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Nuclear Technology

Philippines Considers Nuclear as a Solution to Potential Baseload Power Crisis

The Philippines is facing a significant challenge as around 80% of its baseload power is under threat. To address the issue, the country must transition away fr…

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Russia and Myanmar sign Intergovernmental Agreement on nuclear energy cooperation

On February 6, in Yangon (Myanmar), Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev and the Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr. Myo Thein Kyaw signed the In…

Nuclear Reactor

Facing the Monster

Thirty years ago last November, the IAEA’s INSAG-7 report took the prevailing narrative of the Chornobyl disaster and turned it on its head. Here, a key a…

Nuclear Reactor

IAEA Chief’s Fresh Zaporizhzhia Talks, Ukraine Brings in Nuclear Sanctions

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi is expected in Russia this week for more talks on establishing a safety and security z…

Nuclear Reactor

Rench Ministerial Council Prepares for Nuclear Revival

The Nuclear Policy Council (Conseil de Politique Nucléaire, CPN) - headed by President Emmanuel Macron - met on 3 February to "take stock of the entire F…

SMR

GSE Solutions Contracted to Support Nuscale Hydrogen Plant Model

US-based GSE Solutions has been contracted to work with NuScale Power on the development of a hydrogen plant model for NuScale’s VOYGR small modular react…

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Third Reactor at Karachi Nuclear Plant

The third unit of the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (KANUPP) in Pakistan was inaugurated by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Feb. 2, adding another 1.1 …

Hualong One

China, Pakistan Mark Completion of Karachi 2&3 Project

A ceremony has been held to mark the inauguration of unit 3 of the Karachi nuclear power plant in Pakistan. China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) said the t…

Nuclear Fuel

‘No Crisis’ for Koeberg Fuel Supply as South Africa Continues Loadshedding

South Africa's Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has said there is "no immediate crisis" from the expiry of the Nuclear Cooperation Agreement betwe…

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Unit 3 of Slovakia’s Mochovce Nuclear Plant Connected to the Grid

Slovakia’s power utility Slovenské elektrárne (SE) has connected to the grid the 440 MW Unit 3 of the Mochovce nuclear power plant. The 1.9 …

Nuclear Technology

Darlington Ready to Produce Medical Radioisotope

Ontario Power Generation's (OPG) nuclear power plant is set to become the first commercial power reactor in the world to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) after…

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South Korea Offers to Build NPP for Turkey

Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) has submitted a preliminary proposal to Turkey for the construction of four APR-1400 units at a site in northern part o…

Nuclear Technology

Invest Alberta Supports Deployment of Xe-100 SMR

X-Energy Canada and Invest Alberta Corporation (IAC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) supporting the potential deployment of the Xe-100 small mod…

Energy Security

Modern Surface Assessment Technologies Address Today’s Inspection Challenges in Nuclear Power Plants

While nuclear power plants are some of the most highly regulated and safe worksites in the world, inspection challenges remain. According to estimates by indust…

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Show Support for a Lego Nuclear Power Plant

A creative fan of Lego—and nuclear power—has designed a nuclear power plant out of the famous building blocks and has submitted the idea to the Lego Group for…