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French state to pony up billions for cash-strapped EDF
Feb 18, 2022 (AFP)
EDF's fortunes had already taken a hit after the government ordered it last month to cap electricity bills for French clients, even as prices have spiked on glo...
Nuclear power may be the key to least-cost, zero-emission electricity systems
Feb 15, 2022 (SPX)
Human activity is spewing carbon pollution into the atmosphere, affecting the global carbon cycle and causing warming, as well as altered precipitation patterns...
Missouri research reactor supplies critical medical isotopes during global disruption
Feb 10, 2022 (SPX)
MURR is currently the sole producer of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), iodine-133 (I-131), and lutetium-177 (Lu-177) in the United States, all of which are used for medi...
Atlanta to host key SMR and Advanced Reactor event in May
Feb 10, 2022 (SPX)
The world's foremost event for advanced and small modular reactors (SMRs) will take place in the Georgia state capital on May 24 and 25, bringing together more ...
Macron calls for 14 new reactors in nuclear 'renaissance'
Feb 10, 2022 (AFP)
Acknowledging that France had hesitated on whether to continue investing in its atomic sector after the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan, he called for a bold n...
France's nuclear ambitions take shape with turbine deal
Feb 07, 2022 (AFP)
Buying the turbines would give EDF a key component for the new EPR reactors it hopes to build in France while also wooing international clients looking to reduc...
Finland nuclear reactor runs into new delay
Feb 03, 2022 (AFP)
The EPR reactor, built by the French-led Areva-Siemens consortium on Finland's southwest coast, was started up in December for testing twelve years after its in...
Brussels weathers backlash over calling gas and nuclear sustainable
Feb 02, 2022 (AFP)
Austria warned it will go to court to try to halt the measure, while Germany -- which backed the inclusion of gas -- called extending the labelling to nuclear "...
The Future of SMRs and ARs: Off-Grid Market Applications
Feb 01, 2022 (SPX)
In addition to providing heat and power to remote communities, SMRs provide a cheaper, more reliable, and sustainable energy source to mining and oil sands oper...
Britain injects 100m pounds into Sizewell C nuclear project
Jan 27, 2022 (AFP)
The extra cash is also aimed at attracting new partners to Sizewell C, which is led by French energy giant EDF and located on the Suffolk coast. "The funding co...
Sweden approves plan to bury nuclear waste
Jan 27, 2022 (AFP)
The site of the final storage will be a facility in Forsmark, which is also the home of one of Sweden's three nucelar power plants, about 130 kilometres ( 81 mi...
Japan to help with Bill Gates' next-gen nuclear power project
Jan 27, 2022 (AFP)
American billionaire Gates is the founder and chair of TerraPower, which plans to build its plant in the US state by 2028 using a new technology called Natrium,...
Iran says in talks with Russia to build nuclear power units
Jan 21, 2022 (AFP)
"Negotiations are underway between Tehran and Moscow to construct the second and third units of the Bushehr power plant," said Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman for...
Austria gears up to fight EU 'green' nuclear energy plan
Jan 19, 2022 (AFP)
The European Commission is consulting with member states and European lawmakers until Friday on its plans. A final text could be published by end of the month a...
Sweden probes drone flights over nuclear plants
Jan 17, 2022 (AFP)
The Swedish Security Service (Sapo) said in a statement that it had taken over the probe from the police regarding "the events where drones have been sighted at...
France's EDF shares sink as production, price woes mount
Jan 14, 2022 (AFP)
Tumbling by more than 15 percent in mid-afternoon trading in Paris, EDF's stock massively undershot the CAC 40 index of leading shares, down 1.0 percent. It was...
Safety concerns raised for third French nuclear plant
Jan 13, 2022 (AFP)
Cracks found near welds on a safety cooling system for two reactors at the Civaux plant in central France were discovered in December during routine safety chec...
France's new-generation nuclear plant delayed again
Jan 12, 2022 (AFP)
EDF said that the Flamanville plant on the Channel coast would not be loaded with fuel until the "second quarter of 2023", instead of late 2022. The statement c...
Ultra Safe Nuclear licenses ORNL method to 3D print advanced reactor components
Jan 11, 2022 (SPX)
The technology uses a sophisticated additive manufacturing technique to print refractory materials, which are highly resistant to extreme heat and degradation, ...
EU needs more time for 'green' nuclear energy proposal
Jan 10, 2022 (AFP)
The proposal by the EU executive aims to support the 27-nation bloc's shift towards a carbon-neutral future and gild its credentials as a global standard-setter...
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