Nuclear power

Nuclear Fusion

World-First: HB11 Energy Demonstrates Nuclear Fusion Using a Laser

Australia's first fusion energy company HB11 Energy has demonstrated a world-first 'material' number of fusion reactions by a private company.

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Kenya Selects Two Sites for Nuclear Power Production

The government in Kenya has picked Kilifi and Kwale as the two sites best suited for their nuclear energy production ambitions.

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Most Japanese Back Nuclear Power for First Time Since Fukushima

For the first time in more than a decade, a narrow majority of Japanese now support restarting idled nuclear reactors.

Nuclear Fusion

Nuclear Fusion: Inside the Construction of the World’s Largest Tokamak

How close are we to achieving reliable nuclear fusion? The ITER experiment in France aims to bring the process closer to reality.

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Elon Musk Says Closing Nuclear Plants Now Is 'Total Madness,' Calls Biden's Leadership 'Ancient' in a Talk About the Future

Tesla's Elon Musk confirmed his belief that Germany should not only stop closing its operational nuclear power plants, but should also reopen the ones it alread…

EU

EU's Borrell Says Nuclear Agreement with Iran 'Very Close'

Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell said on Saturday Iran and world powers were "very close" to agreement on reviving their 2015 nuclear deal.

Nuclear Fusion

Lattice Confinement – NASAs Solution for Fusion Power

NASA has been investigating nuclear fusion as a power source for deep space travel to the Moon and beyond.

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Where Will the First Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Be?

The next wave of nuclear construction is supposedly dawning, but with whom, and where?

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Belgium Pushes Nuclear Exit back a Decade due to Ukraine Crisis

Belgium has delayed its decision to cut nuclear energy by 10 years due to the rise in energy prices from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Chernobyl Laboratory Which Processed Radioactive Waste Destroyed by Russian Troops

Chernobyl, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986, is under the control of Russian soldiers who are said to have destroyed a £6million lab used…

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Boris Johnson ‘Plans for UK to Get 25% of Energy From Nuclear’

Prime Minister Boris Johnson reportedly told nuclear industry bosses he plans for the UK to get 25% of its electricity needs from nuclear power.

Nuclear Fusion

US Administration Shares Vision for Commercial Fusion

Up to USD20 million will support research at spherical tokamak facilities to improve the modelling and scientific understanding of plasmas.

Nuclear Power Plant

The Most Crucial Assembly Operation Of The Year Started At AKKUYU NPP Unit 1

Welding of the main circulation pipeline (MCP), a key assembly operation scheduled for 2022, has started in the reactor building of Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant U…

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Boris Johnson to Host Nuclear Energy Roundtable to Remove Barriers to New Developments

The Prime Minister is set to host a meeting on how to remove the barriers to increasing the UK’s nuclear power output, No 10 has announced.

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Belgium Delays Nuclear Energy Exit 10 Years Due to Ukraine War

Belgium on Friday delayed by a decade a plan to scrap nuclear energy in 2025, spooked by the huge rise in energy prices due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.