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

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

Nuclear Technology
07-02-2023

Tokamak Completes Set of HTS Magnets
Tokamak Energy of the UK announced it has built a world-first set of new generation high temperature superconducting (HTS) magnets to be assembled and tested in fusion power plant-relevant scenarios.Workers mark the completion of the first set of HTS magn
Nuclear Reactor
07-02-2023

Rench Ministerial Council Prepares for Nuclear Revival
The Nuclear Policy Council (Conseil de Politique Nucléaire, CPN) - headed by President Emmanuel Macron - met on 3 February to "take stock of the entire French nuclear dossier, both in the short and long-term". The council has called f
Nuclear Power Plant
07-02-2023

‘No Damage’ Reported at Akkuyu Site After Turkey Earthquakes
There have been no reports of damage to the Akkuyu nuclear power plant after two large earthquakes struck Turkey. But safety checks are continuing at the plant, which is currently under construction.There was a landmark construction moment last month whic
Nuclear Technology
06-02-2023

Rosatom Briefs Russian Prime Minister on Nuclear Industry Progress
Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev, at a briefing with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, said 2022 was not an easy year. However, we reached record results in almost all areas, in terms of our main, gross indicators. He noted that implement
Nuclear Power Plant
06-02-2023

Construction Progress at China’s Changjiang Npp Unit 3
The main girder of the ring crane for unit 3 of China’s Changjiang NPP under construction in Hainan province has been hoisted into place. China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) said the construction process was orderly, safe, stable and met q
SMR
06-02-2023

GSE Solutions Contracted to Support Nuscale Hydrogen Plant Model
US-based GSE Solutions has been contracted to work with NuScale Power on the development of a hydrogen plant model for NuScale’s VOYGR small modular reactor (SMR) simulator. Under the agreement the existing NuScale control room simulator will be
Nuclear Power Plant
06-02-2023

Inner Containment Installed at China’s Xudabao Npp Unit 4
The steel lining module of the inner containment has been installed at unit 4 of China’s Xudabao NPP in Liaoning province. China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) said the module has an inner diameter of 44 metres and an overall height of more
Nuclear Reactor
06-02-2023

Third Reactor at Karachi Nuclear Plant
The third unit of the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (KANUPP) in Pakistan was inaugurated by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Feb. 2, adding another 1.1 GW of power generation capacity to the country’s national grid. Pakistan, like other
Hualong One
05-02-2023

China, Pakistan Mark Completion of Karachi 2&3 Project
A ceremony has been held to mark the inauguration of unit 3 of the Karachi nuclear power plant in Pakistan. China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) said the two Hualong One reactors at the site have now both officially been delivered to Pakistan and put
Nuclear Decommissioning
05-02-2023

Demolition of Biblis Cooling Towers Begins
The first of four 80-metre-high cooling towers has been demolished at the Biblis nuclear power plant in Germany. The two-unit plant was shut down in March 2011 in response to the accident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant.The first cooling tower
Nuclear Fuel
05-02-2023

‘No Crisis’ for Koeberg Fuel Supply as South Africa Continues Loadshedding
South Africa's Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has said there is "no immediate crisis" from the expiry of the Nuclear Cooperation Agreement between South Africa and the USA. Utility Eskom is relying on the return to service of
Nuclear Reactor
04-02-2023

Unit 3 of Slovakia’s Mochovce Nuclear Plant Connected to the Grid
Slovakia’s power utility Slovenské elektrárne (SE) has connected to the grid the 440 MW Unit 3 of the Mochovce nuclear power plant. The 1.9 GW Mochovce nuclear plant, located near Nitra in central Slovakia, consists of four
Nuclear Fuel
03-02-2023

AEOI Chief Rejects IAEA Report Over Change in Enrichment
TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) – The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami says that the IAEA Wednesday report was issued based on a false inadvertent report submitted by one of the agency's inspectors.The previous inspec
Nuclear Power Plant
03-02-2023

Lucas Heights Redevelopment Project Gets Under Way
The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) has begun a project at its Lucas Heights facility near Sydney to remove general solid waste, building waste, and some mineral sands used in rare earth metals research, to make way for futu
Nuclear Technology
03-02-2023

Darlington Ready to Produce Medical Radioisotope
Ontario Power Generation's (OPG) nuclear power plant is set to become the first commercial power reactor in the world to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) after Laurentis Energy Partners and BWXT Medical Ltd completed the installation and initial comm
Nuclear Reactor
03-02-2023

South Korea Offers to Build NPP for Turkey
Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) has submitted a preliminary proposal to Turkey for the construction of four APR-1400 units at a site in northern part of the country. Kepco CEO Jung Song Il presented a proposal to Turkish Minister of Energy &
Nuclear Technology
03-02-2023

Invest Alberta Supports Deployment of Xe-100 SMR
X-Energy Canada and Invest Alberta Corporation (IAC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) supporting the potential deployment of the Xe-100 small modular reactor (SMR) in Alberta.The MOU is non-binding and non-exclusive. X-energy Canada, a subs
Energy Security
03-02-2023

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 Decommissioning
03-02-2023

Belgium’s Nuclear Phase-Out Policy Claims Second Victim
The Tihange nuclear power plant. (Photo: Engie Electrabel)Unit 2 at Tihange, one of Belgium’s two nuclear power plants, was permanently disconnected from the grid late on the evening (local time) of January 31, operator Engie Electrabel has anno
Nuclear Reactor
03-02-2023

Show Support for a Lego Nuclear Power Plant
A creative fan of Lego—and nuclear power—has designed a nuclear power plant out of the famous building blocks and has submitted the idea to the Lego Group for possible production—but first, the idea needs the support of the public.Click the button: Fans o
Nuclear Technology
03-02-2023

University of Florida-Led Consortium to Research Nuclear Forensics
Members of the Consortium for Nuclear Forensics. (Image: University of Florida)A 16-university team of 31 scientists and engineers, under the title Consortium for Nuclear Forensics and led by the University of Florida, has been selected by the Department
Nuclear Reactor
02-02-2023

Bruce Power’s Unit 3 Marks 45 Years of Operation; Final Preparations Underway for Major Component Replacement Outage
Workers gather in the Unit 3 turbine hall to celebrate 45 years of the unit's operation and one month until the beginning of its Major Component Replacement (MCR) outage.Bruce Power’s Unit 3 marked 45 years of commercial operation on Feb
Energy Security
02-02-2023

Cs-137 Sealed Source Found in Western Australia
Australian emergency services has located the lost sealed source, the BBC reported early February 1.The caesium-137 capsule, part of a density gauge used at Rio Tinto’s Gudai-Darri mine in Western Australia, was found after a survey vehicle trav
Nuclear Reactor
02-02-2023

Tritium: Ultra-Rare Fusion Fuel We Can’t Make Nearly Enough Of
After the National Ignition Facility in California's first successful scientific breakeven through nuclear fusion, mankind is all the more serious about reaching the promised land of near-limitless fusion energy. Perhaps the most pressing problem
Nuclear Technology
02-02-2023

Can New Cheap, Frequent “Laser” Monitoring of Critical Components Extend Nuclear Plant Lifetimes by Decades?
A new way to assess radiation damage in reactors. Engineers designed a tool that enables faster measurements of the condition of some nuclear reactor components, potentially extending their lifetimes. By David Chandler, MIT News

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