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
Manila (AFP) May 21, 2024 - The Philippines and the United States agreed Tuesday to train Filipinos how to build and operate nuclear power plants, as the Southeast Asian country seeks to boost its electricity supply.
Washington (AFP) May 14, 2024 - The United States on Tuesday voiced confidence it was boosting both its security and climate goals after it banned uranium imports from Russia, whose nuclear industry has been a key moneymaker.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 11, 2024 - GE Vernova's Nuclear Fuel business, Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF), has delivered high burnup fuel rods to the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for post-commercial operati
New York (AFP) May 10, 2024 - The share price of nuclear energy start-up Oklo, chaired by OpenAI boss Sam Altman, fell sharply Friday on its first day of trading on Wall Street.
Paris (AFP) May 7, 2024 - France's nuclear safety regulator on Tuesday gave the green light for a next-generation EPR nuclear reactor in Normandy to be put into service, some 12 years later than initially planned.
Vienna (AFP) April 30, 2024 - UN nuclear agency chief Rafael Grossi will visit Iran next week, the IAEA said on Tuesday, amid heightened tensions between the Islamic republic and Israel that have led to fears of an attack on a nuclear facility.
