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North Anna Approved to Operate Until 2060

The US NRC has approved a 20-year extension for North Anna 1 and 2The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved 20-year extensions for Dominion Energy…

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China Authorises 11 New Nuclear Reactors in $31BN Investment

China is a global leader in nuclear reactor construction. Credit: SkazovD via Shutterstock.China’s State Council has approved 11 nuclear reactors across f…

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Ukraine Firm Completes Maintenance on 3 Nuclear Reactors, to Start One More

Ukrainian nuclear firm Energoatom has carried out pre-winter maintenance on three of nine nuclear reactors and work is due to start on another in the coming day…

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Dutch Government Supports Four New Nuclear Reactors

The incoming new government of the Netherlands reportedly will support construction of at least four new utility-scale nuclear power reactors, as part of a prog…

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S. Korea to Build Up to 3 New Nuclear Reactors by 2038

Saeul Nuclear Power Plant in Ulsan, 299 kilometers south of Seoul (Nuclear Safety And Security Commission)South Korea plans to build up to three new nuclear rea…

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France's Macron Wants to Build 14 New Nuclear Reactors by 2050. 6 Is More Realistic

France’s President Macron is talking about a nuclear renaissance, after years of uncertainty over its future. The goal is to build 14 new reactors by 2050…

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NRC Proposes Technology-Neutral Approach for New Reactor Licensing

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking public comment on a proposed rulemaking that would streamline the environmental reviews for future new nuc…

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Czech Government Invests Six Billion Euros in New Nuclear Reactors

The Czech government is investing in nuclear energy as a means to decarbonization.The Czech government wants the new units to gradually go into service between …

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Japan Court Allows 5 Aging Nuclear Plants to Continue Operations

A Japanese court decided Friday to allow five aging nuclear reactors to continue operations at plants in central Japan run by Kansai Electric Power Co., rejecti…

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Exclusive: Ukraine Hopes to Start Installing Nuclear Reactors From Bulgaria in June

A general view shows the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant near the city of Netishyn, Khmelnytskyi region, Ukraine August 31, 2023. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi …

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Bulgarian Nuclear Experts Question Economic Viability of New Nuclear Project

Bulgaria will build the two nuclear reactors with loans, and only 30% of the construction costs will be financed with money from the state budget, according to …

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Berkeley at Centre of International Deal to Help Develop Next Gen Nuclear Reactors

Western Gateway’s proposal for a Low Carbon Energy Park at its Severn Edge site gets another major boost this week as new international deal is struck foc…

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India to Build 18 Nuclear Reactors With 13.8GW Capacity by 2032

NPCIL currently operates 24 nuclear reactors with a combined capacity of 8.1GW. Credit: gui jun peng/Shutterstock.com.India plans to add 18 more nuclear reactor…

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EDF Delays Restart of UK's Heysham 1 and Hartlepool Nuclear Reactors

The logo of Electricite de France (EDF) is seen in front of electrical pylons at the Tricastin nuclear power plant site in Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux, France, No…

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Could Mini Nuclear Stations Plug South Africa's Power Gaps?

South African nuclear scientists want to build a new generation of mini nuclear reactors, both to plug holes in their own country's blackout-plagued grid an…