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Nuclear Technology

South Korea to Test Decontamination Technology at Chernobyl

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine is to become a "testing ground" for South Korean technologies for the treatment of radioactively contaminated mater…

Nuclear Power Plant

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Plant Passes Restart Review

Japan's Nuclear Regulatory Authority today approved the operational safety programme submitted by Tokyo Electric Power Company for its seven-unit Kashiwazaki-Ka…

Nuclear Fuel

Nuclear Fuels The Future

In August, the Arab world’s first nuclear power station began to dispatch electricity into the power grid of the United Arab Emirates.s.

Nuclear Power Plant

Take a Tour of Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station

​Ever wondered what it's like inside a nuclear power station? Join Graduate Apprentice Poppy Able on a tour of Sizewell B power station.

Nuclear Power Plant

UAE’s Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant Connects to National Grid & Accelerates Power Plans

The UAE is changing the way it powers its future growth.

Nuclear Power Plant

NRC Approves Power Uprate for Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a request by the Tennessee Valley Authority to increase the generating capacity of Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2…

Nuclear Power Plant

Japan Postpones Decision on Release of Fukushima Water

Japan has deferred a decision to release treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant site into the sea, in face of strong oppositio…

Micro Reactor

Kenya Defers Nuclear Plans

Kenya’s nuclear development plans have been deferred beyond the previous 2030 timeline.

Nuclear Power Plant

Decommissioning Deal for Six UK Nuclear Power Plants

Nuclear clean up company Magnox has awarded a contract to industrial services group Altrad for support services across six nuclear decommissioning sites in the …

Nuclear Power Plant

France and Romania Plan Joint Work on Cernavoda Project

The document was signed yesterday by French Prime Minister Jean Castex and his Romanian counterpart Ludovic Orban, who led a delegation of his ministers to Pari…

Nuclear Policy

IAEA Sees Germany As Key Member, Despite Nuclear Phaseout

Decommissioning and waste management will be important areas for future cooperation between Germany and the IAEA, he said.

Russian Federation

Rosatom State Corporation Engineering Division

The Belarus Nuclear Power Plant has received permit to perform works on the stage-wise program for the power start-up of Unit 1.

Hualong One

Nuclear Power Unit with China-Developed Reactor Achieves Criticality

China's first nuclear power unit using Hualong One technology, a domestically developed third-generation reactor design, achieves criticality. It will start ope…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Oil-Rich UAE Turning to Coal-Fired Power

"The use of coal in power generation is squeezed by low-carbon generation, including hydro, wind, solar and nuclear power, which have been less affected by the …

SMR

Small Nuclear Reactors Would Provide Carbon-Free Energy, but Would They Be Safe?

Regulators have approved designs for 12 small reactors to be built in Idaho, but opponents say the project is dangerous and too late to fight climate change.