Nuclear

SMR

Kärnfull Teams up with GEH for SMR Deployment

Kärnfull Next - a fully-owned subsidiary of Kärnfull Future AB - will collaborate with GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) on the deployment of the BWRX-300 in Sw…

Nuclear Power Plant

Efforts Continue to Restore Power to Chernobyl

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said Energoatom CEO Petro Kotin had told him on Sunday that specialists had fixed one of two damaged lines to the p…

Nuclear Power Plant

Finnish EPR Starts Supplying Electricity

Unit 3 of Finland's Olkiluoto nuclear power plant was connected to the national grid on 12 March and has started supplying electricity, operator Teollisuuden Vo…

Oil Price

Oil Declines as Iran, Russia and Fed Jostle for Limelight

Oil resumed its decline after Iran carried out a missile strike in Iraq following the suspension of nuclear talks, while Russia’s bombardment of Ukraine prompt…

Nuclear Fusion

Tokamak Energy Achieves Temperature Threshold for Commercial Fusion

Oxford-based UK tech firm Tokamak Energy has reached a milestone in privately-funded fusion research after its ST-40 spherical tokamak reactor reached a tempera…

Nuclear Power Plant

External Power Supply Restored at Chernobyl Plant, Ukraine Tells IAEA

External electricity supplies have been restored at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant, four days after its disconnection from the power grid.

Nuclear Power Plant

Why Putin Is Hell-Bent on Capturing Ukraine’s Nuclear Reactors

The takeover of Ukraine’s nuclear facilities is a vital part of the Kremlin’s “fear and control” strategy in the war.

Nuclear Power Plant

Russia Engineers Inspect Seized Ukraine Nuclear Plant

Russian engineers have arrived to measure radiation at a Ukrainian nuclear plant, the seizure of which during Moscow's invasion of the country sparked internati…

SMR

Early Site Work to Begin for Canadian SMR

Early preparation activities are set to begin at the site of Ontario Power Generation's (OPG) future small modular reactor (SMR)

United States

US Programme Supports Ghana Nuclear Progress

The USA and Ghana have announced their partnership to support Ghana's adoption of small modular reactor (SMR) technology under the US Department of State's Foun…

Nuclear Power Plant

11 Years Later, Fate of Fukushima Nuclear Plant Cleanup Uncertain

Eleven years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was ravaged by a meltdown following a massive earthquake and tsunami, the plant now looks like a sp…

Nuclear Fuel

Pressure on U.S. Nuclear Power Could Mount if Sanctions Imposed on Russian Uranium

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and ensuing sanctions may have a limited immediate impact on the U.S. nuclear industry, despite its reliance on uranium imports.

Nuclear Power Plant

Chernobyl Power Cut, Transmission Lost at Europe's Largest Atomic Plant: IAEA

Power has been cut to the Chernobyl nuclear plant, Ukraine said Wednesday, but the UN's atomic watchdog said there was "no critical impact on safety".

Nuclear Power Plant

UK Nuclear Site Choices 'Should be Reusable'

With the planned expansion of nuclear power in the UK, the government needs to harness community support and include the full lifecycle when considering propose…

Nuclear Power Plant

S. Korea Likely to Return to Nuclear Power Generation Under New Govt.

South Korea is likely to make a U-turn from its yearslong nuclear phase-out drive as President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol has vowed to scrap the policy and make the co…