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Japan's Shikoku Electric to Restart Ikata No.3 Reactor in October

Shikoku Electric Power Co Inc said on Wednesday it planned to restart the No.3 reactor in its Ikata nuclear power station in western Japan on Oct. 12.

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Video: China Guarantees Safety of Taishan Nuclear Power Plant

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian on Tuesday said that the radiation level of the surrounding environment at Taishan Nuclear Power Plant is not abn…

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China Says Radiation Levels Normal At Taishan Nuclear Plant

China said Tuesday radiation levels remained normal at one of its nuclear power plants and there were no safety concerns, after the station's French operator re…

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Russia Invites Argentine Officials to Visit Nuclear Power Plant Similar to the One Planned for South Atlantic

Russia's intentions to install nuclear power plants in Argentina took a new step Monday as the Rosatom agency invited Argentine officials over to visit its floa…

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Kenya Makes Nuclear Infrastructure Progress

The International Atomic Energy Agency has provided an update on Kenya's progress since its 2015 Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review mission.

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Chinese EPR Experiences 'Performance Issue'

Unit 1 of the Taishan nuclear power plant is operating at full power and there has been no release of radiation at the plant or in the surrounding area.

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Video: Kenya: First Nuclear Power Plant in 2022

​Following South Africa, Kenya is the second African nation to build a nuclear power plant.

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Samsung Heavy Industries to Develop Offshore Nuclear Plant Technology

Samsung Heavy Industries will start to develop offshore floating nuclear power plant technology, which is emerging as a zero carbon energy source.

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Ostrovets Unit 1 Enters Commercial Operation

Unit 1 of the first nuclear power plant to be built in Belarus was put into commercial operation today, Russia's Rosatom has announced.

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Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant to be Commissioned on Time Despite Criticism, Russian Ambassador Says

The Belarusian nuclear power plant will be commissioned on time despite “shouts and shrieks” of individual countries

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Video: Finland Might Have Solved Nuclear Power’s Biggest Problem

​Finland is building the largest and most powerful nuclear reactor in Europe - and may have worked out what to do with spent nuclear fuel once and for all.

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Czech Republic to Rule Russia and China Out of Nuclear Power Plant Construction Project

South Korea’s chance to win a nuclear power plant construction project in the Czech Republic has increased as Russia and China are likely to be ruled out.

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Issue of Operating Licence for Belarus Unit 1 Prompts Protests from Lithuania

The Belarus NPP on 2 June received an operating licence for unit 1 from the Emergencies Ministry.

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Dungeness B: Kent's Last Nuclear Power Station Closes Early

The final nuclear power station on the Kent coast is to close ahead of schedule after issues found within the reactors rendered it beyond repair.

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Iraq Plans Nuclear Power Plants to Tackle Electricity Shortage

Iraq is planning to build eight nuclear reactors to tackle a crippling power shortage in the oil-rich economy.