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Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses power for seventh time under Russian shelling

Washington DC (UPI) May 22, 2023 - Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant lost external power due to early Monday shelling, prompting the United Nations' atomic watchdog to warn that the situation at the plant has become extremely vulnerable.

May 22, 2023

Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant reconnected to Ukraine grid

Moscow (AFP) May 22, 2023 - The occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been reconnected to Ukraine's electricity grid again after being offline for several hours, officials in Kyiv said on Monday.

May 22, 2023

Detecting neutrinos from nuclear reactors with water

Washington DC (SPX) May 11, 2023 - Neutrinos are subatomic particles that interact with matter extremely weakly. They are produced in many types of radioactive decays, including in the core of the Sun and in nuclear reactors. Neutrin

May 11, 2023

GE Hitachi announces intent to transfer ownership of Vallecitos Nuclear Center

Wilmington NC (SPX) May 10, 2023 - GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has announced its intent to transfer ownership of the 1,600-acre GEH Vallecitos Nuclear Center to NorthStar Group Services, Inc. (NorthStar) for nuclear decontamina

May 10, 2023

Evacuations spur UN watchdog concern over Ukraine nuclear plant

Moscow (AFP) May 7, 2023 - Evacuations from the front line around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant prompted safety warnings from the UN nuclear watchdog on Saturday, as a string of recent strikes escalate predictions of a looming spring counteroffensive.

May 7, 2023

Niger uranium mine set to operate until 2040

Niamey (AFP) May 4, 2023 - The government of Niger and French nuclear firm Orano on Thursday signed a deal to extend the operational life of the country's sole uranium mine.

May 4, 2023

Small reactor startups vie to push US into new nuclear era

Houston (AFP) April 30, 2023 - Several American startups are working on building a new generation of small reactors that could push nuclear energy into a new phase, with support from the US government.

Apr 30, 2023

Decades of nuclear energy research pay off in milestone nonproliferation achievement

Lemont IL (SPX) Apr 28, 2023 - When the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced that it had reached a major nonproliferation milestone this week, many at Argonne National Labora

Apr 28, 2023

National Academies Report suggests US build new advanced nuclear reactors

Washington DC (SPX) Apr 28, 2023 - New and advanced types of nuclear reactors could play an important role in helping the U.S. meet its long-term climate goals, but a range of technical, regulatory,

Apr 28, 2023

Framatome achieves critical NRC approval in development of advanced nuclear fuel technology

Richland WA (SPX) Apr 26, 2023 - Framatome received approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to apply the company's suite of Advanced Codes and Methods to operating conditions with uranium-235 enrichments above the indu

Apr 26, 2023

Ukraine slams Russian ‘blackmail’ on Chernobyl anniversary

Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine (AFP) April 26, 2023 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday warned Russia was using nuclear power plants to blackmail the world, speaking on the anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster.

Apr 26, 2023

Framatome to acquire SYSTUS software and engineering services from the ESI Group

Paris, France (SPX) Apr 18, 2023 - Framatome has announced the purchase of SYSTUS software and related engineering services from the ESI Group, a world-renowned supplier of simulation and virtual prototyping software. This acquisitio

Apr 18, 2023

Europe’s largest nuclear reactor enters service in Finland

Helsinki (AFP) April 16, 2023 - Hours after Germany closed out its atomic era by turning off its last three nuclear reactors, the largest single reactor in Europe entered regular production in Finland, its operator said Sunday.

Apr 16, 2023

Germany ends nuclear era as last reactors power down

Berlin (AFP) April 15, 2023 - Germany will switch off its last three nuclear reactors on Saturday, exiting atomic power even as it seeks to wean itself off fossil fuels and manage an energy crisis caused by the war in Ukraine.

Apr 15, 2023

How to decommission a nuclear power plant

Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) April 15, 2023 - Germany's last three nuclear power plants will stop generating electricity from Saturday but the arduous and decades-long process of decommissioning the sites is only just beginning.

Apr 15, 2023

Germany says energy supply safe despite nuclear exit

Berlin (AFP) April 13, 2023 - Switching off Germany's remaining nuclear plants will not put the country's power supply at risk despite the energy crisis caused by the war in Ukraine, ministers said Thursday.

Apr 13, 2023