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Taiwanese protesters rally for 'nuclear-free homeland'
Mar 11, 2018 (AFP)
Waving placards reading "nuclear go zero," and "abolish nuclear, save Taiwan," protesters rallied outside the presidential office in Taipei on the same day as J...
Framatome creates alliance to provide nuclear Equipment Qualification services in the UK
Mar 06, 2018 (SPX)
The ambition of EQUALLE is to contribute to nuclear safety while reducing risks, costs and securing project schedules. Qualifying nuclear equipment involves cal...
Police tear gas anti-nuclear protesters in France
Mar 03, 2018 (AFP)
Demonstrators threw missiles at officers who have been blocking access to woodland at the Bure plant, halfway between Paris and Strasbourg, since a protest camp...
Framatome completes purchase of Schneider Electric's instrumentation and control nuclear business
Mar 01, 2018 (SPX)
I and C systems are the central nervous system of a nuclear power plant, allowing operators to control reactor operations. Modernizations, upgrades and ongoing ...
US lawmaker concerned over nuclear overtures to Saudi
Feb 28, 2018 (AFP)
Riyadh plans to announce at the beginning of March who will construct the first two of up to 16 reactors, and negotiations are under way with the United States ...
Greenpeace protesters jailed for French nuclear stunt
Feb 27, 2018 (AFP)
Six other protesters were handed five-month suspended sentences for the October stunt at the plant in Cattenom, near the border with Luxembourg, which was inten...
Austria sues over EU approval of Hungary nuclear plant
Feb 22, 2018 (AFP)
The approval, granted by the European Commission in March, would allow the expansion of the Paks nuclear plant outside the Hungarian capital Budapest with a 10 ...
Researchers run first tests of unique system for welding highly irradiated metal alloys
Feb 20, 2018 (SPX)
The welding system, designed and installed in a hot cell at ORNL's Radiochemical Engineering Development Center, safely encloses equipment for laser and frictio...
Toshiba tips return to black as it sells chip, nuclear units
Feb 14, 2018 (AFP)
The Tokyo-based firm said it now expects a net profit of 520 billion yen ($4.9 billion) for the year to March, reversing a net loss of 966 billion yen a year ea...
Turkey's first nuclear power plant set for investor shake-up: reports
Feb 06, 2018 (AFP)
The Cengiz-Kolin-Kalyon (CKK) consortium -- made out of three major privately-owned Turkish industrial conglomerates -- has left the project due to a failure to...
Thorium reactors may dispose of enormous amounts of weapons-grade plutonium
Jan 30, 2018 (SPX)
TPU scientists propose to burn weapons-grade plutonium in these units, converting it into power and thermal energy. Thermal energy generated at thorium reactors...
Framatome continues ramping up production at its Le Creusot site
Jan 29, 2018 (SPX)
The authorization is an outcome of the improvement plan launched at the beginning of 2016 on the site following a series of quality audits. With the completion ...
USA: Framatome to acquire Instrumentation and Control nuclear business of Schneider Electric
Jan 19, 2018 (SPX)
The acquisition expands Framatome's instrumentation and control (I and C) offerings. These systems are the central nervous system of a nuclear power plant allow...
Framatome nuclear fuel contract with CNNC
Jan 11, 2018 (SPX)
Under the terms of this protocol, Framatome and CNNC plan notably on extending their cooperation in nuclear fuel design, engineering and services; enhancing the...
Framatome pursues the industrial and technological adventure of the nuclear energy business
Jan 09, 2018 (SPX)
Framatome confirms its recognized manufacturer's ambition: being the supplier of safe and competitive nuclear solutions, supporting its electrical utility custo...
Struggling Westinghouse Electric sold to Brookfield for $4.6 bn
Jan 04, 2018 (AFP)
Westinghouse, owned by Japan's Toshiba since 2006, has faced deep losses due to its stalled nuclear business, including cancelled plants in South Carolina. As a...
Dominion Energy to buy troubled SCANA and shuttered nuclear projects
Jan 03, 2018 (AFP)
The merger deal would include a $1.7 billion write-off for the shuttered nuclear project, as well as $1.3 billion in payments to customers of SCANA's South Caro...
REVA NP installs I and C upgrade at Krsko nuclear power plant
Jan 02, 2018 (SPX)
Under this contract, AREVA NP has manufactured the flux sensors and electromechanical components, supplied the control cabinets, provided qualification testing ...
New model considers an extra factor to improve our prediction of nuclear fission
Jan 02, 2018 (SPX)
In order to run the turbines of atomic power stations that will eventually bring us our light and internet connections, nuclear power relies on a complicated in...
Fukushima operator wins first safety approval since disaster
Dec 27, 2017 (AFP)
The Nuclear Regulation Authority handed its approval to the Tokyo Electric Power Co. following a month of public hearings, judging that the two reactors met the...
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