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Google, Amazon, Meta join back tripling of global nuclear power by 2050
Mar 12, 2025 (UPI)
Founding signatories include tech giants Google, Amazon and Meta as well as Occidental, Dow, Allseas and OSGE. The World Nuclear Association brought the compani...
Scientists craft breakthrough fuel for next-generation nuclear reactor
Mar 11, 2025 (SPX)
The Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE) at INL is set to evaluate a revolutionary nuclear reactor design using molten chloride salt combined with uranium ...
Framatome advances nuclear fuel innovation as U.S. NRC reviews high burnup fuel report
Mar 11, 2025 (SPX)
This submission is a component of Framatome's Advanced Fuel Management (AFM) program, which focuses on innovative nuclear fuel technologies, including uranium o...
Highly radioactive nuclear waste - preserving awareness for future generations
Mar 11, 2025 (SPX)
"We are attempting something unprecedented. The individual who eventually interprets this information might not even be human, but potentially an advanced artif...
Nuclear inspectors review contentious Bangladesh plant
Mar 10, 2025 (AFP)
Construction on the Russia-backed nuclear plant at Rooppur began in 2017 during the iron-fisted tenure of former premier Sheikh Hasina, whose family has been ac...
Spain under pressure to abort nuclear energy phase-out
Mar 07, 2025 (AFP)
At the height of enthusiasm for nuclear power in the 1980s, Spain had eight nuclear plants providing 38 percent of its electricity. Now it has five, providing 2...
Italy breaks 'taboo' with push to revive nuclear
Feb 28, 2025 (AFP)
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government says nuclear could play a key role in increasing energy security, as well as slashing Italy's carbon emiss...
Bangladesh calls for continued Russian nuclear collaboration
Feb 26, 2025 (AFP)
Construction on the nuclear plant at Rooppur began in 2017 during the iron-fisted tenure of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The much-delayed 2,400-megawatt...
French nuclear giant Orano triples profits
Feb 19, 2025 (AFP)
Its net profits rose to 633 million euros -- up from 217 million euros in 2023 -- despite having lost control of its subsidiaries in Niger, it said Wednesday. "...
Kazakhstan inks first deal to supply uranium to Switzerland
Feb 17, 2025 (AFP)
In a deal with Swiss energy company Axpo, Kazatomprom said they had signed "the first ever contract for the supply of Kazakh natural uranium concentrates for th...
GE Vernova advances UK SMR development with new supplier agreements
Feb 16, 2025 (SPX)
These agreements reinforce GEH's strategy of strengthening partnerships with the UK supply chain to support Great British Nuclear's (GBN) ongoing SMR selection ...
India PM Modi ends foreign tour with nuclear deals in pipeline
Feb 14, 2025 (AFP)
New Delhi has vowed to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2070 partly by increasing the number of nuclear plants in the country from eight, which currently ac...
Russia, Ukraine trade blame for IAEA disruptions at Zaporizhzhia NPP; Russia jails men who tried to cut power to nuclear plants
Feb 12, 2025 (AFP)
Moscow's troops seized the facility -- Europe's largest nuclear power station -- in the first days of its invasion of Ukraine, and both sides have repeatedly ac...
Error shuts down Swiss nuclear power reactor: operator
Feb 10, 2025 (AFP)
The shutdown of Reactor 2 at the Beznau nuclear plant in northern Switzerland happened at 1:05 pm (1205 GMT) on Monday, energy company Axpo said in a statement,...
UK to quicken rollout of mini-nuclear reactors
Feb 06, 2025 (AFP)
"Reforms to planning rules will clear a path for smaller, safer, and easier to build nuclear reactors -- known as Small Modular Reactors (SMR) -- to be built fo...
New Belgian government ditches nuclear power exit plan
Feb 04, 2025 (AFP)
New Prime Minister Bart De Wever informed lawmakers in his inaugural policy address to parliament that he intended to "put an end to an outdated law" -- a decis...
Aging reactors require a concrete solution
Feb 03, 2025 (SPX)
Nuclear power remains a contentious topic, particularly following notable incidents at power plants. However, its role in achieving carbon neutrality is widely ...
GE Hitachi selects BWXT to manufacture reactor pressure vessel for BWRX-300
Jan 29, 2025 (SPX)
As the largest component of the BWRX-300, the RPV plays a central role in reactor operations. Previously, GEH contracted BWXT for engineering analysis, design a...
US utilities collaborate to accelerate GE Vernova's BWRX-300 deployment
Jan 27, 2025 (SPX)
Key partners include Bechtel, BWX Technologies (BWXT), Duke Energy, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), GEH, Indiana Michigan Power (an AEP company), ...
SMRs and Advanced Nuclear Reactors in 2025: Adapting to New Energy Demands
Jan 23, 2025 (SPX)
The Energy Sector's New Realities AI systems and EV adoption are reshaping energy consumption patterns, creating significant demand for reliable, low-carbon pow...
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