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Russia's giant nuclear-powered icebreaker makes maiden voyage
Sep 22, 2020 (AFP)
Designed to transport liquefied natural gas from the Arctic, the giant vessel is 173 metres (570 feet) long and 15 metres high. "The unique domestically-built v...
Texas A and M System and the University of Tennessee join forces in bid for contract at Pantex, Y-12
Sep 18, 2020 (SPX)
Both university systems bring extensive experience in understanding the missions of these plants and experience in working with the U.S. Department of Energy an...
Hitachi scraps UK nuclear power plant project
Sep 16, 2020 (AFP)
The project in Anglesey had already been suspended for 20 months "and the investment environment has become increasingly severe due to the impact of Covid-19", ...
Hitachi scraps plan for UK nuclear plant
Sep 16, 2020 (AFP)
The project in Anglesey, already suspended for 20 months because of financial difficulties, was cancelled as "the investment environment has become increasingly...
Doubts over Hitachi nuclear project in Wales causes concern
Sep 15, 2020 (AFP)
Japanese media said the group's Horizon Nuclear subsidiary had decided to walk away from the Wylfa Newydd project and would rubber-stamp the decision on Wednesd...
Iran says 1,044 centrifuges active at underground plant
Sep 13, 2020 (AFP)
The suspension of all enrichment at the underground facility near the Shiite holy city of Qom was one of the restrictions on Iran's nuclear activities that it a...
Framatome partners with ADAGOS to bring artificial intelligence to the nuclear energy industry
Sep 04, 2020 (SPX)
"Artificial intelligence is a game changer for advancing technologies and increasing the competitiveness and efficiency of the nuclear energy industry now and i...
Framatome signs contract to provide field instrumentation to Hinkley Point C
Aug 26, 2020 (SPX)
"With this contract, we are expanding our global footprint to provide instrumentation and control solutions for the Hinkley Point C project, one of the major in...
US versatile test reactor program chooses Bechtel-led team
Aug 25, 2020 (SPX)
Joining Bechtel National Inc. on the team will be GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy and TerraPower LLC - two leading advanced nuclear technology companies. BNI and GEH ...
After Huawei, spotlight on China's role in UK nuclear power
Aug 21, 2020 (AFP)
Diplomatic relations between the two countries are already fraught as a result of Beijing's introduction of a controversial security law on former British colon...
UAE connects first Arab nuclear plant to power grid
Aug 19, 2020 (AFP)
The milestone follows the successful start-up of the plant's first reactor at the end of last month and launches the UAE on the road to meeting 25 percent of it...
Japan's Hitachi eyes relaunch of UK nuclear plant
Aug 17, 2020 (AFP)
The company's Horizon Nuclear subsidiary said it was "continuing to engage with the UK government, and others, on securing the right conditions to support a pot...
Belarus fuels first nuclear plant ahead of presidential poll
Aug 07, 2020 (AFP)
The country is launching its first ever nuclear plant to gain cheaper energy despite suffering severe radiation from the 1986 Chernobyl disaster and against str...
UAE starts up first Arab nuclear plant
Aug 01, 2020 (AFP)
The announcement, coinciding with the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, comes hot on the heels of the UAE's launch of the Arab world's first probe to Mars. "UAE fi...
French fine EDF over Hinkley Point 'false info'
Jul 30, 2020 (AFP)
In a statement, the AMF finance authority said it would also fine former CEO Henri Proglio 50,000 euros. Regulators accused EDF -- in which the French governmen...
Framatome and Lockheed Martin join forces to provide additional solution for US nuclear plant instrumentation and control
Jul 27, 2020 (SPX)
The I and C system serves as part of the plant's "central nervous system." It provides operators with critical information on plant operation, allows them to co...
Framatome delivers first fuel reload to the largest power producer in the US
Jul 21, 2020 (SPX)
Framatome delivered its advanced CE-16 HTP fuel technology, which offers the plant increased fuel supply security while improving operating performance and lowe...
Framatome partners with Siteflow to support maintenance and operations digitization at nuclear facilities
Jul 16, 2020 (SPX)
"We are deploying Siteflow's application as an important step in our digital roadmap to strengthen our operational performance," said Catherine Cornand, senior ...
Reducing radioactive waste in processes to dismantle nuclear facilities
Jul 13, 2020 (SPX)
The European H2020 INSIDER project - with funding of nearly five million euros over four years - is tackling the specification of the best strategy to optimize ...
Reducing the costs of nuclear power
Jul 03, 2020 (SPX)
Governments could support rapid reduction in the costs of new nuclear capacity by creating policy frameworks that capture and apply the hard-won industrial capa...
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