Nuclear

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Agreement Reached for Extended Operation of Belgian Reactors

French utility Engie and the Belgian federal government have signed an interim agreement defining the terms for the extended operation of the Doel 4 and Tihange…

SMR

IAEA sees progress made by SMR deployment initiative

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) last year launched a new initiative aimed at accelerating the safe and secure deployment of advanced nuclear react…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Korea Reacts to Nuclear Demand With Plans for 10 Overseas Plants

The fourth and last unit of the Barakah nuclear reactor in the United Arab Emirates built by Korean companies [KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION]Korea is looking…

United Kingdom

UK to develop virtual prototype of nuclear fusion plant

The virtual modelling project is due to be completed by 2024. Credit: Sorn340 Studio Images via Shutterstock.The UK Government has announced plans to develop a …

Nuclear Reactor

MOX Fuel Tests for Vver Reactors Under Way

Testing has begun on VVER-type fuel elements with uranium-plutonium mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel in the MIR research reactor. Based on the results of irradiation and …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Sanmen Plant to Supply Steam to Industrial Park

A memorandum of cooperation has been signed for the Sanmen nuclear power plant in China's Zhejiang province to supply steam to the Rongsheng Taizhou New Mat…

Uranium Project

Honeymoon Redevelopment Work Progresses

The first wellfield has been completed at the Honeymoon in-situ leach (ISL) uranium project in South Australia ahead of its restart by the end of this year, Bos…

Nuclear waste

Agreement Facilitates WIPP Permit Renewal

The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), the US Department of Energy (DOE) and Salado Isolation Mining Contractors (SIMCO) have negotiated a settlement agr…

Nuclear waste

UK Begins Studies to Assess Four Potential Repository Sites

Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is starting the process of evaluating four potential areas for suitability to host the UK's Geological Disposal Facility. It is…

Nuclear waste

Regulators Begin Final Safety Inspection Before Treated Fukushima Wastewater Is Released Into Sea

Japanese regulators began a final inspection on Wednesday before treated radioactive wastewater is released from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pa…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough: Decades of Research Are Still Needed Before Fusion Can Be Used as Clean Energy

The U.S. Department of Energy reported a major scientific breakthrough in nuclear fusion science in December 2022. For the first time, more energy was released …

Solar Panel

In April, U.S. Electrical Generation by Wind Exceeded Coal While Solar + Wind Out-produced Nuclear Power.

Washington DC – According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), wind produced mor…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Japan's Nuclear Authority to Carry Out Final Inspection of Fukushima

Photo : YONHAP NewsJapan's Nuclear Regulation Authority(NRA) is set to conduct an overall inspection of facilities built for the planned release of radioact…

SMR

US Reaffirms Support for Indian Membership of Nuclear Suppliers Group

The US reaffirmed its support for Indian membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) during the state visit to Washington of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Japan's Kansai Electric to Restart Takahama 1

Japan's Kansai Electric Power Company has informed the Fukui prefectural government that it plans to restart unit 1 at its Takahama NPP in late July, follow…