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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.

China Should Speed Up Its Nuclear Development to Meet 2020 Goals

Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 10, 2015 - Chinese authorities will be forced to speed up the approval process for constructing new nuclear reactors if they want to meet 2020 goals, according to the chairman of China National Nuclear Corpora

Mar 10, 2015

South China nuclear plant operates second unit

Shenzhen, March 11 (Xinhua) - China has taken another major step forwards in nuclear power generation, with the second generation unit of a nuclear plant in the southern Guangdong Province connected to the grid on Tuesday aftern

Mar 10, 2015

TEPCO Pledges to Reveal All Data on Fukushima Radioactive Contamination

Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 10, 2015 - Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has pledged it would release all the information regarding Fukushima No.1 nuclear plant radioactive contamination after it had been revealed last month that the comp

Mar 10, 2015

Fukushima Nuclear Exiles in No Hurry to Return Home

Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 06, 2015 - Approximately 120,000 residents of Fukushima Prefecture still remain evacuees because of radiation exposure fears. Despite the central government lifting evacuation orders on some areas last y

Mar 6, 2015

Areva nuclear group announces 4.8 bn euro loss

Paris (AFP) March 4, 2015 - French nuclear group Areva confirmed Wednesday record net losses in 2014 of 4.8 billion euros ($5.3 billion) after it was forced to absorb costs linked to delays to its flagship next-generation reactor.

Mar 4, 2015

British nuclear site clean-up costs soar

London (AFP) March 4, 2015 - The cost of decommissioning and cleaning up Britain's Sellafield nuclear site have been revised upwards to Pounds 53 billion ($81 billion, 73 billion euros), the National Audit Office said.

Mar 4, 2015

South Korea, Saudi Arabia to Pen Nuclear Cooperation Agreement

Moscow, Russia (Sputnik) Mar 04, 2015 - South Korea and Saudi Arabia will sign an agreement on nuclear cooperation. The nuclear cooperation agreement will be signed during a visit by South Korean President Park Geun-Hye which began

Mar 4, 2015

Study Involving UT Nuclear Engineer Could Change Nuclear Fuel

Knoxville TN (SPX) Mar 04, 2015 - The adverse effects of radiation on nuclear fuel soon could be better controlled thanks to research involving the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Engineering. Maik Lang, an assi

Mar 4, 2015

Hungary to keep secret details of Russian nuclear plant deal

Budapest (AFP) March 3, 2015 - Hungary's parliament voted Tuesday to keep secret for 30 years details of contracts related to a controversial nuclear plant deal with Russia, a move critics said could shield corruption.

Mar 3, 2015

Nuclear Plant in France Shut Down Due to Pipe Defect

Paris, France (Sputnik) Mar 03, 2015 - France's oldest nuclear plant at Fessenheim was shut down due to a defected pipe. Energy production was shut down at France's oldest nuclear power plant after a pipe defect was discovered. The

Mar 3, 2015

SKorea, Saudi sign nuclear cooperation memo

Riyadh (AFP) March 3, 2015 - South Korea and Saudi Arabia signed a memorandum on nuclear cooperation during a visit by President Park Geun-Hye that began Tuesday, official media said.

Mar 3, 2015

Taiwan Controversial Nuclear Waste Plan Hits a Snag

Taipei, Taiwan (SPX) Mar 03, 2015 - Taiwan's main opposition party on Monday called for an immediate halt to a controversial plan to process the country's nuclear waste overseas. Environmental activists said the plan by state-ru

Mar 3, 2015

Cost estimation for Nuclear Decommissioning Projects

Manchester, UK (SPX) Mar 02, 2015 - Although the Nuclear industry has experienced tough market conditions in recent years, one subsector which has grown substantially is decommissioning. The NDA estate now accounts for Pounds 3.2 bil

Mar 2, 2015

Taiwan opposition demands halt to overseas nuclear waste plan

Taipei (AFP) March 2, 2015 - Taiwan's main opposition party weighed in on the fight over a controversial plan to process the island's nuclear waste overseas Monday, calling for an immediate halt to the proposal.

Mar 2, 2015

French nuke plant shut down due to pipe defect

Strasbourg, France (AFP) March 1, 2015 - Energy production has been shut down at France's oldest nuclear power plant after a pipe defect was discovered, the station's operators said Sunday.

Mar 1, 2015

European Commission May Axe Hungary-Russia Nuclear Plant Deal

Moscow, Russia (SPX) Feb 24, 2015 - The European Commission (EC) is looking into the legality of Hungary's contract with Russia to construct new units of the Paks nuclear power plant in central Hungary, the Financial Times reported Mo

Feb 24, 2015