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German energy minister calls nuclear phase-out 'huge mistake'

German energy minister calls nuclear phase-out 'huge mistake'

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
21-04-2023

Kazakhstan and IAEA Agreement to Strengthen Nuclear Cooperation
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and Kazakhstan's Minister of Energy Almasadam Satkaliyev signed a five year framework designed to "ensure closer interaction between the Agency and Kazakhstan in
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
21-04-2023

MoU Sees KAERI, Alberta Cooperation on SMRs
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government of Alberta to collaborate on the deployment of small modular reactor (SMR) technology - including the Korean-designed SMART reactor - in the
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
21-04-2023

TVO Accepts Olkiluoto EPR Ahead of Commercial Operation
Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) has issued an acceptance certificate to the Areva-Siemens consortium for the Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) EPR, which began regular electricity production on 16 April. It said the 1600 MWe reactor is scheduled to enter com
Nuclear Fuel
21-04-2023

Market Dynamics Under Spotlight at WNFC 2023
The nuclear market will be able to respond as it transitions away from the oversupply of recent years - but decisions to increase capacity in the front-end of the fuel cycle will need to be taken soon, according to speakers at World Nuclear Fuel Cycle 202
Spent Fuel (Used Fuel)
20-04-2023

Second Tranche of Funding for Atucha Investment Raised
The fresh fundraising round for the operating extension of Atucha I and construction of a second dry storage facility for used fuel at the nuclear power plant site received offers of USD93 million, 16% more than expected, Nucleoelectrica Argentina (NA-SA)
Nuclear Technology
20-04-2023

Fluor and Longview MoU for Laser Fusion Development
Fluor Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Longview Fusion Energy Systems to be its engineering and construction partner in designing and planning laser fusion energy commercialisation.The target chamber at the National Ignition
Nuclear Technology
20-04-2023

Terrestrial SMR Completes Canadian Pre-licensing Review
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has completed Phase 2 of the vendor design review (VDR) of Terrestrial Energy's Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR). The regulator said that no fundamental barriers to licensing the small modular react
Nuclear Technology
20-04-2023

New North American Nuclear Training Programme Launched
Westinghouse Electric Company, Spanish engineering firm Tecnatom and US consulting and training services provider Accelerant Solutions have agreed to form the Nuclear Excellence Academy (NEXA), a nuclear training programme for utilities in the USA and Can
Nuclear Technology
20-04-2023

World Events ‘Building Momentum’ for Nuclear
Recent geopolitical events have focused world attention on the importance of energy security and the vital role that nuclear can play in providing clean, reliable energy. This is causing momentum to build in both nuclear generation plans and the supply ch
Nuclear Fuel
19-04-2023

Russia Continues to Supply Fresh Nuclear Fuel via Finland
Russian nuclear fuel has been transported via Finland by air despite Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, YLE news reported.Two planes carrying Russian nuclear fuel recently left Helsinki Airport for an undisclosed destination, the pa
Energy Technology
19-04-2023

Russia’s T-15MD Tokamak Achieves First Stable Plasma
The first thermonuclear plasma has been achieved at the T-15MD tokamak, at Russia’s Kurchatov Institute and the facility is operating steadily, according to Kurchative Institute President Mikhail Kovalchuk. The physical launch of the T-15MD toka
Energy Technology
19-04-2023

Russia Develops New Decontamination Technology
Rosatom fuel company TVEL and the Troitsk Institute of Innovative & Thermonuclear Research (TRINITI) have developed a technology to decontaminate radiation-contaminated metal equipment using ozone baths. TVEL says it is much more efficient than foreig
Nuclear Reactor
19-04-2023

Framatome to Acquire Systus Software and Engineering Services From the ESI Group
Framatome has announced the purchase of SYSTUS software and related engineering services from the ESI Group, a world-renowned supplier of simulation and virtual prototyping software. This acquisition, which represents euro 4.4 million in licenses and asso
Nuclear Reactor
19-04-2023

Rooppur: Bangladesh Paying Russia in Yuan to Sidestep Sanctions
Bangladesh is to make its payments to Russia for the Rooppur nuclear power plant construction in Chinese yuan as a result of sanctions stopping payments in US dollars.The outer containment concreting of Rooppur unit 1 was completed last month (Image: Rosa
Nuclear Reactor
19-04-2023

Fresh Cooperation Agreement on SMR Plan For Yakutia
Rosatom and the Corporation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic have signed a cooperation agreement relating to the construction of a Russian small nuclear reactor power plant in the Republic of Sakha (also known as Yakutia).The agreement w
Nuclear Reactor
19-04-2023

NRC Starts Work on Regulatory Framework for Fusion
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will base its regulatory framework for fusion energy systems on its existing process for licensing the use of byproduct materials.The divertor of the Trenta fusion generator prototype (Image: Helion Energy)"
Nuclear Reactor
19-04-2023

KGHM Seeks Approval for SMR Project
Polish copper and silver producer KGHM Polska Miedź SA has submitted an application to the country's Ministry of Climate for a decision-in-principle on the construction of a small modular reactor (SMR) power plant.A model of a NuScale SMR (Image:
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
19-04-2023

New Brunswick, Saskatchewan Enhance Collaboration on SMRs
The governments of Saskatchewan and New Brunswick have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation on the development of small modular reactor (SMR) technologies in both Canadian provinces.ARC's vision of an ACR-100 plant, wh
Uranium Project
18-04-2023

ISL Mooted for Second Canadian Uranium Project
Denison Mines Corp plans to carry out additional evaluation work following the completion of a conceptual study of the potential application of in-situ leach (ISL) mining methods at the Midwest project in Saskatchewan.Midwest (Image: Denison)"We are
Nuclear Reactor
18-04-2023

Polish Plans for Large and Small Reactors Progress
Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) has submitted an application to Poland's Ministry of Climate for a decision-in-principle on the construction of the country's first large nuclear power plant. Meanwhile, Orlen Synthos Green Energy has anno
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
18-04-2023

Finnish EPR Enters Regular Electricity Production
Test production has been completed at the Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) EPR in Finland and the plant has now started regular electricity production, operator Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) has announced. TVO said the reactor will soon be declared to be in commercial op
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
18-04-2023

Nuclear Leaders Issue Call for Action From G7
World Nuclear Association and nuclear trade associations from Canada, Japan, Europe, the UK and the USA have issued a declaration calling on G7 governments to support the long-term operation of existing nuclear power plants and to accelerate the deploymen
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
18-04-2023

New G7 Nuclear Energy Alliance Forms as Germany Pulls the Plug on Last Reactors
A nuclear power alliance between the UK, US, Canada, Japan and France has been formed at the G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment in Sapporo, Japan, as Germany brings its nuclear activities to an end in the same weekend.A joi
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
17-04-2023

NPR Podcast Highlights Perspectives on Nuclear Energy
Nuclear energy was the focus of a recent NPR 1A podcast episode, hosted by journalist Jenn White, who welcomed guests to discuss the role of nuclear energy in the future of the United States. The guests—Joe Dominguez, chief executive officer of Constellat
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
17-04-2023

Giant Finnish Nuclear Power Plant Starts Production
This chart from the EIA shows sources of uranium for U.S. nuclear power plants, 1950-2021. In 2020, according to the chart, 39.60 million pounds of uranium oxide was imported for the domestic nuclear power plant fleet. (Credit: Energy Information Agency)T

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