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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.

Framatome to upgrade digital systems at Swiss Leibstadt nuclear facility

Paris, France (SPX) Mar 30, 2025 - Framatome has been chosen by Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt (KKL) to overhaul the instrumentation and control (I&C) infrastructure at Switzerland's Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant. This effort will deploy Fr

Mar 30, 2025

WPI researcher to explore efficient uranium extraction from industrial wastewater

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 - A Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) professor has secured an $800,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to investigate novel methods for recovering uranium from industrial wastewate

Mar 26, 2025

Zelensky plays down prospect of US ownership of Ukraine nuclear plants

Oslo (AFP) Mar 20, 2025 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said he could not legally negotiate ownership of the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, which President Donald Trump suggested Washington could take over.

Mar 20, 2025

Trump floats US takeover of Ukraine nuclear plants

Washington (AFP) Mar 20, 2025 - Donald Trump has told Volodymyr Zelensky that the United States could own and run Ukraine's nuclear power plants as part of his latest bid to secure a ceasefire in Russia's invasion of its neighbor.

Mar 20, 2025

Japan begins its first dismantling of a commercial nuclear reactor

Tokyo (AFP) Mar 18, 2025 - A Japanese utility has started dismantling an old nuclear reactor with an eye toward building a new one, a spokesman said Tuesday, as the country drives for more clean energy.

Mar 18, 2025

UN atomic chief visits uranium-mining Niger

Niamey, Niger (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 - International Atomic Energy Agency Director General (IAEA) Rafael Grossi on Thursday urged greater cooperation with Niger while on a visit to the junta-led Sahel nation, a leading source of uranium.

Mar 13, 2025

Highly radioactive nuclear waste – how to keep it from oblivion

Linkoping, Sweden (SPX) Mar 13, 2025 - Sweden's radioactive nuclear waste will be stored in a sealed bedrock repository for 100,000 years. It will be hazardous for a very long time. So how can we ensure that humanity does not forget that

Mar 13, 2025

Google, Amazon, Meta join back tripling of global nuclear power by 2050

Washington DC (UPI) Mar 12, 2025 - A coalition of the world's biggest corporate energy users signed a pledge Wednesday in Houston to support a tripling of nuclear energy capacity by 2050.

Mar 12, 2025

Scientists craft breakthrough fuel for next-generation nuclear reactor

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2025 - After years of dedicated research, scientists at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) have perfected a method to create the specialized fuel necessary for the world's first critical fast-spectrum molten

Mar 11, 2025

Highly radioactive nuclear waste – preserving awareness for future generations

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 11, 2025 - Sweden has committed to storing its high-level radioactive nuclear waste within a sealed bedrock repository for the next 100,000 years. Given its prolonged hazardous nature, a crucial challenge rema

Mar 11, 2025

Framatome advances nuclear fuel innovation as U.S. NRC reviews high burnup fuel report

Paris, France (SPX) Mar 11, 2025 - Framatome has reached a key milestone in nuclear fuel advancement with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) accepting its topical report on High Burnup for Pressurized Water Reactors (PWRs)

Mar 11, 2025

Nuclear inspectors review contentious Bangladesh plant

Dhaka (AFP) Mar 10, 2025 - An expert team was in Bangladesh on Monday to sign off on the South Asian country's first nuclear power plant ahead of the contentious facility's expected operational start later this year.

Mar 10, 2025

Spain under pressure to abort nuclear energy phase-out

Madrid (AFP) Mar 7, 2025 - Spain, a European renewable energy leader, is coming under increasing pressure from the right and business groups to reverse its plans to phase out its nuclear power plants by 2035.

Mar 7, 2025

Italy breaks ‘taboo’ with push to revive nuclear

Rome (AFP) Feb 28, 2025 - Italy's cabinet opened the door Friday to a return to nuclear power, aiming to overturn nearly 40 years of opposition - though experts say any revival is at least a decade away.

Feb 28, 2025

Bangladesh calls for continued Russian nuclear collaboration

Dhaka (AFP) Feb 26, 2025 - Bangladesh's interim government praised on Wednesday Moscow's important backing of a controversial nuclear plant during the first visit by the director of Russia's state-owned Rosatom since Dhaka's revolution last year.

Feb 26, 2025

French nuclear giant Orano triples profits

Paris (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 - French nuclear giant Orano said Wednesday it had nearly tripled its profits in 2024 thanks to contracts with Japanese utilities and a rise in the price of uranium.

Feb 19, 2025