Astana, Kazakhstan (AFP) June 27, 2024 - Kazakhstan will hold a referendum this year on whether to build what could become Central Asia's first nuclear power plant, the country's president said Thursday.
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 27, 2024 - Framatome has obtained financial support from the European Union to advance the development and supply of a completely sovereign European fuel for VVER pressurized water reactors in Europe. Th
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 25, 2024 - Researchers have made significant progress in understanding the transfer of neutrons in weakly bound nuclei. The experiment, performed at Legnaro National Laboratory, focused on the one-neutron stri
Niamey, Niger (AFP) June 24, 2024 - Niger on Monday confirmed one of the world's biggest uranium mines had returned to public control after revoking the operating licence of French nuclear fuel producer Orano.
Niamey, Niger (AFP) June 20, 2024 - Niger has revoked the operating licence of French nuclear fuel producer Orano at one of the world's biggest uranium mines, the company said Thursday, in a move that highlighted tensions between France and the African country's ruling junta.
Sydney (AFP) June 19, 2024 - Australia's conservative opposition will build nuclear power plants across the country if it wins the next election, according to plans detailed Wednesday that have reignited debate over climate policy.
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) June 13, 2024 - Kyrgyzstan on Thursday lifted a ban on uranium extraction to boost the economy despite safety and environmental concerns in a country with a heavy Soviet nuclear legacy.
Stockholm (AFP) June 12, 2024 - Swedish utility Vattenfall said Wednesday it had shortlisted two British and American companies for the construction of a small modular nuclear reactor at the Ringhals power station in southwestern Sweden.
Sofia, Bulgaria (AFP) June 10, 2024 - Bulgaria's sole nuclear power plant began to use atomic fuel produced by US group Westinghouse in one of its reactors Monday, in the latest effort to reduce its dependence on Russian energy.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 09, 2024 - In response to Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's plan to achieve Net Zero, Amandine Denis Ryan, CEO of IEEFA Australia, commented on the proposed nuclear policy, referencing IEEFA's research. David S
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 07, 2024 - An analysis published in the journal Science found that the high assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) produced with federal subsidies for small nuclear power reactors can be used to make nuclear weapo
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 05, 2024 - A new high-resolution neutronics model has been developed to improve the production of plutonium-238 (238Pu), increasing yield by nearly 20% in high-flux reactors while reducing costs. This advancem
London, UK (SPX) May 31, 2024 - At Olkiluoto in Eurajoki, Finland is preparing to start the disposal of spent nuclear fuel in the bedrock next year, marking a global first. After use, nuclear fuel becomes highly radioactive
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 31, 2024 - Framatome and TerraPower announced an agreement to design and develop a high-assay low enriched uranium (HALEU) metallization pilot line at Framatome's nuclear fuel manufacturing facility in Richlan
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 26, 2024 - Framatome was awarded a contract to mitigate buried condenser feed pipes at a three-unit operating nuclear plant in the U.S. Using its spray-in-place structural pipe liner solution, Framatome will a
Paris, France (SPX) May 22, 2024 - Framatome's nuclear fuel manufacturing facility in Richland, Washington, achieved an exemplary biennial license performance review from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The NRC found no area
