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

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

Nuclear Technology
13-02-2023

Sanctions Against Russian Nuclear Industry Should Become Part of Global Sanctions – Zelenskyy
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy notes that sanctions against the Russian nuclear industry should become part of global sanctions against Russia for its war against Ukraine.Source: evening appeal of the presidentQuote: "There is another sanction step of
Nuclear Technology
13-02-2023

Democrats Wrestle With Studying ‘Advanced’ Nuclear Energy in Wake of Minnesota Carbon-Free Bill
The research might be something of an olive branch from Democrats to minority Republicans, who lambasted the DFL for refusing to lift a ban on new nuclear plants in the landmark electricity regulations signed by Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday.The Minnesota Stat
Energy Technology
13-02-2023

The Need for Sustainable Nuclear/Alpha Skills in the U.K.: A Sellafield Perspective
The United Kingdom’s nuclear renaissanceThe United Kingdom’s nuclear industry is expanding, with the U.K. government committed to supporting the build of more civil nuclear power plants (deployments up to 24 GW by 2050)1 while also und
Nuclear Technology
11-02-2023

Bruce Power Donates $20,000 to Canadian Red Cross for Emergency Relief in Türkiye and Syria
Bruce Power today announced a $20,000 donation to the Canadian Red Cross for emergency relief in Türkiye and Syria, while encouraging its employees, and other local businesses and community members to consider supporting this effort.The Red Cross
Nuclear Reactor
11-02-2023

Cabinet Approves Change in Japanese Nuclear Policy
Japan's Cabinet has approved a policy to allow new nuclear power reactors to be constructed and the operation of existing reactors to be extended from 40 to 60 years.(Image: (DavidRockDesign / Pixabay)Since July, an advisory panel - the Green Tran
Nuclear Power Plant
11-02-2023

Un Nuclear Chief Grossi Due in Russia for Ukraine Talks
UN nuclear chief Grossi due in Russia for Ukraine talksby AFP Staff WritersUN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi is due to arrive in Moscow on Thursday for talks on nuclear safety in Ukraine amid ongoing fighting, Russia's deputy foreign ministe
Nuclear Technology
11-02-2023

UK Establishes New Body to Deliver Its Fusion Programme
UK Science Minister George Freeman has announced the establishment of a new organisation to deliver the UK’s fusion programme. UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd (UKIFS) will deliver the prototype STEP fusion energy plant at West Burton in Notti
Nuclear Reactor
10-02-2023

France’s Nuclear Policy Council seeks to “remobilise” the nuclear sector
France’s Nuclear Policy Council (CPN - Conseil de Politique Nucléaire), headed by President Emmanuel Macron is making preparations to deal with winter 2023. At a recent meeting it decided to "take stock of the entire French nucle
Energy Security
10-02-2023

Centrus Competes Construction, Initial Testing of Haleu Demonstration Cascade
Marking a major milestone, Centrus Energy—a firm under contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to demonstrate production of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) with domestic technology—on Feb. 9 said it completed construction and initial tes
Nuclear Fusion
09-02-2023

New Body to Deliver UK’s Fusion Ambitions
STEP building cutaway. Image: UKAEAThe UK government has announced UK Industrial Fusion Solutions as the new body to deliver the country’s fusion programme.Alongside the formation of the new body, the government announced that a prototype plant
Nuclear Reactor
09-02-2023

Fusion Progress in Russia
The GI Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (INP SB RAS) has succeeded in increasing the plasma density by 1.5 times in its SMOLA fusion facility. It also slowed down plasma outflow by 10 times. Res
Nuclear Reactor
09-02-2023

X-Energy, Alberta Explore Opportunities to Support SMR Projects
X-energy Canada, a subsidiary of U.S. mall modular reactor and fuel technology company X-energy, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Invest Alberta Corporation (IAC) to develop economic opportunities in support of the potential deployment of the
Nuclear Decommissioning
09-02-2023

Savannah River Facility Prepped for NNSA Project
A crane is used to remove equipment during a project to repurpose Building 226-F for an NNSA mission at the Savannah River Site. (Photo: DOE)Work has begun to prepare the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility (SRPPF) at the Department of Energy&
Nuclear Technology
09-02-2023

Modern Surface Assessment Technologies Address Today’s Inspection Challenges in Nuclear Power Plants
While nuclear power plants are some of the most highly regulated and safe worksites in the world, inspection challenges remain. According to estimates by industry experts, the over 400 reactors located across the globe are, on average, 30 years old, and g
Nuclear Power Plant
09-02-2023

Shine Receives Final EIS to Operate Its Mo-99 Production Facility
SHINE’s Chrysalis production building, under construction in October 2022. (Photo: SHINE)The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued the final supplemental environmental impact statement (EIS) for SHINE Technology’s application for a
Nuclear Reactor
09-02-2023

Belgium Mulls Life Extension for More Reactors
Belgium's Doel nuclear power plant. (Photo: N. Hippert/IAEA)The Belgian government is exploring the idea of extending the operational life of its three oldest reactors by two years, a variety of news outlets are reporting.Those reactors—Units 1 an
Energy Technology
08-02-2023

Argonne National Lab Supports Advanced Nuclear Concepts
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) is supporting three companies developing a range of new advanced reactor and fuel cycle concepts. The work is funded through a voucher programme provided by the Ga
Nuclear Power Plant
08-02-2023

Belarus NPP Unit 2 Preparing for Trial Grid Connection
The first trial connection to the grid of unit 2 at the Belarusian NPP is planned for March-April, according to Deputy Minister of Energy Mikhail Mikhadyuk. The installation of process equipment and pipelines is almost completed and start-up work is under
United States
08-02-2023

CNL and Jubilant Radiopharma Collaborate on Actinium-225
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) is to collaborate with US-based Jubilant Radiopharma to develop alpha radiopharmaceuticals. The joint project comes under CNL’s Canadian Nuclear Research Initiative -Health (CNRI-H) programme. It is part of a
Nuclear Power Plant
08-02-2023

IAEA Reports Enhanced Safety at Czech Research Reactor
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Safety Assessment of Research Reactor (INSARR) team says the Czech Republic has enhanced safety at its main research reactor. However, the team also found the need to continue to improve training and
Nuclear Technology
08-02-2023

Philippines Considers Nuclear as a Solution to Potential Baseload Power Crisis
The Philippines is facing a significant challenge as around 80% of its baseload power is under threat. To address the issue, the country must transition away from its heavy reliance on coal, and the adoption of nuclear power is the fastest option and woul
Nuclear Power Plant
07-02-2023

Russia and Myanmar sign Intergovernmental Agreement on nuclear energy cooperation
On February 6, in Yangon (Myanmar), Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev and the Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr. Myo Thein Kyaw signed the Intergovernmental Agreement on cooperation in the field of the use of nuclear energy for peaceful
Nuclear Reactor
07-02-2023

Facing the Monster
Thirty years ago last November, the IAEA’s INSAG-7 report took the prevailing narrative of the Chornobyl disaster and turned it on its head. Here, a key accident investigator tells the inside story of the report’s origins.As the dust a
Nuclear Reactor
07-02-2023

IAEA Chief’s Fresh Zaporizhzhia Talks, Ukraine Brings in Nuclear Sanctions
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi is expected in Russia this week for more talks on establishing a safety and security zone around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.The IAEA's Grossi is due to return to M
Nuclear Power Plant
07-02-2023

France, India and UAE Announce Cooperation Roadmap
The foreign ministers of the three nations have formally announced a trilateral initiative which will focus on solar and nuclear energy, as well as the fight against climate change and the protection of biodiversity, particularly in the Indian Ocean regio

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