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Nuclear Power Plant

How Does a Gen III Nuclear Plant Differ From a Gen II?

Nuclear power plants are generally classified by the generation (I, II, III, III+ and IV) of their reactors. Every next generation is more advanced in terms of …

United States

Pentagon Aims to Demo a Nuclear Spacecraft Within 5 Years

Ultra Safe Nuclear’s radioisotope battery would power orbiting satellites.

Net Zero Emission

The UK Must Provide More Certainty to Investors as It Pushes Forward With Decarbonisation and Energy Security

New research from Cornwall Insight and law firm Womble Bond Dickinson has laid out what the UK government must do to achieve an affordable, sustainable and secu…

Nuclear Power Plant

Japan Calls for Strict Examinations in Nuclear Oversight, According to Draft Document

​Japan will move forward with the safe restart of nuclear power plants and include strict examinations in its nuclear regulatory oversight, the final draft of …

Nuclear Power Plant

Americans Split on Nuclear Energy as Safety Worries Linger

Just under half of Americans support nuclear power to generate electricity, a waning industry the Biden administration has been trying to revitalize with billio…

Energy Security

UK Energy Services Firm Wood Sells Consulting Unit for $1.9BN

Canada-based firm WSP has bought the business.

Offshore Wind Power

Europe Eyes Common Subsea Wind Power Grid to Bolster Energy Security

Offshore wind seen as key to cut Russian energy use

Net Zero Emission

The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Energy Trilemma

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is arriving in a most timely manner to help resolve the world’s energy trilemma—the transition to net-zero, energy security, …

SMR

Small Nuclear Power Projects May Have Big Waste Problems -Study

A planned new generation of small nuclear reactors will create more waste than conventional reactors, while treatments to make some types of waste safe could be…

Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear Safety Warning Deals Blow to Johnson’s Energy Revolution

Austria objects to Sizewell C plant in its latest attack on British energy policy

Energy Security

Windfall Taxes Are Not the Only Solution to the Energy Crisis

Following the announcement from the Chancellor of the Exchequer that the UK government will be introducing a temporary, targeted energy profits levy, Dan Atzori…

Nuclear waste

Lithuania Committed to Safe Radwaste Management, Says IAEA

Lithuania's national programme for managing radioactive waste and decommissioning has demonstrated a commitment to safety, a team of experts from the Internatio…

Offshore Wind Power

North Sea Countries Commit to 150GW Offshore Wind Development Plan

Four European countries have signed a declaration committing to develop 150GW of offshore wind in the North Sea by 2050.

Energy Security

EU Unveils €300BN Package to Slash Reliance on Russia’s Energy

The EU Commission President has highlighted the need for a “rapid reduction” in European reliance on Russian oil and gas.

Energy Transition

Business Consortium Urges EU to Strengthen Energy Security

More than 100 businesses including Microsoft, Unilever, H&M, and Iberdrola have called for an accelerated energy transition.