Nuclear power plant

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Refinancing of Barakah Classed as 'Green' Loan

The AED8.89 billion (USD2.42 billion) refinancing of the Barakah nuclear power plant project, announced last year, has now been recognised as a Green Loan Facil…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Paks II Targets First Concrete in 2024, Core Melt Trap Set to Be Shipped

Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto and Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev say that work on the new Paks II nuclear power plant is progressing…

Nuclear Technology

Darlington New Nuclear Project Reaches Early Milestone

Early-phase site preparation works at Ontario Power Generation's project have been completed on time and on budget, clearing the way for the main site prepa…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Poland Discusses Cooperation on Nuclear Power With US, Says Polish President

Poland's President Andrzej Duda speaks outside the West Wing following the meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, at the White House in Washington, U.S., Ma…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Argentina's Plans to Extend Atucha's Operation Reviewed by Iaea Team

The International Atomic Energy Agency experts praised measures already taken and the "professionalism, openness and receptiveness exhibited by the plant staff …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Turkey Continuing Negotiations Over New Nuclear Power Plants

Turkey's Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar says it hopes to launch the first unit at Akkuyu by the end of the year - while negotiations continue with Russ…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Canadian Study Looks at Nuclear's Potential to Decarbonise Heating

Thermal networks should be recognised as part of Canada’s energy critical infrastructure as it works towards its decarbonisation goals, a joint study by M…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Ukraine Launches Repair Campaign of NPP Power Units - Energy Ministry

NAEK Energoatom starts a repair campaign of nuclear power plant units on March 8, the Energy Ministry said."The repair campaign in the nuclear industry was sche…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Advisers Call for Nuclear to Be Included in Green Energy Transition

An aerial drone photo taken on Feb 22 shows construction on the second phase of the Zhangzhou nuclear power project in Zhangzhou, Fujian province. The project u…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Young Nuclear Groups Seek Rethink on Spanish Nuclear Closure

A gathering in Madrid of more than 70 representatives from the European and international young nuclear networks, from 27 countries, heard the case put against …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Safety at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Worsening, Ukraine Says

Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko attends a press conference at the U.N. nuclear watchdog IAEA in Vienna, Austria March 8, 2024. REUTERS/Leonhard Fo…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

UK Nuclear Regulator Assesses Preparedness for Climate Change

The UK's Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has selected five nuclear sites where it will carry out inspections to assess arrangements for and resilience t…

Nuclear Reactor

Japan Court Rejects Bid to Halt Active Shikoku Nuclear Reactor, Nhk Reports

Shikoku Electric Power's Ikata nuclear plant is pictured near the water in Ikata, Japan, October 2, 2018. Picture taken October 2, 2018. REUTERS/Mari Saito/…

Uranium Project

Orano Signs Uranium Enrichment Services Contract With ČEZ

In a contract signed during a visit to the Czech Republic by French President Emmanuel Macron, Orano will supply uranium enrichment services, which will be used…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

UK Government Buys Wylfa and Oldbury Nuclear Sites From Hitachi

An agreement to buy the Hitachi-owned sites for new nuclear at Wylfa in north Wales and Oldbury-on-Severn in southwest England has been reached for GBP160 milli…