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Assembly Begins of RPV Upper Shell for Kudankulam 5

The Volgodonsk branch of AEM-Technologies has started assembling the upper half-shell of the VVER-1000 pressurised water reactor for power unit 5 of India's Kud…

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ITER Project Provides a Path to Fusion Energy

The European ITER efforts seeks to lay the foundation for fusion power systems that produce more power than they consume.

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Korea, France and the U.S. Likely to Compete for Polish Nuclear Power Plant Project

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy had a meeting with the government of Poland on Nov. 5 and discussed South Korea’s pa…

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China Loads Fuel at Nuclear Unit Equipped with Home-Grown Reactor

Fuel loading has started at China's second nuclear power unit using Hualong One technology, a domestically developed third-generation reactor design, after the …

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Teaming Agreement Signed for Romanian SMR Deployment

NuScale Power and Romanian national nuclear company Nuclearelectrica yesterday signed a teaming agreement to advance the deployment of NuScale's small modular r…

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IAEA Concludes Mission to Assess Swiss Nuclear Safety

Switzerland is committed to maintaining and strengthening its regulatory framework for nuclear and radiation safety, an International Atomic Energy Agency team …

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'Koeberg Nuclear Power Station must be Shut Down, It's Passed Its Sell-by Date'

Breakfast host Refilwe Moloto chats to Koeberg Alert Alliance spokesperson Mike Kantey.

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Exelon to Study Making and Storing Hydrogen Power in a Nuclear Plant

Waste heat from reactors can be used to produce hydrogen

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Nuclear Ship Carries Rooppur Components

The world's only nuclear powered cargo ship yesterday set sail from the Russian port of St Petersburg laden with a cargo of components destined for the Rooppur …

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Akkuyu Nuclear Jsc Obtains Construction License for Akkuyu NPP Unit 4

Turkey’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority’s Board has agreed to issue a construction license for Unit 4 of Akkuyu NPP to AKKUYU NUCLEAR JSC.

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Akkuyu 4 Nuclear Reactor Obtains Construction Licence

Akkuyu is a new nuclear power plant on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast with three VVER-1200 reactors designed by Rosatom subsidiary Gidropress already under const…

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Construction Completion Rate of Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant's Second Unit Close to 90%

The construction completion rate of the second unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant is nearly 90%.

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Net-Zero Easier and Cheaper with Nuclear, says French Grid Operator

France can achieve its net-zero emissions target by 2050 through energy efficiency and electrification that would lead to a 35% increase in electricity demand.

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Terrestrial Energy Awards BWXT Contracts for IMSR Steam Generators

Ontario-based Terrestrial Energy on 26 October awarded BWXT Canada Ltd engineering design contracts for steam generators and heat exchangers for use in the Inte…

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UK Unveils New Funding Model for Nuclear Power Stations

The RAB model is expected to play an important role in attracting private investment for new large-scale nuclear power plants.