Nuclear power

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Site Work for Shin Hanul 3 and 4 Set to Start

Preparatory groundwork is set to begin for the construction of units 3 and 4 of the Shin Hanul nuclear power plant following the approval by the South Korean go…

Nuclear waste

Grossi Heads to Ukraine, Aims to Assess Zaporizhzhia Situation

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi is travelling to Ukraine to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky and says he also …

Nuclear waste

Fukushima Nuclear Plant Begins Tests of Wastewater Release Plan; Fishing Officials Remain Opposed

The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant began tests on Monday of newly constructed facilities for discharging treated radioactive wastewater into th…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Maintaining Co-op With Iaea - Necessary, Supreme Leader of Iran Says

It is necessary to maintain and continue cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said i…

Nuclear Technology

China Expands Nuclear Arsenal as Global Tensions Grow: Study

A nuclear-powered Type 094A Jin-class ballistic missile submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy is seen during a military display in th…

Nuclear Reactor

DOE Seeks Feedback on Two Rfps to Acquire Haleu for Advanced Reactors

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking feedback on two draft requests for proposals (RFPs) to acquire high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU)—a crucial m…

Nuclear Equipment

Russia Orders Multifunctional Vessel to Service Arctic Nuclear Fleet

The multipurpose ship would transport, store, and refuel the nuclear fleet (JSC)Russian plans to build a unique multifunctional nuclear service vessel to suppor…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Ukraine: Grossi To Lead IAEA Mission To Zaporizhzhia Next Week

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (Image: IAEA)International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi is to lead the late…

Nuclear waste

New Government Strategy on Nuclear Waste Aims to Make It Permanently Safe, Sooner

Nuclear energy has been a part of everyday life in the UK for over 70 years. It provides around 15% of the country’s electricity and supports key industri…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Hungary Says Paks Ii Work to Start in July

Hungary's Foreign and Trade Minister Peter Szijjártó said preparatory works would start for the Paks II nuclear power plant project in Hungary…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Fortum, Westinghouse Study New Build Opportunities

Finnish utility Fortum and Westinghouse Electric Company of the USA have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore prerequisites for the development and d…

Nuclear Fuel

Anfield to Buy Marquez-Juan Tafoya Uranium Project

Anfield Energy has agreed to acquire the Marquez-Juan Tafoya uranium project in New Mexico through the acquisition of enCore Energy Corp's wholly-owned Neut…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Kakhovka Dam Breach Raises Risk for Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant – Receding Waters Narrow Options for Cooling

A blast on June 6, 2023, destroyed the Kakhovka dam on the Dnieper River in eastern Ukraine. The rupture lowered water levels in a reservoir upriver at the Zapo…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Nuclear Represents One of the Largest Untapped Opportunities for Decarbonisation at the Scale Needed

With Net Zero targets fast approaching, the race is on to reach industrial decarbonisation across all industries. The UK is making good progress in the reductio…

Nuclear Technology

COVVI and Atkins Plan Robotic Hand for Nuclear Sector Work

UK-based COVVI, which develops prosthetic hands and Atkins (a member of Canada’s SNC-Lavalin Group) have signed an agreement to develop a robotic solution…