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

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

Energy Technology
25-01-2023

Containment Building Completed at Zhangzhou 1
Construction has been completed of the outer dome of the containment building of unit 1 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant in China's Fujian province, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced. Zhangzhou 1 is the first of two Hualong O
Japan
25-01-2023

IAEA Task Force Reviews Fukushima Water Discharge Plan
The International Atomic Energy (IAEA) Task Force established to monitor Japan’s plan to discharge treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi NPP has completed its second regulatory review. During a five-day visit to Japan, the Task Force met with
Energy Technology
25-01-2023

Robot Developed to Assist Verification of Used Fuel
A floating autonomous robot could soon play a key role in safeguarding used nuclear fuel around the world. The Robotised Cherenkov Viewing Device (RCVD) has been created through a collaboration between Australian national science agency CSIRO's da
Uranium Project
25-01-2023

Company Reveals Plans for New Us Uranium Plant
Western Uranium & Vanadium has already acquired a site in Utah and begun work on designing and permitting the facility to process uranium, vanadium and cobalt. The new plant will process feed from Western's restarted Sunday Mine Complex.Underg
Nuclear Technology
22-01-2023

Xe-100 SMR attracts South Korean investment
South Korea’s DL E&C and Doosan Enerbility are to invest $25m in US-based X-energy to advance the deployment of its Xe-100 advanced small modular reactor (SMR). X-energy said this was a private round of financing pursuant to the company&
Natural Gas
21-01-2023

Arktika Nuclear Icebreaker Escorted Vladimir Voronin Gas Carrier Through Difficult Parts of Northern Sea Route.
The lead universal nuclear icebreaker, the Arktika, took the Vladimir Voronin gas carrier under escort in the eastern part of the Laptev Sea, north of the New Siberian Islands, on January 6. The lead universal nuclear-powered icebreaker, the Arktika compl
Nuclear Fuel
21-01-2023

Rosatom Installed the Vessel of the Unique Russian Research Reactor – MBIR – in the Design Position
On January 18, 2023, the vessel of the world's largest multipurpose fast neutron research reactor (MBIR) was installed in its designed position at the construction site of RIAR in Dimitrovgrad, Ulyanovsk Region (a company of the Rosatom's
Nuclear Policy
20-01-2023

Canadian and UK Regulators Agree Terms for Cooperation
Terms of Reference have been signed and published between the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) and the UK Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) for a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) between the two organisations. They plan to share best practice an
Nuclear waste
20-01-2023

US Approval for Metal Storage Cask
A metal cask for the storage of used nuclear fuel, jointly developed by Doosan Enerbility of South Korea and NAC International of the USA, has received design certification from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).Representatives from NAC and Doosa
Nuclear Reactor
20-01-2023

Bulgaria Energy Strategy Includes Four New Nuclear Reactors
Energy minister Rossen Hristov has set out an energy strategy for 2023 to 2053 for Bulgaria, which includes plans for two new reactors at Kozloduy and two at Belene.Hristov set out the strategy at the event on Tuesday (Image: Bulgaria's Ministry o
Canada
20-01-2023

Candu Fuel Plant Relicensed to 2043
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)'s authorisation of the 20-year renewal of Cameco Fuel Manufacturing's (CFM) operating licence for the facility at Port Hope in Ontario also includes an increase to the plant's annual pr
Nuclear Fusion
19-01-2023

DOE Announces New Funding for Public-Private Partnerships to Advance Fusion Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $2.3 million in funding for 10 projects that will pair private industry with DOE's National Laboratories to overcome challenges in fusion energy development, an area of research that captivated glo
United Kingdom
19-01-2023

Transfer of Waste From Berkeley Vaults Begins
The first concrete box containing radioactive waste from underground vaults at the shut down Berkeley nuclear power plant in the UK has been transferred to an interim on-site storage facility, Magnox Ltd announced.The first concrete box of waste is put in
Ammonia
19-01-2023

Ammonia Co-firing Study Planned for Thai Thermal Power Plant
Hiromi Ishii (Director, Power Systems Project Engineering Department, Steam Power Maintenance Innovation (SPMI) Business Division/MHI) (1st from bottom right) and Yuthana Charoenwong (Managing Director/ BLCP) (1st from bottom left) together with represent
Nuclear Equipment
19-01-2023

French Nuclear Fleet Failure, Drought and War to Blame for Record Power Prices in 2022
Last year Europe saw very high levels of wholesale power prices, driven by gas prices that repeatedly broke all-time high records since the start of the Ukraine war.This was the standout highlight from the latest report on the European energy market from
Nuclear Power Plant
18-01-2023

Russia Proposes Power Plant for Lunar Base
Scientists at the Bauman Moscow State Technical University (MSTU) and the All-Russian Research Institute of Aviation Materials (VIAM, part of the Kurchatov Institute) have proposed using a hybrid unit as a power plant for Russia’s planned lunar
Nuclear Power Plant
18-01-2023

Grossi Holds Talks With Italian Leaders and Pope Francis
Italy is a steadfast partner in the challenges facing the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today with a long history of achievements in the nuclear field, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi commented, as he travelled to Rome. During his
SMR
18-01-2023

French Bill on Accelerating Nuclear New Build Progresses to Senate
The French Senate has begun discussing a bill aimed at accelerating procedures related to the construction of new nuclear facilities near existing nuclear sites and to the operation of existing facilities. In February last year, President Emmanuel Macron
Nuclear Technology
18-01-2023

South Korean Investment in X-Energy
X-energy of the USA - developer of the Xe-100 high temperature gas-cooled small modular reactor (SMR) as well as TRISO advanced nuclear fuel - has announced a strategic investment of USD25 million from South Korea's DL E&C and Doosan Enerbilit
South Korea
18-01-2023

South Korean President: Country Needs More Nuclear Power
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said his country’s push to be carbon-neutral by 2050 must include construction of more nuclear power generation, in a reversal of his predecessor’s call to move away from the technology.Yoon, speaki
Japan
18-01-2023

Japan, Us Partner to Develop Small Modular Reactors
Source: Johannes Plenio (Unsplash)They will also explore other next-generation advanced reactors.The Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) and the US Department of Energy have agreed to bring about nuclear cooperation opportunities, such as the
Nuclear Technology
18-01-2023

General Fusion’s UK demo gets go ahead
Canada-based General Fusion has been granted permission to construct a demonstration of its fusion technology at the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA) Culham campus near Oxford.The development of a 70% scale of a commercial power plant will b
Nuclear Technology
17-01-2023

Slovenia Extends Nuclear Plant Operation Until 2043
Slovenia's sole nuclear plant has been granted the environmental and safety approval needed to extend its operations until 2043, the government said Monday."In light of the possible (energy crisis) next winter, it is of great importance that
Nuclear Reactor
17-01-2023

Poland’s Respect Energy Considers Deploying French SMR Design
Polish renewable energy trader Respect Energy has signed an agreement with EDF to cooperate on the development of nuclear power projects in Poland based on France's Nuward small modular reactor (SMR) technology.A rendering of a Nuward SMR plant (I
Nuclear Power Plant
17-01-2023

EDF and Respect Energy to Develop Nuclear Projects in Poland
EDF said its European offering will help improve Poland’s energy security. Credit: Matthew Henry / Unsplash.French energy company EDF has signed an exclusive cooperation agreement with Polish electric utility Respect Energy to jointly develop nu

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