Nuclear

Nuclear Power Plant

IAEA Mission Reports Safety Commitment by France’s Paluel NPP

The team encouraged the operator to continue implementation of its operational safety improvement initiatives at the plant.

Nuclear Reactor

Bangladesh Plans Another Nuclear Power Plant

Bangladesh wants to build another nuclear power plant after its first one is completed, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said yesterday as work at the Rooppur plant…

Nuclear Power Plant

Nawah Set to Begin Regulated Activities at Barakah 3

These include the possession, handling, storage and transfer of nuclear material. Barakah 3 is scheduled to start up next year.

Nuclear Power Plant

Japan Restarts Nuclear Power Plants To Slash Emissions

Japan is set to fire up its nuclear power plants as it looks to expand its renewable energy offering amid a push to slash its emissions, its new industry minist…

Nuclear Fuel

Iran's 20-pct Enriched Uranium Stockpile Exceeds 120 kg: Nuke Chief

The head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said that his country's stockpile of 20-percent enriched uranium has exceeded 120 kg.

Nuclear Power Plant

North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Complex: 5 MWe Reactor May Still be Operating

Recent commercial satellite imagery of the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center indicates that the discharge of water from the 5 MWe Reactor into the out…

United States

ORNL Spin-Off's Tech Approved for Use in U.S. Nuclear Plants

Analysis and Measurement Services Corp., a spin-off company from Oak Ridge National Laboratory research received formal approval from the U.S. NRC in Washington…

Hydrogen Production

US DOE Funds Hydrogen Production from Nuclear Power

The announcement comes as DOE marks Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day.

Hydrogen Technology

CNL Reports Breakthrough in Hydrogen Storage

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories said on 5 October that it had achieved a breakthrough in hydrogen storage technology using a new magnesium alloy.

Nuclear Power Plant

Hot Testing Completed at Belarus 2

Hot testing has been completed at unit 2 of the Belarus nuclear power plant, the Belarus Energy Ministry announced on 4 October.

Nuclear Policy

US Suspends Authority to Ship Nuclear Materials to China

The US Federal Register on 1 October published a notice by the NRC, dated 27 September with immediate effect, suspending the general licence authority under NRC…

Nuclear Reactor

New Brunswick Fast Reactor Operational 'Within the Decade'

A 2029 start-up for an ARC-100 advanced small modular reactor in New Brunswick is an "aggressive" but achievable target

Nuclear Fuel

Rosatom Starts Production of Zirconium Sponge for Nuclear Fuel

Chepetsky Mechanical Plant, an enterprise of Rosatom’s TVEL Fuel Company in Glazov, Russia’s Udmurt Republic, has mastered the technology of zirconium sponge …

Nuclear Technology

Rosatom Presented the Latest Projects in the Field of Nuclear Technologies at the European Conference on Research Reactors

Representatives of the ROSATOM State Corporation spoke about advanced projects and solutions in the field of nuclear technologies at the European Conference on …

Nuclear Policy

Romanian Energy Policy will See Nuclear Double

It would double the country's nuclear power supply in a decade.