Nuclear power

Uranium Project

Urenco to Expand Capacity at Dutch Facility

Uranium enrichment services provider Urenco has announced plans to increase capacity at its plant in Almelo in the Netherlands by 15% in response to new commitm…

Nuclear Reactor

Feasibility Study for Korean Reactors at Borssele

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has been contracted to conduct a feasibility study into the construction of two Korean-supplied reactors at the Borssele nucl…

Nuclear waste

China Develops Fast Reactor Used Fuel Container

China has developed a 100-tonne transport container for used fuel from large fast reactors, the China Institute of Atomic Energy (CIAE) announced. Following tes…

Nuclear Equipment

NRC Approves Hermes Construction Permit

Kairos Power will build the Hermes molten salt-cooled demonstration reactor at the Heritage Center Industrial Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. It is the first non-…

Nuclear Reactor

Final Accord Reached on Belgian Reactor Operations

A final agreement has been signed between the Belgian government and French utility Engie to extend the operation of the Tihange 3 and Doel 4 nuclear power reac…

Nuclear Technology

COP28 Agreement Recognises Nuclear's Role

The 28th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) has ended in Dubai with a Global Stocktake - unanimously agreed by all parties - calling for a tran…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Netherlands, South Korea Agree to Cooperate on Nuclear Power

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte holds a press conference with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol during his visit to the Netherlands following an invitation f…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Armenian Government to Allocate $65 Million for Extension of Nuclear Power Plant's Lifespan

The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant will sign a contract with Rosatom regarding the implementation of the lifespan extension project of reactor II.The decision on …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Akkuyu Unit 1 Gets Commissioning Permit

Turkey's Nuclear Regulatory Agency (NDK) has issued permission to the Akkuyu nuclear power plant to commission the first power unit.Akkuyu is Turkey's f…

Nuclear Technology

ENEC, NPPA to Explore Cooperation Opportunities

The company responsible for implementing the UAE's civil nuclear power programme and the owner of Egypt's first nuclear power plant are to explore poten…

Nuclear Decommissioning

Decommissioning of Grohnde Set to Begin

The Lower Saxony Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Climate Protection has issued the first decommissioning and dismantling permit to PreussenElektra for …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

South Africa to Seek Bids for New Nuclear Power Station

South African Minister of Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa briefs the media on implementation of the Energy Action Plan, at Tshedimosetso House in Hatfield…

Nuclear waste

France Able to Handle Waste From Six New Reactors, Andra Says

A general view shows cooling towers and reactors of the Electricite de France (EDF) nuclear power plant in Cattenom, France, June 13, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Worker Exposed to Radiation at Fukushima Nuclear Plant

A worker at Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant may have ingested radioactive materials after his face was exposed to the substances, local med…

Nuclear Reactor

Nuclear Included in NZIA by European Council

The European Council has adopted its position on the proposed Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA), which is intended to bolster Europe's manufacturing output in te…