Japan reactor shuts down after alert, no radiation rise seen
Jan 30, 2023 (AFP)
The reactor at the Takahama power plant in central Fukui region halted at around 3:20 pm (0620 GMT) after an alarm warning of a rapid decrease in the number of ...
GE Hitachi signs contract for the first North American Small Modular Reactor
Jan 28, 2023 (SPX)
"This contract is an important milestone and solidifies our position as the leading SMR technology provider," said GEH President and CEO Jay Wileman. "We aim to...
Framatome and Ultra Safe Nuclear to form a joint venture to manufacture TRISO and FCM Fuel
Jan 27, 2023 (SPX)
Framatome and Ultra Safe Nuclear have signed a non-binding Heads of Terms Agreement to integrate their complementary resources through a joint venture to bring ...
Germany boosts university support for nuclear engineering studies
Jan 27, 2023 (SPX)
Moreover, new types of reactor such as smaller modular or liquid metal-cooled ones are also being developed. These require specialized safety research and exper...
Acquittal of Fukushima operator ex-bosses upheld
Jan 18, 2023 (AFP)
A court official told AFP the trio's appeal had been dismissed in the only criminal trial to arise from the world's worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl. Acti...
Slovenia extends nuclear plant operation until 2043
Jan 16, 2023 (AFP)
"In light of the possible (energy crisis) next winter, it is of great importance that the Krsko plant does not shut down by the end of this year but will fulfil...
UN nuclear agency says stepping up presence in Ukraine
Jan 13, 2023 (AFP)
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it would soon have a permanent presence at all five of Ukraine's nuclear facilities, including Chernobyl, the...
Saudi Arabia says seeks to use own uranium for nuclear project
Jan 11, 2023 (AFP)
The world's biggest oil exporter is trying to reduce its dependence on crude and announced in 2018 a plan to build 16 nuclear reactors over two decades. The pro...
BWXT Starts Production of TRISO Fuel for First U.S. Generation IV Microreactor
Jan 11, 2023 (SPX)
The Department of Energy (DOE) calls TRISO "the most robust nuclear fuel on earth." The small, energy-dense coated uranium particles can withstand high temperat...
Argonne releases small modular reactor waste analysis report
Jan 11, 2023 (SPX)
Researchers believe SMRs could be deployed at a variety of scales for locally distributed electricity generation. SMRs have approximately a tenth to a third of ...
GE Hitachi submits generic design assessment application in the UK for BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor
Jan 11, 2023 (SPX)
"We believe the BWRX-300 is the ideal technology to help the U.K. meet its decarbonization and energy security goals," said Sean Sexstone, Executive Vice Presid...
A new way to assess radiation damage in reactors
Jan 11, 2023 (SPX)
One of the most effective ways to control greenhouse gas emissions, many analysts argue, is to prolong the lifetimes of existing nuclear power plants. But exten...
Belgium agrees with France's Engie to extend nuclear reactors
Jan 09, 2023 (AFP)
Brussels in March had announced it was delaying its long-planned exit from nuclear energy in 2025 for 10 years as Russia's war on Ukraine sent power prices soar...
Argonne researchers win defense programs award for nuclear safety work
Jan 05, 2023 (SPX)
A multi-laboratory team including researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has received the 2021 Defense Programs Awar...
Bulgaria moves to replace Russia nuclear fuel supplies
Dec 30, 2022 (AFP)
The state-owned Kozloduy plant on the Danube river currently relies on Russian fuel for its two Soviet-built 1,000-megawatt reactors. Under a 10-year agreement ...
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