Nuclear

Nuclear Power Plant

UAE Records '100 million Safe Man-Hours' at Barakah NPP

ENEC says the milestone sets a new benchmark for industrial safety for nuclear new-build projects around the world.

Nuclear Power Plant

Hongyanhe 5 Achieves First Criticality

Unit 5 of the Hongyanhe nuclear power plant in China's Liaoning province has attained a sustained chain reaction for the first time.

Nuclear Power Plant

Fusion: ITER Solenoid Ships and General Fusion Plans UK Plant

Components of the ITER fusion project are ready for shipping, and a Canadian fusion company has announced a UK project.

Nuclear Technology

Rosatom’s Superconductors Successfully Tested for Future Colliders

The European Organization for Nuclear Research has successfully completed the acceptance testing of Russian-made niobium-tin superconductors made in the framewo…

Nuclear Power Plant

KAERI and Samsung Heavy to Develop Nuclear Powered Ships

The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute President Won-Seok Park) and Samsung Heavy Industries CEO Jin-Taek Jeong are cooperating to develop a carbon-free nuc…

Nuclear Reactor

Japan's Shikoku Electric to Restart Ikata No.3 Reactor in October

Shikoku Electric Power Co Inc said on Wednesday it planned to restart the No.3 reactor in its Ikata nuclear power station in western Japan on Oct. 12.

Energy Security

Video: China Guarantees Safety of Taishan Nuclear Power Plant

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian on Tuesday said that the radiation level of the surrounding environment at Taishan Nuclear Power Plant is not abn…

Nuclear Equipment

Centrus Receives Licence for HALEU Production

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a licence amendment that will allow Centrus Energy Corp to produce high-assay, low-enriched uranium at its Pik…

Nuclear Fusion

World's Most Powerful Magnet Being Shipped to ITER Fusion Reactor

The world’s most powerful magnet is being shipped to France for installation in the core of ITER, the experimental fusion reactor.

Nuclear Power Plant

China Says Radiation Levels Normal At Taishan Nuclear Plant

China said Tuesday radiation levels remained normal at one of its nuclear power plants and there were no safety concerns, after the station's French operator re…

Nuclear Power Plant

Russia Invites Argentine Officials to Visit Nuclear Power Plant Similar to the One Planned for South Atlantic

Russia's intentions to install nuclear power plants in Argentina took a new step Monday as the Rosatom agency invited Argentine officials over to visit its floa…

Iran

Why Iran’s Presidential Election is the ‘Most Important Political Milestone’ of 2021 for the Global Oil Market

A victory by front-running hard-liner could slow nuclear talks.

Nuclear Power Plant

Kenya Makes Nuclear Infrastructure Progress

The International Atomic Energy Agency has provided an update on Kenya's progress since its 2015 Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review mission.

Nuclear Reactor

Chinese EPR Experiences 'Performance Issue'

Unit 1 of the Taishan nuclear power plant is operating at full power and there has been no release of radiation at the plant or in the surrounding area.

Nuclear Reactor

Third Tier of Inner Containment Installed at Akkuyu 1

The installation of the cylindrical structure, weighing 322 tons, took a whole day.