Nuclear power

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Colorado Study Recommends Nuclear to Replace Coal Plant

A study of clean energy alternatives led by the Pueblo Innovative Energy Solutions Advisory Committee (PIESAC) found that only advanced nuclear could make the c…

Uranium Project

US Seeks to Jump-Start Production of Higher-Energy Uranium Now Made in Russia

Spent fuel storage is seen at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station near San Clemente, California, U.S., April 21, 2022. REUTERS/Nichola Groom/File Photo Ac…

Nuclear waste

IAEA Sees Belgian Commitment to Waste Management

Belgium has a robust national infrastructure for the management of radioactive waste and used fuel, an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission has sai…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

EIA Programme Submitted for Olkiluoto 1 and 2

The environmental impact assessment (EIA) programme for a possible operating licence extension and power uprating of units 1 and 2 at the Olkiluoto nuclear powe…

Uranium Project

UK to Launch Haleu Production Programme

The UK government has announced it will invest GBP300 million (USD381 million) to launch a high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) programme, making the UK the …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Oil Leak From Nuclear Power Plant Due to Earthquake in Japan

An aerial photo shows the Shika Nuclear Power Plant, Japan, May 24, 2023. /CFPIn the aftermath of the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, the amount of oil leakage …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Sweden Appoints National Nuclear Power Coordinator

Swedish Energy & Industry Minister Ebba Busch has announced the appointment of Carl Berglöf as national nuclear power coordinator as the country embarks on…

Nuclear Equipment

Nuclear Icebreakers Help Northern Sea Route to Record Year

A new record for cargo transported via Russia's Northern Sea Route was set in 2023 with existing nuclear icebreakers providing more than 730 vessel support …

Nuclear Technology

Canadian Collaboration to Explore Isotope Production for Space Exploration

The Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC) and nuclear innovation company Nuclear Promise X (NPX) will explore the feasibility of using Canadian nuclear reacto…

Nuclear Equipment

Nuclearelectrica Gets EIB Funding for Tritium Removal Facility

Romania's Nuclearelectrica has secured a loan agreement of EUR145 million (USD159 million) with the European Investment Bank (EIB) towards the completion of…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

South Africa Opens Draft IRP Energy Plan for Public Comment

The draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP 2023) setting out how South Africa will seek to ensure security of electricity supply was formally issued by Minister of…

Nuclear Fuel

Britain to Invest 300 Million Pounds in Next-Generation Nuclear Fuel Programme

Britain said it plans to spend 300 million pounds ($380 million) on a new programme to produce advanced nuclear fuel suitable for the next generation of power-g…

Nuclear Reactor

As Nuclear Debate Nears, French Minister Sees Potential for 14 New Reactors

France's Minister for Energy Transition Agnes Pannier-Runacher speaks during a press conference, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), in…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

How the World's First Fourth-Generation Nuclear Power Plant Works

The world's first fourth-generation nuclear power plant, Huaneng Shandong Shidao Bay Nuclear Power Plant in eastern China's Shandong Province, went into…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Japan Earthquake Casts Cloud Over Push to Restart Nuclear Plants

Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s (TEPCO) Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant, which is the world's biggest, is seen from the seaside in Kashiwazaki, Novemb…