Nuclear power

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Akkuyu Unit 1 Gets Commissioning Permit

Turkey's Nuclear Regulatory Agency (NDK) has issued permission to the Akkuyu nuclear power plant to commission the first power unit.Akkuyu is Turkey's f…

Nuclear Technology

ENEC, NPPA to Explore Cooperation Opportunities

The company responsible for implementing the UAE's civil nuclear power programme and the owner of Egypt's first nuclear power plant are to explore poten…

Nuclear Decommissioning

Decommissioning of Grohnde Set to Begin

The Lower Saxony Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Climate Protection has issued the first decommissioning and dismantling permit to PreussenElektra for …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

South Africa to Seek Bids for New Nuclear Power Station

South African Minister of Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa briefs the media on implementation of the Energy Action Plan, at Tshedimosetso House in Hatfield…

Nuclear waste

France Able to Handle Waste From Six New Reactors, Andra Says

A general view shows cooling towers and reactors of the Electricite de France (EDF) nuclear power plant in Cattenom, France, June 13, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Worker Exposed to Radiation at Fukushima Nuclear Plant

A worker at Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant may have ingested radioactive materials after his face was exposed to the substances, local med…

Nuclear Reactor

Nuclear Included in NZIA by European Council

The European Council has adopted its position on the proposed Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA), which is intended to bolster Europe's manufacturing output in te…

SMR

Hyundai, Kaeri Team Up for Export of Smart SMR

Hyundai Engineering and the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the commercialisation and…

SMR

ENEC Signs Multiple SMR MoUs

The company responsible for implementing the UAE's civil nuclear power programme has signed separate agreements with several small modular reactor (SMR) dev…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Sri Lanka Greenlights Nuclear Power Amidst Global Interest

In the wake of the organisations from countries such as Russia, China, Denmark and the United States proposing to invest in nuclear energy, Sri Lanka Atomic Ene…

Uranium Project

US House Passes Bill Banning Uranium Imports From Russia

Spent fuel storage is seen at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station near San Clemente, California, U.S., April 21, 2022. REUTERS/Nichola Groom/File Photo Ac…

Renewable Energy

AfDB approves $1 billion guarantee from the United Kingdom to support SA’s Just Energy Transition

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $1 billion guarantee program in collaboration with the UK Foreign Commonwealth and D…

Renewable Energy

U.S. Department of Energy Announces Clean Energy Achievements at COP28

This week, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy David M. Turk traveled to Dubai, United Arab Emirates for the 28th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Co…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

COP28 Opens Doors for Japan to Lead in Nuclear Power Sector

Leaders and ministers declare the triple expansion of nuclear power generation in conjunction with the COP28 summit meeting in Dubai on December 2. (©AP/Ky…

Nuclear Fusion

Further contracts awarded to progress UK's fusion effort

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has awarded ten contracts worth a total GBP11.6 million (USD14.6 million) to nine organisations to develop th…