Paris (AFP) Jan 7, 2024 - France is set to build eight new nuclear plants on top of six already announced, the energy minister has said, arguing more reactors are needed to hit carbon reduction targets.
London (AFP) Jan 7, 2024 - Britain intends to become the first European country to produce an advanced uranium fuel that is currently commercially available only from Russia, the government announced Sunday.
Moscow (AFP) Jan 5, 2024 - Russia confirmed Friday it had blocked the UN's nuclear watchdog from accessing parts of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant, but said it was for safety reasons.
Vienna (AFP) Jan 3, 2024 - The UN nuclear watchdog said Wednesday it had recently been blocked for the first time from inspecting the reactor halls of three units of Ukraine's Russian-held Zaporizhzhia power plant, further limiting access to the site.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 27, 2023 - In a significant stride for the global nuclear energy sector, the Shidaowan High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor Pebble-bed Module (HTR-PM) demonstration project, a collaboration featuring Shanghai E
Brussels (AFP) Dec 19, 2023 - France stood up for nuclear power as part of the EU's low-carbon energy mix on Tuesday, raising the hackles of anti-nuclear Germany.
Bridgwater, United Kingdom (AFP) Dec 15, 2023 - The UK's planned Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant reached a major milestone on Friday, with the installation of a steel dome that will cover its first reactor building, operator EDF said.
New York (AFP) Dec 15, 2023 - The price of uranium reached the highest level for almost 17 years on Friday, driven by constrained supply and accelerating demand, against a backdrop of renewed interest in nuclear power.
Johannesburg (AFP) Dec 12, 2023 - South Africa, battling crippling power blackouts, plans to add 2,500 megawatts of new nuclear generation, the government announced Tuesday.
Boston MA (SPX) Dec 08, 2023 - For the United States to meet its net zero goals, nuclear energy needs to be on the smorgasbord of options. The problem: Its production still suffers from a lack of scale. To increase access rapidly
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 08, 2023 - The Orano Group has successfully completed the dismantling of the Crystal River 3 nuclear reactor in Florida. This accomplishment marks the end of a complex and innovative decommissioning project th
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 07, 2023 - In a significant stride towards enhancing cancer treatment technologies, Framatome has announced a collaboration with Global Morpho Pharma to develop a high-capacity technology for the purification
Beijing (AFP) Dec 6, 2023 - China began commercial operations of the world's first next-generation, gas-cooled nuclear reactor power plant, state media reported Wednesday.
Podolsk, Russia (AFP) Dec 5, 2023 - Russia's nuclear agency Rosatom on Tuesday unveiled a new type of reactor for the future Chukotka icebreaker, as part of Moscow's ambitions to develop a northern maritime route linking Asia and Europe.
Dubai (AFP) Dec 2, 2023 - The United States led calls at UN climate talks Saturday for efforts to curb methane emissions but also pushed a deeply controversial drive to boost nuclear energy to curb global warming.
Dubai (AFP) Dec 2, 2023 - It would be a mistake to reject nuclear power because of problems at a handful of projects, Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said in an interview with AFP.
