Nuclear power

Nuclear Fuel

Dealing with the Spent Fuel Discharged by the Plants. Could this Fuel be Recycled?

The nuclear power plant construction boom of the 1960s and 1970s held the promise of a new energy era and at the same time brought about a new challenge: dealin…

Nuclear Fuel

Very Small Quantities of Ruthenium-106 were Detected in Several European Countries

A used fuel reprocessing plant in the southern Urals region of Russia is the most likely source of a release of the isotope ruthenium-106 detected across Europe…

Micro Reactor

The Consortium was a "Step Closer" to Establishing a First-of-a-Kind SMR

The Urenco-led U-Battery consortium has completed the first stage of Canadian Nuclear Laboratories' (CNL) invitation to site a first-of-a-kind small modular rea…

Nuclear Power Plant

China Government Has Approved Three Nuclear Power Projects After A Three-Year Hiatus

One in Shandong province is already under construction. The other two in South China's Guangdong Province and Southeast China's Fujian Province are poised to st…

Nuclear Power Plant

EDF has Confirmed its Flagship Nuclear Power Project will be Further Delayed

French energy giant EDF has confirmed its flagship nuclear power project in France will be further delayed by at least three years.

Nuclear Power Plant

EU Court Warns Belgium's Nuclear Reactors： Didn't Carried Out Environmental Impact Studies

Belgium should have carried out environmental impact studies before prolonging the operational life of two nuclear reactors, Europe’s top court ruled Monday (2…

Nuclear Power Plant

Switzerland Nuclear Power Station Shuts Down for "Several Days”After a Short-Circuit

Power production from Switzerland’s Goesgen nuclear power station will shut down for “several days,” after a short-circuit in a switchgear building at the fa…

Nuclear Power Plant

Boris Johnson Expressed His "Passionate" Support for Nuclear Power

Seven of the country’s eight existing nuclear plants are set to be retired by 2030, while new-build projects have faced financial uncertainty over the last two…

Nuclear Fuel

Uranium Market Challenges are Easing

Although uranium market challenges are easing, Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel says there is still far to go before the Canadian uranium company restarts operations at Mc…

Nuclear Power Plant

NIASA Applauds Preservation of SA's Nuclear Power

The Nuclear Industry Association of South Africa (NIASA) welcomes government’s commitment to nuclear generation capacity as part of the energy mix provided for…

Nuclear Power Plant

Sizewell C Will be Able to Supply 7% of the UK's Electricity Once it Enters Commercial Operation

UK-based engineering company Atkins, a member of SNC-Lavalin Group, has been awarded a GBP5.0 million (USD6.2 million) contract for the enabling works basic des…

Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear as the Largest Source of Low-Carbon Electricity in the UK

Last year's edition of DUKES confirmed nuclear as the largest source of low-carbon electricity in the UK, contributing 20.8% of all electricity generated in 201…

UK Release A Package of Energy-Related Policy Proposals for Nuclear

The UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) on 23 July released a package of energy-related policy proposals for consultation, ahead o…

Nuclear Policy

Heatwave Prolongs Outages Time at French Nuclear Plant

Despite EDF closing nuclear plants in France due to higher river temperatures, it has been argued that nuclear power is needed more during heatwaves.

Nuclear Power Plant

The Clearance of Radioactive Material About Ten Times Stricter than International Standards

The Nuclear Regulation Authority of Japan is considering changes that would make the clearance of radioactive material about ten times stricter than internation…