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Rolls Royce Plans First UK Modular Nuclear Reactor for 2029

The engineering company has started the regulatory process for its new small modular reactor.

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New Unit with Hualong One Reactor Starts Operation

A new nuclear power unit in Pakistan powered by the Hualong One reactor, the China-developed third-generation nuclear reactor, has started commercial operation,…

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Japan's First Laser Nuclear Fusion Company, EX-Fusion Raises 130 Million JPY in Pre-Seed Round, Paving Way for the Development of Critical Components Needed for Commercialization of Nuclear Fusion

Funds will be used to develop technologies that enable continuous injection of target material and auto tracking and alignment of the laser systems to build a c…

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How Do Nuclear Power Plants Work?

Nuclear energy has become the single largest source of low-carbon electricity in Europe, which is predicted to retain and enhance its installed capacity between…

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Generation IV, the Future of Nuclear Power

Although nuclear power remains controversial, new reactors are being built in surprising numbers and these will provide the second largest share of the world’s…

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Eyeing Green Vote, Macron Vows to Exit Oil, Coal and Gas

President Emmanuel Macron promised on Saturday to make France the "first great nation" to stop using oil, coal and gas as energy sources, in a pitch to young an…

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U.S. Nuclear Generation Declines for Second Straight Year

U.S. nuclear power generation declined for the second straight year. Output from the country’s nuclear fleet totaled 778 million MWh in 2021, a 1.5% decline fr…

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X-Energy to Produce HALEU Fuel for Advanced Nuclear Reactors

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) chose X-energy’s TRISO-X fuel fabrication facility to produce fuel for future advanced nuclear reactors and small modular r…

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Rolls-Royce Boss Earmarks 2029 for Production of Small Nuclear Reactors

The boss of Rolls-Royce has said the company could create its first small nuclear reactors by 2029 as long as planning barriers are removed by the UK government…

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Britain’s Torrid Love Affair with Nuclear Power Continues

Nuclear energy may well be a key part of the UK’s energy security, but establishing who carries the financial risk of such a high-cost venture is of the utmost…

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Ukraine Scrubbing Nuclear Agencies of Russian Influence

Ukraine’s nuclear sector is taking steps to remove Russian influence from its operations.

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Most Japanese Back Nuclear Power for First Time Since Fukushima

For the first time in more than a decade, a narrow majority of Japanese now support restarting idled nuclear reactors.

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Where Will the First Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Be?

The next wave of nuclear construction is supposedly dawning, but with whom, and where?

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Belgium Pushes Nuclear Exit back a Decade due to Ukraine Crisis

Belgium has delayed its decision to cut nuclear energy by 10 years due to the rise in energy prices from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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The Most Crucial Assembly Operation Of The Year Started At AKKUYU NPP Unit 1

Welding of the main circulation pipeline (MCP), a key assembly operation scheduled for 2022, has started in the reactor building of Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant U…