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Nuclear waste

Study Into Deep Borehole Disposal Costs at Krško

The radioactive waste management organisations of Slovenia and Croatia have contracted Deep Isolation to deliver a cost study on potential borehole disposal of …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

South Korea Eyes Revival of Mothballed Nuke Plant

CHEAPER BUT RISKIER There have been proposals to revive the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant as the country searches for alternative sources of energy. —FILE PHOTOSo…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

First Concrete Pour at Fourth Unit of Egyptian Nuclear Plant Expected in Nov

The first concrete for the fourth generating unit of the El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant in Egypt is expected to be poured in November 2023, the in-house publicati…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Russia's Kola-Ii NPP to Start Operation by 2035

The world's first nuclear power plant with a spectrally regulated reactor will be built in Russia’s Murmansk region and will begin operation in 2035. Kola-…

Nuclear Equipment

Preparatory Works Begin at Paks IISite

Work has begun to construct the groundwater cut-off - an underground waterproof wall - around the area on Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant site where two …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Ontario Government Announces Support for Nuclear Expansion

The province's government has announced it is starting pre-development work to build up to 4800 MWe of new nuclear capacity at Bruce Power's existing si…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

IAEA Seeks Wider Access for Zaporizhzhia Inspections

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi says that the agency's experts at the site have not observed any indication…

Nuclear Equipment

Installation of Haiyang 4 Containment Starts

The containment vessel bottom head (CVBH) for unit 4 at the Haiyang nuclear power plant in China's Shandong province has been installed 40 days ahead of sch…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Kazatomprom uranium plant upgraded

The Kazakh national atomic company has announced that its Kazatomprom-SaUran LLP subsidiary has completed a "major investment project" to modernise a 1600 tonne…

Nuclear waste

Fukushima Water Release Is Safe, Iaea Concludes

Japan's plan to release treated water stored at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean is consistent with relevant international s…

Nuclear Equipment

Zaporizhzhia Reconnected to Back-up Power Line After Four Months

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has reported that the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been reconnected to a back-up power line which has been…

Nuclear Fusion

The Risk of Nuclear Disaster in Ukraine Skyrocketed With the Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam. Residents Nearby Are Preparing for the Worst.

Maxar satellite imagery of the before/after close-up views of Nova Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric power facility.Satellite image (c) 2023 Maxar TechnologiesIn J…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Michigan Budget Includes $150 Million Aimed At Reopening Palisades Nuclear Plant

The newly-passed Michigan budget allocates $150 million toward reopening the Palisades nuclear plant, which is currently being decommissioned.Holtec Internation…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Akkuyu Nuclear Plant 'to Be Fully Operative by 2028'

Türkiye aims to start generating electricity at its first nuclear power plant very soon and make the project fully operational by 2028 by commissioning one…

SMR

EDF Begins Permitting Process for Two New Reactors at Penly

EDF announced it is seeking the necessary authorisations to construct two EPR2 reactors at the Penly nuclear power plant site in Normandy, northern France.The P…