24/7 Nuclear Energy News Coverage
December 08, 2025
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IAEA calls for repair work on Chernobyl sarcophagus



Vienna (AFP) Dec 7, 2025
The UN nuclear watchdog has said that the protective structure surrounding the exploded reactor at Chernobyl can no longer perform its main function of blocking radiation, after a Russian drone strike earlier this year. Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) began a rare visit to Ukraine on December 1, to assess the status of key electrical substations supplying the country's three nuclear sites that are still operational. As part of the trip, the team also checked the def ... read more

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Helical Fusion and Aoki Super sign fusion power deal for supermarket operations
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 08, 2025
Helical Fusion Co., Ltd. in Tokyo has signed a power purchase agreement with Aoki Super Co., Ltd., a supermarket chain based in Aichi Prefecture, to supply electricity from a future fusion power pla ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Reactor method streamlines production of medical copper isotope Cu 64
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 05, 2025
The copper isotope Cu-64 is an important tool in nuclear medicine for imaging applications and is also being explored for cancer treatment, but it does not occur naturally and must be produced in de ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Framatome to modernize digital controls at Columbia Generating Station
Richland WA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025
Framatome has secured a contract to replace several digital control systems at Energy Northwests Columbia Generating Station in Washington state. The project covers system design, engineering, manuf ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Antares lines up $96 million to advance microreactor rollout
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2025
Antares has raised $96 million in Series B financing to support development and deployment of its compact nuclear microreactors for defense and space customers. The round, led by Shine Capital with ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Microbes join forces to quickly clean up uranium pollution
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 27, 2025
Chinese scientists have discovered a quick and effective way to remove toxic uranium from water using helpful bacteria that work together. These bacteria can change uranium from a dangerous form tha ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
DOE backs TVA plan for first US commercial SMR at Clinch River
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a $400 million grant to the Tennessee Valley Authority to advance deployment of GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy's BWRX-300 small modular reactor at TVA's ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Niger says putting its uranium on international market
Niamey, Niger (AFP) Nov 30, 2025
Niger's military regime on Sunday announced it was putting uranium produced by Somair - a subsidiary of French giant Orana before the regime nationalised it in June - on the international market. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Electrochemical system boosts uranium recovery from wastewater
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 27, 2025
Researchers have developed an electrochemical system that recovers uranium from chemically complex wastewater using a self-standing covalent organic framework electrode operated through an indirect ... more

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Successful fabrication of nuclear fuel assemblies boosts Barakah plant supply chain
London, UK (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
Framatome and the Emirates Nuclear Energy Company (ENEC) have reported completion of the first lead nuclear fuel assemblies at Framatome's Richland, Washington facility for use in the Barakah Nuclea ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
World's biggest nuclear plant edges closer to restart
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 21, 2025
Japanese local authorities approved the restart of the world's biggest nuclear plant on Friday for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster. ... more
ENERGY TECH
Zap Energy achieves extreme fusion plasma pressures in new FuZE-3 trial
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2025
Zap Energy has reported that its Fusion Z-pinch Experiment 3 (FuZE-3) has produced plasmas with electron pressures reaching 830 megapascals. This figure corresponds to a total pressure of 1.6 gigapa ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Uranium extraction from seawater progresses with engineered material for nuclear fuel supply
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 18, 2025
Researchers have developed a covalent organic framework material able to improve the process of extracting uranium from seawater, according to a study detailed by Dr Xishi Tai of Weifang University ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Greenpeace says French uranium being sent to Russia
Paris (AFP) Nov 16, 2025
The Greenpeace environment group said Sunday that France was sending reprocessed uranium to Russia for treatment so it can be reused, despite the Kremlin's war in Ukraine. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Moscow says Ukraine drone debris hit Russian nuclear plant
Moscow (AFP) Nov 14, 2025
Russian officials said on Friday debris from a Ukrainian drone hit a nuclear power plant a day earlier, temporarily causing the station to reduce its output. ... more
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High precision measurement advances fusion plasma diagnostics
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
Researchers have demonstrated that controlling the electric potential within fusion-grade plasma is vital for sustaining energy confinement in nuclear fusion reactors. The team used a heavy ion beam ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Rolls-Royce upbeat on profits, to pioneer small UK nuclear reactors
London (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
Rolls-Royce said Thursday demand for aircraft engines was keeping its profit targets on track, as it was also announced that its first small modular nuclear reactors will be housed in Wales. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
$450,000 gift fuels nuclear research at UTA
Arlington TX (SPX) Nov 12, 2025
The University of Texas at Arlington celebrated the naming of the HF Controls Student Success Center - "The Bughouse" - with a ribbon-cutting ceremony last month. The event recognized a $450,0 ... more
ENERGY TECH
Milestone for China as engineers advance artificial sun fusion system
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
Chinese researchers have completed development of the world's largest and highest-load divertor prototype, a key subsystem in the Comprehensive Research Facility for Fusion Technology (CRAFT) in Hef ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Advancing TRISO Fuel Manufacturing for Next Generation Reactors in France
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
Framatome has launched a new pilot line to produce TRISO fuel at its Romans-sur-Isere facility in France. This development increases Framatome's capacity for advanced nuclear fuel manufacturing in E ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Orano and Siteflow expand digital operations for nuclear sector fieldwork
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
Orano and Siteflow have enhanced their partnership to accelerate digital transformation for field operations in the nuclear sector, announced at the World Nuclear Exhibition in Paris. Since 2020, th ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Post Weld Heat Treatment Agreement Signed for Hinkley Point C Secondary Coolant Welds
London, UK (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
Framatome entered into an agreement with NNB to conduct post weld heat treatments on welds for the main secondary coolant systems in two EPR reactors under construction at Hinkley Point C in the UK. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Breakthrough achieved in uranium metal production for advanced reactor fuel
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2025
Framatome and TerraPower have achieved a key milestone in uranium metallization for advanced reactor fuel commercialization, producing successful elements of uranium metal. These metallic uranium pu ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Row leaves radioactive shipment stranded off Philippines
Manila (AFP) Oct 31, 2025
More than 20 containers of radioactive zinc have been stranded off the Philippine coast for over than a week and a solution for their disposal is needed "fast", a nuclear official said on Friday. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Electrabel Selects Framatome to Modernize Tihange 3 Nuclear Reactor Rod Control System
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 30, 2025
Electrabel has selected Framatome to modernize the rod control system at the Tihange 3 nuclear reactor in Belgium. The project supports the facility's life extension program under the 2023 agreement ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
US government inks $80 bn nuclear 'partnership' for AI
Washington (AFP) Oct 28, 2025
The Trump administration has entered into a new $80 billion "strategic partnership" to boost nuclear power generation to support AI deployment, one of its partners on the project announced Tuesday. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Google unveils plan to restart US nuclear plant to power AI infrastructure
New York (AFP) Oct 27, 2025
Google unveiled a plan Monday to restart a nuclear facility in Iowa to power the company's artificial intelligence infrastructure in the latest collaboration between tech giants and electric industry players. ... more
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New study maps radioactive pollutant transport in northern South China Sea
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 27, 2025
Researchers from the Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences have analyzed the movement and spread of radioactive iodine isotopes in the northern coastal region of the South Chin ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Spain receives request to extend life of nuclear plant
Madrid (AFP) Oct 24, 2025
Spanish authorities have received a request from the country's biggest nuclear power plant to extend its life beyond a scheduled shutdown in 2028, a government source said Friday. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Major outage ended at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant: IAEA
Vienna (AFP) Oct 23, 2025
Off-site power has been restored to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after a month-long outage, the longest it has faced since Russia invaded its neighbour, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Thursday. ... more
ENERGY TECH
Revealing critical interactions between plasma turbulence scales improves fusion confinement
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 23, 2025
Scientists have achieved a significant breakthrough in understanding fusion plasma confinement by identifying a new physical mechanism connecting turbulence at various scales. A research team led by ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
MIT Maritime Consortium releases "Nuclear Ship Safety Handbook"
Boston MA (SPX) Oct 22, 2025
Commercial shipping accounts for 3 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions globally. As the sector sets climate goals and chases a carbon-free future, nuclear power - long used as a source for milit ... more
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