Nuclear

Nuclear Physics European Collaboration Committee

The Nuclear Physics European Collaboration Committee is an Expert Committee of the European Science Foundation.

Nuclear Fuel

Australian Parliament to Launch Nuclear Energy Inquiry

Australia's Energy Minister Angus Taylor has asked the House Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy to investigate the nuclear fuel cycle, Committee C…

Nuclear Power Plant

More Delays Likely for Vogtle Nuclear Plant

Fast-tracking completion of the troubled nuclear project could cause other problems, a report found.

Nuclear Fuel

Fuelling of a Radioisotope-Based Power System for NASA's Mars 2020 Rover

The Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator - or MMRTG - uses heat from the natural radioactive decay of plutonium-238 to generate electricity as we…

Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear Power Generation as the Only Powerful Source of Electricity Without Carbon Emissions

"That's why our partnership with Rosatom is extremely important; joint work and innovations will allow us to offer our customers the most promising technologies…

Oil & Gas Trade

Decision to Sanction Iranian FM is Latest Blow by President Donald Trump

Iran accused the United States on Thursday of "childish behaviour" driven by fear after Washington imposed sanctions on its foreign minister, escalating tension…

Nuclear Power Plant

US Wants to Bypass Russia and China to Help Saudis Create Civil Nuclear Programme

Saudi Arabia, which seeks to expand its energy portfolio, has been engaged in talks with Washington over a bilateral nuclear cooperation agreement that would al…

Us to Renew Sanction Waivers for Five Iranian Nuclear Programmes for 90 Days

The United States would renew its key sanction waivers for five Iranian nuclear programmes for a total of 90 days, White House National Security Advisor John Bo…

Nuclear Fuel

US Utility Georgia Power has Ordered the First Fuel Load for Unit 3

Vogtle 3 is scheduled to enter service by November 2021 and unit 4 by November 2022. All four of the Chinese AP1000 projects at Haiyang and Sanmen are now in co…

Nuclear Fuel

Vogtle-3/Georgia Power Ordered the First Nuclear Fuel Load for New AP1000 Reactor

Georgia Power has ordered the first nuclear fuel load for Vogtle-3, the first nuclear fuel order to be placed in more than 30 years for a newly-designed reactor…

Nuclear Power Plant

Tepco Said its Board of Directors Made the Decision to Decommission Fukushima Daini

Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) today announced its official decision to decommission the four reactors at the Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant,…

Nuclear Power Plant

CDI will be Responsible for Demolishing the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant

Comprehensive Decommissioning International (CDI), the joint venture company between SNC-Lavalin and Holtec International, has won its first commercial contract…

Nuclear Power Plant

The Top Ten Nuclear Power Plants in the US

Six of the biggest nuclear plants in the US have generated more than 2.6GW and supply electricity to more than two million homes in the country.

Nuclear Policy

South Korea's Anti-Nuclear Policy To Face Strong And Growing Opposition

Public opinion is shifting in favour of nuclear after a heatwave has affected power supply and demand. Increasing concerns about rising electricity bills and co…

Nuclear Fuel

Dealing with the Spent Fuel Discharged by the Plants. Could this Fuel be Recycled?

The nuclear power plant construction boom of the 1960s and 1970s held the promise of a new energy era and at the same time brought about a new challenge: dealin…