Nuclear power

Nuclear Fuel

Georgia Power Receives First Nuclear Fuel Shipment for Vogtle Unit 3, Moves Closer to in-Service Operations

Southern Company subsidiary Georgia Power has received the first nuclear fuel shipment for one of the two new reactors located at the Vogtle Electric Generating…

Market Analysis

France's Macron Says Nuclear will Remain Key Energy Source

Nuclear power will remain a key part of France's energy supplies, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday in a show of support for the industry even as he loo…

Nuclear Technology

Macron Kicks off French Race to Build a New Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Dec. 8 that his country’s next aircraft-carrier will be nuclear-powered and should be operational by 2038 in time…

Nuclear Reactor

TVEL will Introduce New Fuel and Extended Fuel Cycle at Kudankulam NPP in India

Compared to the UTVS fuel model, which is currently supplied to Kudankulam NPP, TVS-2M fuel assemblies have a number of advantages making them more reliable and…

Nuclear Power Plant

Steam Equipment Shipped for Rooppur Unit 1

The Rooppur plant will consist of two VVER-1200 reactors.

Nuclear Power Plant

Rolls-Royce Agrees Sale of I&C Business to Framatome

British engineering firm Rolls-Royce announced today that it has signed an agreement to sell its civil nuclear instrumentation and control business to France's …

Hualong One

Video: Hualong One Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Unit 1

Hualong One Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Unit 1 nuclear island reactor building steel lining module 6 was successfully hoisted in place.

Nuclear Power Plant

Paks-II Construction Licence Expected in 2021

Obtaining a licence for the construction of new units at Hungary’s Paks-II NPP is expected by autumn 2021, according to the outcome of a meeting in Budapest be…

Nuclear Power Plant

First UAE Nuclear Reactor Reaches Full Power

Barakah unit 1 has reached 100% power and is now generating 1400 MW of electricity, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation has announced today.

Nuclear Fusion

China Just Switched on Its 'Artificial Sun' Nuclear Fusion Reactor

China successfully powered up its "artificial sun" nuclear fusion reactor for the first time, state media reported Friday, marking a great advance in the countr…

Nuclear Power Plant

Turboatom Manufactures Main Part of the Turbine for Khmelnitsky 3

Kharkov-based Turboatom has already manufactured the main part of the turbine unit for the VVER-1000 at unit 3 of Ukraine’s Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant (Kh…

Nuclear Reactor

X-Energy Is Rethinking Reactors and Doing More With Nuclear

Innovation will be vital to reducing carbon emissions and solving our climate crisis.

Nuclear Fusion

China's Nuclear Fusion Research and Development has Made a Major Breakthrough!

China's nuclear fusion research and development has made a major breakthrough! A new generation of "artificial sun" discharges for the first time.

Nuclear waste

Hot Testing Continues at Chernobyl Used Fuel Storage

As of 1 December, 186 used fuel assemblies have been transported from the old used nuclear fuel storage facility to the Interim Storage Facility 2 at the Cherno…

Nuclear Power Plant

EnergySolutions Takes Over TMI-2 Licence

The TMI-2 reactor, located about 10 miles southeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, operated for around six months before suffering reactor core damage on 28 March…