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Nuclear Power Plant

Cavendish Nuclear Wins Decommissioning Contract for Scotland’s Dounreay Site

UK solutions company Cavendish Nuclear has been awarded a contract to ensure sustainable and safe extraction and packaging of nuclear materials at Scotland’s D…

Natural Gas

Venezuela Gas Pipeline Tract Explodes; Oil Minister Blames Attack

Oil Minister Tareck El Aissami in a brief statement on state television late on Saturday called the incident a "terrorist attack," without providing details abo…

Energy Security

IAEA Training on Strengthening Operational Safety at Nuclear Power Plants

Over 60 participants from more than 30 countries learned about the critical importance of using industry operating experience and implementing an effective inte…

Energy Storage Battery

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies Offers Material Testing for Lithium-ion Battery Electrolytes

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has expanded its material testing capabilities to include performance and compatibility evaluations of the rubber, elastomers a…

Energy Security

South African Municipalities to Launch R69m Energy Security Project

In South Africa, the Western Cape Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, David Maynier through a media statement announced the six municipalities that …

Nuclear Power Plant

UK's Hinkley Point B Approved for Restart

The UK's Office for Nuclear Regulation has today provided EDF with permission for Reactors 3 and 4 at the Hinkley Point B power station in Somerset, England, to…

Nuclear Power Plant

Ohio Senate Strips Subsidies from Nuclear Power Plant Bailout Law

Ohio Senators have unanimously approved a bill that strips out a key provision of the sweeping energy law that’s at the center of a federal corruption scandal.…

Oil Field

Equinor Gets Go-Ahead to Drill North Sea Well Duo

Norwegian offshore safety agency, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA), has given Equinor consent to drill two exploration wells offshore Norway, using t…

Energy Security

Saudis Vow To Protect Oil Facilities And Global Supply After Latest Attacks

On Sunday, Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they had fired 14 drones and eight ballistic missiles at oil facilities at the Saudi port of Ras Tanura and military targ…

Video| Grossi on Fukushima: Marking a Decade Since the Accident

​IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi issued a statement to mark the tenth anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident.

Nuclear Reactor

Czech Regulator Awards Site Licence for Dukovany Units

The Czech Republic's State Office for Nuclear Safety yesterday issued a site licence for two new reactor units at the existing Dukovany nuclear power plant site…

Energy Saving

Canada and British Columbia Invest in Two Energy Efficient Infrastructure Projects

The safety and well-being of Canadians are top priorities of the governments of Canada and British Columbia.

Nuclear Power Plant

Nearly All of Nation’s 94 Nuclear Facilities Rate in the Top Performance Level

All but four of the nation’s 94 operating nuclear power plants are performing at the highest safety and security levels, according to a new release from the U.…

Natural Gas

Texas Freeze Caused Record Gas Spot Prices and Outages

In the wake of a February winter storm that left Texans reeling from freezing temperatures and failed power generation units, reports are starting to publish da…

Power Construction

ERCOT Overcharged Power Companies $16 billion for Electricity During Winter Freeze, Firm Says

An independent market monitor for the Public Utility Commission of Texas wrote in a letter that the power grid operator kept market prices too high for nearly t…