New nuclear

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ČEZ Extends Deadline for Final Bids for New Nuclear Unit

The Czech company ČEZ has pushed back the deadline to the end of October for final bids to be submitted to construct a new nuclear unit at the Dukovany nuclear…

Nuclear Reactor

Rwanda Will Host a Company's 1st Small-Scale Nuclear Reactor Testing Carbon-Free Energy Approach

Rwanda's atomic energy board says it has signed a deal with a Canadian-German company to build its first small-scale nuclear reactor to test what the compan…

Nuclear Reactor

Bangor University to Develop Tiny Nuclear Fuel for Future Moon Bases

Under a UK Space Agency contract, Bangor University in Wales is developing a new nuclear fuel for the Rolls-Royce micro reactors that will power future crewed l…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Czech PM Suggests Four New Nuclear Units Needed

In a speech to open a conference discussing future strategy for the Czech Republic, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said the country would need as many as four new nu…

Nuclear Reactor

EDF and Javys Sign Cooperation Agreement

EDF and JAVYS have signed a framework cooperation agreement covering new nuclear in Slovakia, including both large nuclear power plants and small modular reacto…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Bulgaria Offers Slovenia New Nuclear Power Plant Project

Bulgaria offered Slovenia to join the project for the new reactors at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant as an energy buyer or as an investor, an offer that was a…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Government Releases Further £341M to Support Sizewell C Nuclear Plans

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero says latest funding award will help get site 'shovel-ready', as government continues to seek private investm…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

China Approves Six Nuclear Reactors at $17 Billion Investment

China’s State Council approved six new nuclear reactors as it continues to expand the world’s biggest pipeline of new atomic energy projects.Two uni…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

UK Government to Invest Us$219M Into Nuclear Power

This new nuclear power station would help deliver the government’s ambition for up to 24GW of the UK’s power to come from nuclear sources by 2050 &n…

Nuclear Reactor

Britain Opens Small Nuclear Reactor Competition, Launches New Nuclear Body

Britain on Tuesday opened a competition to develop small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), such as those being developed by Rolls-Royce (RR.L), as it launched it…

Hualong One

New Hualong One Nuclear Power Unit Exported to Pakistan: CNNC

Aerial photo taken on Dec. 1, 2021 shows nuclear power units under the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) in Fuqing, southeast China's Fujian Provinc…

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South Korea Considering New Nuclear Plants

South Korea's Ministry of Industry is to review the need for new nuclear power plants to expand the country's power supply to meet predicted increased d…

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Ontario Government Announces Support for Nuclear Expansion

The province's government has announced it is starting pre-development work to build up to 4800 MWe of new nuclear capacity at Bruce Power's existing si…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Slovenia Preparing Next Steps for JEK2 Project

Slovenia's government will take a decision in principle by 1 August on the JEK2 new nuclear project, Prime Minister Robert Golob has said - meanwhile the op…

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…