Nuclear

Nuclear Power Plant

Dutch Minister Presents Report on New Nuclear

The Netherlands is considering the expansion of nuclear power in its energy mix, according to a letter Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Eric Wie…

Coal Price

South Korean Coal Market Rises on Tighter Fundamentals

Coal supply cuts in Australia and ongoing nuclear outages following two typhoons earlier this month supported South Korean coal prices for a second consecutive …

Nuclear Equipment

Giant Pipeline Installed at Russia's Kursk II Nuclear Power Plant

A giant pipeline is being installed at the construction site of Russia’s Kursk II nuclear power plant.

United Arab Emirates

UAE Re-Elected to IAEA's Board Of Governors

The UAE has been re-elected to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, for the period 2020 to 2022 during this year’s annual Ge…

Nuclear Power Plant

Rosatom Ships Equipment for Kudankulam N-Power Plants

Russia's integrated nuclear power player Rosatom on Friday said that ship BBC Elbe has left the country with equipment for two 1,000 MW atomic power plants comi…

SMR

Panellists Address SMR Supply Chain Challenges

The commercial deployment of small modular reactors will bring new supply chain opportunities as well as challenges.

Nuclear Power Plant

Canadian Firms Make Progress with Radioisotope Production

Darlington will be the first large-scale nuclear power station to produce the medical radioisotope, they said.

Nuclear Power Plant

World's Operating Nuclear Fleet at 30 Year Low as New Plants Stall

The number of nuclear reactor units operating globally is at a 30 year low, while new plants struggle for investment.

Market Analysis

Report Highlights Need for Nuclear Flexibility in Clean Energy Systems

As the growth of variable generators, like wind and solar, continue to gain traction around the world, it’s important to question the level of flexibility of a…

Nuclear Fuel

A Battery Made from Nuclear Waste that Can Last 28,000 Years

​A California-based company NDB has made a self-charging battery by trapping carbon-14 nuclear waste in artificial diamond-case.

SMR

X-Energy Signs Agreement with Hatch to Promote SMR Development

US-based X-energy continues to advance its Xe-100 small modular reactor (SMR) design for deployment in Canada.

Nuclear Fuel

US and Kazakhstan Continue with HEU Elimination Programme

The US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration said on 22 September that the last remaining batch of unirradiated highly enriched urani…

Russian Federation

Nuclear Icebreaker Arktika is Heading to Murmansk

On September 22, Arktika, the lead universal nuclear-powered icebreaker, departed from the completion embankment of the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg toward…

Nuclear Technology

Project Launched to Digitally Clone all French Reactors

Digital twins of every unit in France's fleet of nuclear power reactors are to be developed under a four-year project involving partners from academia and indus…

Nuclear Power Plant

Foundation Slabs Completed at Akkuyu 2 Reactor and Turbine Buildings

JSC Akkuyu Nuklear has announced the completion of concrete pouring of the reactor and turbine buildings' foundation slabs at unit 2 of the Akkuyu nuclear power…