Tokyo (AFP) July 28, 2022 - Former executives from the operator of the devastated Fukushima nuclear plant have appealed a $98 billion damages verdict against them, with the plaintiffs in the case also appealing the decision.
Paris (AFP) July 28, 2022 - French power giant EDF said Thursday a drop in nuclear power generation in France and a state-imposed cap on energy prices pushed it into a record loss in the first six months of 2022.
Frankfurt (AFP) July 26, 2022 - A looming energy crisis has rekindled debate in Germany about the wisdom of shutting down the country's last three nuclear power plants, with even members of the ruling coalition saying an extension is no longer taboo.
Hiroshima, Japan (SPX) Jul 26, 2022 - Since 2003, three of the nuclear power plants that supplied Tokyo, Japan with its electricity shut down. Researchers suspected that this would have implications for the city's consumption-based CO2
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) July 21, 2022 - Kyiv on Thursday accused Moscow of storing heavy weapons at Europe's largest nuclear power plant in occupied Ukrainian territory, after Russia said Ukraine's troops had fired on the facility.
Cairo (AFP) July 21, 2022 - Russia's state atomic energy corporation Rosatom has launched the construction of Egypt's first nuclear power plant, a $25-billion project billed as the largest venture between the two countries in decades.
London (AFP) July 20, 2022 - The UK government on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for the new Sizewell C nuclear power station in eastern England, which it says will generate low-carbon electricity for six million homes.
Paris (AFP) July 19, 2022 - The French government said on Tuesday it was launching a public tender offer to buy out minority shareholders in EDF, the highly-indebted power utility that is to spearhead efforts to relaunch the country's nuclear industry.
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) July 17, 2022 - The European Union will discuss tightening sanctions against Russia on Monday, as Moscow is accused of using the continent's largest nuclear power plant to store weapons and launch missiles on the surrounding regions of southern Ukraine.
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) July 16, 2022 - Russia is using Europe's largest nuclear power plant as a base to store weapons including missile systems and shell the surrounding areas of Ukraine, an official with Kyiv's nuclear agency has said.
Quebec City, Canada (SPX) Jul 11, 2022 - Coastal facilities around the world must be designed to be protected against extreme sea levels. However, according to a team of Quebecois and French researchers from the Institut national de la rec
Strasbourg, France (AFP) July 6, 2022 - The European Parliament approved on Wednesday a contentious EU proposal giving a sustainable finance label to investments in gas and nuclear power, sparking claims of greenwashing by environmental lobbyists.
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 29, 2022 - Framatome was recently awarded a contract to provide full system decontamination at Bruce Power Units 3 and 4 as part of their Major Component Replacement (MCR) project. Adapting unique chemical dec
Stockholm (AFP) June 28, 2022 - Swedish energy group Vattenfall said Tuesday it was examining the possibility of building at least two small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) to meet the country's rising electricity needs.
Frankfurt (AFP) June 23, 2022 - Germany should extend the lifetime of its nuclear plants to avoid an extreme scenario in which a Russian gas stop could wipe 12 percent off the economy, a government advisor said Thursday.
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 23, 2022 - An international collaboration between Bruce Power, Isogen (a Kinectrics and Framatome company) and ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE (ITM), announced today a milestone marking the first instance l
