Radiation

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Fire at cooling tower of zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Kyiv and Moscow traded blame on Sunday after a fire broke out at a cooling tower of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP).Ukraine, Russia and the Internat…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Mytilineos Signs Two Ten-Year PPAs With Dublin Data Centres

The location of one of the solar farms in Gorey, Wexford, is an area with one of the highest irradiation regions in Ireland. Image: www.public-domain-image.com.…

Nuclear Decommissioning

Dutch Regulator Issues Permit for Urenco Waste Store

The Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (ANVS) has granted the final permit to Urenco for the construction and operation of a new radioactive …

Nuclear Decommissioning

KHNP Deploys Four-Legged Robot in Kori Decommissioning

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power's (KHNP) radiation-measuring robot is being used for the first time in the dismantling and decontamination of the 576 MWe pressu…

Nuclear Fuel

Post-irradiation Testing of High-Burnup Fuel Under Way at Ornl

High burnup fuel rods manufactured by GE Vernova's Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF) are being examined at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Labo…

Nuclear Fuel

Licensing and Testing Progress for Innovative Thorium-Based Fuel

Days after announcing the start of accelerated irradiation testing and qualification of its patented ANEEL thorium and high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) f…

Nuclear Reactor

KAERI Completes Irradiation Tests for High-Density Research Reactor Fuel

The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute's successful irradiation tests and positive inspection of high-density uranium silicide fuel signal potential for…

Nuclear Technology

UK Strengthens Nuclear Regulation, IAEA Mission Finds

The UK has a strong commitment to nuclear and radiation safety and has made progress to reinforce its regulatory functions, although recruitment challenges rema…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

STUK Requests Extension to Repository Review Deadline

Finland's Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) has requested the deadline for its opinion on Posiva Oy's operating licence application for the …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Japan's Hokuriku Elec Reports Second Oil Leak From Shika Nuclear Plant

Japan's Hokuriku Electric Power (9505.T) on Wednesday reported a second oil leak at its Shika nuclear power station which was shaken by a powerful earthquak…

Nuclear waste

IAEA Oversees Removal of Disused Sealed Radioactive Sources From Chile

A record number of 31 disused sealed radioactive sources (DSRSs) have been transferred from Chile to a recycling facility in Europe as part of an International …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Worker Exposed to Radiation at Fukushima Nuclear Plant

A worker at Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant may have ingested radioactive materials after his face was exposed to the substances, local med…

Uranium Project

INL Produces Haleu Pellets for Testing

Researchers at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) recently fabricated about two dozen commercial-grade high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) fuel pellets for tes…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

IAEA Team Completes Romanian Regulatory Review

Romania is committed to maintaining and strengthening its regulatory framework for nuclear and radiation safety, an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) te…

Solar Panel

Powerful Accuracy: Improving Solar Power Plant Efficiency With Automatic Weather Stations

Vaisala’s Automatic Weather Station AWS810 Solar Edition enables operational output monitoring and accurate assessment of solar irradiation and weather pa…