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First REMIX Fuel Assemblies Loaded at Balakovo NPP

Six fuel assemblies with uranium-plutonium REMIX fuel rods have been loaded into the VVER-1000 core during the scheduled outage at unit 1 of the Balakovo NPP.

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India to Boost Nuclear Power Capacity to 22.5GW by 2031

India’s Minister of State in the Department of Space and Department of Atomic Energy, Jitendra Singh, said India's present nuclear power capacity of 6780MWe is…

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Russia Permanently Closes Down Kursk 1

After 45 years of operation, unit 1 at Russia’s Kursk nuclear power plant was permanently shut down on 19 December.

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China Powers up Fourth-Generation Nuclear Reactor in Steady Zero-Carbon Push

Commissioning of HTGR reactor on Monday shows nation ‘is a world leader in nuclear power technology’, joint developer China National Nuclear Corporation says…

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Readiness of Second Unit of Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant at 95%

The readiness of the second unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant stands at 95%. Belarusian Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich made the relevant statement …

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Kazakhstan Looks to Small Nuclear Reactors

Kazakhstan has begun to investigate the deployment of small reactors with a memorandum of cooperation signed between NuScale and KNPP, a branch of the governmen…

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India: Nuclear Power Capacity Grows by Over 40 per cent in 7 Years

The country is pursuing an indigenous three-stage nuclear power programme to provide long term energy security in a sustainable manner, Minister of State in the…

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Iran Says Progress Made with IAEA in Nuclear Talks

Iran's foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said progress was made in talks with UN nuclear watchdog the IAEA, following pressure from major European power…

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France's EDF Takes more Nuclear Reactors Offline After Faults Found

French power giant EDF said on Wednesday it had found faults on pipes in a safety system at its Civaux nuclear power station, and it would shut down another pla…

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Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant Marks 30 Years’s Safe Operations, Generating 690 bln Kilowatts Hours of Electricity

It helped cut carbon dioxide emissions of 653 million tons as of Wednesday, compared to planting forests on an area the size of 433 West Lakes.

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Polish Support for Nuclear on a High

It comes as the country experiences a series of developments towards nuclear deployment.

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Nuclear Makes a Comeback in the Netherlands

The Netherlands' new coalition government has placed nuclear power at the heart of its climate and energy policy.

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NuScale Merger to Accelerate SMR Commercialisation

NuScale Power has announced plans to merge with Spring Valley Acquisition Corp to create a new "first of its kind" energy company to accelerate the commercialis…

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Vimy Breaks Ground at Mulga Rock

Vimy Resources Limited yesterday announced the start of mining activities at Mulga Rock, where the excavation of a ramp at the Ambassador North pit is under way…

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Brazil Nuclear Power Tariff to Increase 40pc in 2022

Tariffs for Brazilian nuclear power plants Angra 1 and Angra 2 will increase by 39.86pc in 2022, according to Brazilian national power regulatory agency Aneel.