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The Nuclear Power Daily Editorial Team produces Nuclear Power Daily's coverage of nuclear energy. We report on reactors and small modular reactors, the fuel cycle, waste and safety, policy, and fusion research. Articles reflect our team's collective editorial process, source verification, drafting, technical review, and editing, rather than a single writer's work. Nuclear Power Daily takes editorial responsibility for content under this byline. For more on how we work, see our editorial policy.

Argentina Hopes to Obtain Russia-Designed Nuclear Reactors

Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 09, 2015 - Argentina is interested in acquiring Russian-designed VVER 1000 type reactors, Anibal Blanco, representing the National Atomic Energy Commission of Argentina (CNEA) at the ATOMEXPO 2015 internationa

Jun 9, 2015

Technical problem shuts down Slovenian nuclear plant

Ljubljana (AFP) June 4, 2015 - Slovenia's only nuclear plant Krsko said Thursday it has initiated a preventive shutdown over technical problems in the system for monitoring the temperature.

Jun 4, 2015

France moves to salvage key nuclear reactor sector

Paris (AFP) June 4, 2015 - France faces a unique challenge as it moves to save nuclear reactor manufacturer Areva and salvage one of its world-class industries and jobs, while at same time reducing its own reliance on atomic power.

Jun 4, 2015

French presidency backs tie-up of EDF-Areva reactor businesses

Paris (AFP) June 3, 2015 - The French presidency on Wednesday gave its backing to a tie-up between state-owned electricity group EDF and Areva's reactor-building unit, adding that the government would spend as much as necessary to recapitalise the troubled nuclear group.

Jun 3, 2015

Russia’s Rosatom Says Ready to Participate in UK Nuclear Power Projects

Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 02, 2015 - Russia's Rosatom is ready to take part in the construction of nuclear power plants in the United Kingdom, the company's Deputy Director General Kirill Komarov said Monday. We retain an intere

Jun 2, 2015

Rosatom Says Ukraine Paid Off 2014 Russian Nuclear Fuel Deliveries

Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 02, 2015 - Ukraine has paid for all the nuclear fuel delivered by Russia's Rosatom in 2014, the company's Deputy Director General Kirill Komarov said Monday. Ukraine has fully paid for the supply of nuc

Jun 2, 2015

Japan to Increase Geothermal Power Funding to Substitute Nuclear Energy

Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 02, 2015 - Japan will allocate more funds to develop geothermal power in order to boost the use of alternative energy, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday. The country seeks to diversify its e

Jun 2, 2015

Construction to Begin at Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Plant in Fall

Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 02, 2015 - Large-scale work is to begin in the fall of this year on equipping the second and third units of Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Plant, Russia's nuclear agency Rosatom head, Sergey Kirienko, said Monday.

Jun 2, 2015

TEPCO close to completing radioactive water cleanup at Fukushima NPP

Tokyo, Japan (Sputnik) May 28, 2015 - According to TEPCO, the remaining contaminated water remains at the bottom of the storage tanks. It cannot be vacuumed by the original pumps but must be carefully removed for treatment as the tanks

May 28, 2015

Czech nuclear station calls tender for new reactor

Prague (Sputnik) May 28, 2015 - A call for bids for a new unit of the Czech Republic's Dukovany Nuclear Power Station will be announced before the end of 2016, Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka announced on Saturday. Th

May 28, 2015

Extremophile bacteria could improve nuclear waste cleanups

Manchester, England (UPI) May 26, 2015 - Over the last year, researchers at the University of Manchester have been testing what they call extremophile bacteria, radiation-resistant microorganisms that clean nuclear waste.

May 26, 2015

DEQ: Decision on Great Lakes Nuclear Waste Site’Out of Our Hands’

Seattle WA (Sputnik) May 25, 2015 - The authorities in the US state of Michigan have no control over Canada's decision to allow burying nuclear waste near the Great Lakes on the US-Canada border, Michigan Department of Environmental Q

May 25, 2015

China’s nuclear power capacity set to reach 30 mln kilowatts

Beijing (XNA) May 25, 2015 - China will have 30 million kilowatts (KW) of nuclear power capacity by the end of 2015, said Xu Yuming, deputy director of the China Nuclear Energy Association on Thursday. Currently there are

May 25, 2015

Upgrades to Plant Farley enhance production of low-cost, clean electricity

Birmingham AL (SPX) May 20, 2015 - Unit 1 of the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant near Dothan, Ala., has safely resumed generating electricity following completion of a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage. Plant operators

May 20, 2015

NucAdvisor offers consulting services for PALLAS multi-purpose reactor

Courbevoie, France (SPX) May 20, 2015 - PALLAS is a nuclear multi-purpose reactor designed to produce medical isotopes and supply a wide range of irradiation services. Located in Petten, the PALLAS-reactor is to replace the current High F

May 20, 2015

Japan nuclear watchdog OKs one more reactor

Tokyo (AFP) May 20, 2015 - Japan's nuclear watchdog on Wednesday gave the green light to restart one more atomic reactor, weeks after the government said a fifth of the country's electricity supply should come from atomic power.

May 20, 2015