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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)
06-08-2024

Milestones for Rajasthan Reactors Old and New
Days after unit 3 at the Rajasthan nuclear power plant returned to service after the completion of major refurbishment, fuel loading has begun at the first of two Indian-designed and built 700 MW pressurised heavy water reactors under construction at the
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
05-08-2024

Rosatom Starts Implementation of Fuel Supply Contract to India for Kudankulam Units 3 and 4
ROSATOM starts implementation of fuel supply contract to India for Kudankulam units 3 and 4. (Credit: The State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM.)TVEL Fuel Company of Rosatom has started implementation of nuclear fuel supply contract for units 3 and 4 of
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
05-08-2024

Akkuyu NPP Specialists Complete Concreting of Foundation Slab of Pump Station of Unit No. 3
Akkuyu NPP specialists complete concreting of foundation slab of pump station of Unit No. 3. (Credit: The State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM)Concreting of the foundaton slab of pump station of Akkuyu NPP Unit No. 3 (which is being built by Rosatom St
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
03-08-2024

Core Catcher Delivered to Paks II Site
The first large-scale nuclear power plant component - the core catcher - has been delivered from Russia to the construction site of the Paks II plant in Hungary.The core catcher at the Paks site (Image: Rosatom)The core catcher is a key bit of safety equi
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
03-08-2024

IAEA Mission Assesses Japan’s Nuclear Security
Japan has a "robust nuclear security regime", an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts has concluded. The latest International Physical Protection Advisory Service (IPPAS) mission followed a previous mission in 2015 and a fol
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
03-08-2024

Sweden, USA Agree to Nuclear Cooperation
Sweden and the USA have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at pursuing cooperation in industrial collaboration, technology development, and research and innovation in technologies related to nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.Granholm (left) and
Uranium Project
03-08-2024

Kazatomprom Raises Uranium Production Guidance for 2024
Kazatomprom is the world’s largest producer of uranium. Credit: T. Schneider via Shutterstock.Kazakhstan’s national atomic company and uranium producer, Kazatomprom, has updated its production guidance for 2024 from 21,000–22
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
03-08-2024

Hot River Water Curbs Output at French Nuclear Plant
View of cooling towers at the Golfech nuclear plant on the edge of the Garonne river between Agen and Toulouse, France, July 19, 2019. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau//File Photo Purchase Licensing RightsElectricity production at the Golfech nuclear plant in south
SMR
02-08-2024

UK Assessment of Holtec SMR Progresses to Next Step
Holtec International's SMR-300 small modular reactor design has completed the first step of the UK's Generic Design Assessment process and progressed to the next phase of its assessment.Holtec's image of a two-unit SMR-300 plant (I
ITER
02-08-2024

Apan Set for Production of ITER Outer Vertical Targets
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Japan's National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) have completed the production of a prototype outer vertical target, one of the key components of the divertor to be used in the International Ther
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
02-08-2024

Containment Walls in Place at Sanmen 3
The fourth and final steel ring forming the walls of the main containment shell has been hoisted into place at unit 3 of the Sanmen nuclear power plant in China's Zhejiang province.Installation of the containment walls has now been completed (Imag
Uranium Project
02-08-2024

Cameco, Kazatomprom Release Half-Year Results
At the mid-year point, Canadian uranium producer Cameco said its expectation for uranium deliveries for the year remains unchanged, but Kazakh producer NAC Kazatomprom is increasing its 2024 full year production guidance to reflect the half-year results.I
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
02-08-2024

Vistra’s Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant Licence Extended to 2053
The nuclear power plant employs 600 staff and more than 200 permanent contractors. Credit: seo byeong gon / Shutterstock.US-based power company Vistra has secured a licence extension for its 2.4GW Comanche Peak nuclear power plant, allowing operations to
Nuclear Reactor
31-07-2024

Dismantling of Garigliano Reactor Vessel Progresses
The first phase of the dismantling of the reactor vessel at Italy's Garigliano nuclear power plant has been completed with the removal of contaminated metal components from the deflector, the upper part of the vessel.Societa Gestione Impianti Nucl
SMR
31-07-2024

Rolls-Royce Small Nuclear Reactor Design Clears Second UK Assessment
Rolls Royce’s small modular reactor design moved a step closer to fruition on Tuesday as the UK nuclear regulator said it had completed the second stage of its assessment of the technology.Britain’s new labour government has said small
Nuclear Reactor
31-07-2024

Construction Begins on Kairos’s Fluoride Salt–Cooled Test Reactor
Workers begin construction at the Hermes site in Oak Ridge, Tenn. (Photo: Kairos Power)Earlier today, on a site in Oak Ridge, Tenn., that was formerly home to the K-33 Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Kairos Power marked the start of construction on its low-power
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
30-07-2024

Taiwanese Reactor Shut Down for Decommissioning
Unit 1 of Taiwan's Maanshan nuclear power plant has been taken offline and will be decommissioned following the expiry of its 40-year operating licence, in accordance with Taiwan's nuclear phase-out policy. The closure leaves the island wi
SMR
29-07-2024

RoPower and Fluor sign FEED 2 contract for SMR project
Romania's Nuclearelectrica and project company RoPower Nuclear have signed the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) Phase 2 contract with Fluor Corporation for the Doicești small modular reactor project.The signing ceremony took place during th
China
29-07-2024

Second-To-Last Nuclear Reactor Shut Down
Taiwan yesterday shut down the No. 1 reactor of its only active nuclear plant, poised to become the first non-nuclear country in East Asia after the last reactor’s license expires in May next year.The closure of the No. 1 reactor at the Ma-ansha
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
28-07-2024

China’s Ningde Nuclear Power Plant Starts New Power Unit Construction
Ningde Nuclear Power Plant in east China's Fujian Province. /CMGConstruction of the No. 5 power unit at the Ningde Nuclear Power Plant in east China's Fujian Province commenced on Sunday, according to China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
28-07-2024

Hungary to Allow Nuclear Plant to Exceed Danube Water Temperature Limit
Hungary is planning to allow the temperature limit for a section of the Danube which receives cooling water from the Paks nuclear power plant to be exceeded for security of supply reasons, the energy ministry said in a statement on Friday.The plant
Nuclear Reactor
27-07-2024

Japan Nuclear Watchdog Panel Decides Against Restarting Tsuruga Reactor
A panel of Japan's nuclear watchdog decided on Friday against restarting a reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant citing seismic risks, paving the way for the regulator to keep the Japan Atomic Power plant shut.The panel said it was difficult
Nuclear Reactor
25-07-2024

Eskom Forges Ahead With Plans to Build a 100MW Modular Nuclear Reactor
Eskom’s Koeberg Nuclear Power Station this week marked 40 years of safe nuclear operation of its Unit 1 reactor. Picture: Phando Jikelo/Independent Newspapers.Eskom is forging ahead with plans to build renewable energy baseload capacity, includi
Nuclear Fusion
25-07-2024

Japan-UK Enhance Cooperation on Fusion
British inertial fusion energy developer First Light Fusion has hosted a delegation from the Japanese government, headed by State Minister Soichiro Imaeda from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). The visit comes as t
Nuclear Fuel
25-07-2024

Framatome to Supply Fuel for Slovak VVER Reactors
Slovak utility Slovenské elektrárne has signed a contract with France's Framatome for the long-term supply of nuclear fuel to the VVER-440 reactors at its Bohunice and Mochovce plants, starting from 2027.The signing of the fu

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