Civil Nuclear
Denmark, Greenland sign agreement on uranium
Denmark and Greenland have reached an agreement on the rules for future commercial exports of uranium from the island, local media reported Tuesday.
Civil Nuclear
Moscow, Amman to Discuss Building Jordan’s First Power Plant Next Month
Russian and Jordanian nuclear officials will convene in Amman in February to discuss the construction of Jordan's first nuclear power plant, the head of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) told Sputnik on Wednesday.
Civil Nuclear
Iran Set to Start Construction of Two Nuclear Power Plants
With sanctions officially lifted, the Iranian government has announced plans to build a pair of nuclear power plants.
Civil Nuclear
92,000 petition Canada not to store nuclear waste near Great Lakes
Ninety-two-thousand people have pressed Ottawa to reject a proposal to store nuclear waste in an underground vault near the Great Lakes, fearing a spill would contaminate this source of drinking water for 40 million in Canada and the United States.
Civil Nuclear
Netherlands says ‘serious’ concerns about Belgium nuclear plants
The Netherlands has "serious" concerns about neighbouring Belgium's ageing nuclear reactors, the Dutch environment minister said Wednesday during a joint inspection of one plant with her Belgian counterpart.
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Belgium’s ageing nuclear plants worry neighbours
As the two cooling towers at Belgium's Doel nuclear power belch thick white steam into a wintry sky, people over the border in the Dutch town of Nieuw-Namen are on edge.
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Belgium fails to reassure Luxembourg over nuclear safety: official
Luxembourg said Monday the Belgian authorities had failed to ease its concerns over the safety of at least one of Belgium's ageing nuclear reactors.
Civil Nuclear
IAEA Starts Assessment of Japan’s Efforts on Safe Use of Nuclear Plants
A group of experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) began on Monday its planned assessment of the Japanese government's efforts to ensure safe use of nuclear power plants.
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Japan to send plutonium cache to US under nuclear deal: report
Japan will send a huge cache of plutonium -- enough to produce 50 nuclear bombs -- to the United States as part of a deal to return the material that was used for research, reports and officials said Tuesday.
Civil Nuclear
Graphene filter can clean nuclear wastewater
Just a few days into 2016, and the first graphene story of the year is already here.
Civil Nuclear
Belgian nuclear reactor restarts after shutdown
Belgium on Monday restarted a reactor that was shut down at the weekend just three days after returning to service amid concern in neighbouring countries over its nuclear safety.
Civil Nuclear
Belgian nuclear reactor shut down three days after restarting
An ageing Belgian nuclear reactor shut down on Saturday afternoon, just three days after it was restarted, but there was no safety risk, the power utility that operates it said.
Civil Nuclear
Russia, Egypt to sign $26-Bln contract for Egypt’s first NPP
Russia and Egypt plan on signing a contract worth $26 billion in the first quarter of 2016 on the construction of Egypt's first nuclear power plant, a source from Russia's Atomstroyexport nuclear agency said Monday.
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Rosatom Tops $110 Billion in 10-Year Volume of Exports
Russia's Rosatom nuclear agency's 10-year volume of exports have topped $110 billion in 2015, a company source said Monday.
Civil Nuclear
Last Magnox nuclear power plant throws off switch in Wales
The world's last surviving Magnox nuclear power plant closed Wednesday when the off switch was finally thrown.
Civil Nuclear
Construction begins on pilot nuclear power project
Construction on the first unit of a pilot nuclear power project using a Chinese reactor design began in south China on Thursday.