Nuclear power

Nuclear waste

IAEA Sees Finnish Commitment To Safe Radwaste Management

Finland is committed to the safe, secure and sustainable management of radioactive waste as it nears completion of the world's first geological disposal fac…

Nuclear Reactor

Korean Nuclear Reactor Back Online After 5-year Maintenance Outage

Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) confirmed that Hanbit unit 4 resumed power generation at 3:40 am on 11 December, ending an outage that began in May 2017.Th…

Energy Storage Battery

NNL To Develop Americium-Powered Space Batteries

The UK Space Agency and the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) are to collaborate on the world's first space battery powered by americium-241. The isotope wi…

Nuclear Reactor

Borssele Earmarked For Two New Reactors

he Dutch Council of Ministers has designated the existing Borssele nuclear power plant site as the preferred location for two new reactors. It has also called f…

Nuclear Reactor

U.S. To Reveal Scientific Milestone On Fusion Energy

The scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California have achieved a net energy gain for the first time, in a fusion experiment using lasers, …

Nuclear Power Plant

China's Demonstration HTR-PM Reaches Full Power

The demonstration High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor-Pebble-bed Module (HTR-PM) at the Shidaowan site in Shandong province of China has reached its initial ful…

Nuclear Power Plant

India Announces Plans to Build More Nuclear Power Plants

The government has, in principle, given approval for five new locations for nuclear plants.

Nuclear Fusion

EIT InnoEnergy Invests in Start-up for Commercially Viable Fusion

EIT InnoEnergy has announced its latest investment in Sweden-based Novatron Fusion Group AB. The company is developing a new proprietary fusion power concept, a…

SMR

Small Modular Reactors Aren’t Difficult Nuclear Waste Generators

Many experts believe small modular reactors (SMRs), which are generally classified as nuclear power reactors with an electrical output of 300 MW or less, offer …

Nuclear Power Plant

Is the UK Plotting Budget Cuts to Boost Its Nuclear Power Dreams?

The Treasury is reportedly reviewing the government spending on projects such as roads, rail and schools.

Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear Power Is Finally Poised to Ramp up Again in Japan

The Japanese have been hesitant to re-embrace nuclear power following the triple reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in 2011, but there are indicat…

SMR

How SMRs Can Aid Romania’s Energy Independence

Small modular reactors (SMRs) offer Romania a reliable, affordable, and clean energy source, writes Mihai Darie of Last Energy.

Nuclear Power Plant

UK Government Steps up as 50% Owner of 3.2-GW Sizewell C EPR Nuclear Project

The UK government will bolster a proposal to build Sizewell C with a £679 million ($815 million) investment, giving the twin EPR nuclear power plant project—a…

Nuclear Power Plant

IAEA Concludes Second Water Safety Review at Fukushima Daiichi Plant

The IAEA mission took place on 14-18 November.

SMR

UK to Unveil Plans to Push Ahead with SMRs

The government has ambitions to triple UK’s nuclear power generation