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Cash-strapped EDF to raise 3.1 billion euros with state support

Paris (AFP) March 18, 2022 - French energy group EDF said Friday it would raise billions in cash to fill a financial hole created by the closure of part of its nuclear fleet and measures to protect consumers from rising energy prices.

Mar 18, 2022

Belgium delays nuclear energy exit 10 years due to Ukraine war

Brussels (AFP) March 18, 2022 - Belgium on Friday delayed by a decade a plan to scrap nuclear energy in 2025, spooked by the huge rise in energy prices due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Mar 18, 2022

Framatome receives US NRC approval to transport higher enriched fuel

Washington DC (SPX) Mar 17, 2022 - Framatome reached a significant milestone for the delivery of nuclear fuel at higher enrichment and burnup levels. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently approved a license amendment

Mar 17, 2022

Czechs launch tender for new nuclear unit

Prague (AFP) March 17, 2022 - The Czech government said Thursday it had launched a tender for the construction of a new unit at the southeastern nuclear plant of Dukovany.

Mar 17, 2022

Russia engineers inspect seized Ukraine nuclear plant

Kyiv (AFP) March 12, 2022 - Russian engineers have arrived to measure radiation at a Ukrainian nuclear plant, the seizure of which during Moscow's invasion of the country sparked international alarm, officials said.

Mar 12, 2022

Finland’s long-delayed nuclear reactor goes online

Helsinki (AFP) March 12, 2022 - Finland's long-delayed Olkiluoto-3 nuclear reactor went online for the first time on Saturday, the plant's operator said.

Mar 12, 2022

Russia, Ukraine ‘ready to work’ with UN nuclear watchdog

Vienna (AFP) March 10, 2022 - Moscow and Kyiv are ready to work with the UN atomic watchdog to ensure nuclear safety, its head said Thursday, as Ukraine has lost all communications with the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

Mar 10, 2022

Chernobyl power cut, transmission lost at Europe’s largest atomic plant: IAEA

Vienna (AFP) March 10, 2022 - Power has been cut to the Chernobyl nuclear plant, Ukraine said Wednesday, but the UN's atomic watchdog said there was no critical impact on safety.

Mar 10, 2022

IAEA reports second Ukraine nuclear facility damaged

Vienna (AFP) March 8, 2022 - The International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday it has received reports of artillery shells damaging a nuclear research facility in Ukraine's besieged second city Kharkiv, but there was no radiological consequence.

Mar 8, 2022

German ministries back nuclear exit despite energy woes

Frankfurt (AFP) March 8, 2022 - Germany should not extend the life of its remaining nuclear power plants, two ministries said on Tuesday, as Europe's largest economy wrestles with its dependence on Russian energy imports following the invasion of Ukraine.

Mar 8, 2022

UN watchdog urges Russia, Ukraine to agree on nuclear safety

Vienna (AFP) March 7, 2022 - The UN nuclear watchdog's head said Monday he hoped Moscow and Kyiv would agree within hours to his offer to discuss nuclear safety after Russia seized Europe's largest power plant in Ukraine.

Mar 7, 2022

Ukraine: a nuclear-powered nation under fire

Paris (AFP) March 4, 2022 - The Russian shelling of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine - the largest in Europe - has sparked international outrage and fears over the country's 15 operational reactors.

Mar 4, 2022

Europe’s largest nuclear plant at centre of Russia-Ukraine war

Kyiv (AFP) March 4, 2022 - Fighting broke out between Russian and Ukrainian forces Friday near Europe's largest nuclear power plant, causing a blaze and raising alarm from global leaders of a potential massive disaster.

Mar 4, 2022

IAEA urges Russia to ‘cease actions’ at Ukraine nuclear sites

Vienna (AFP) March 3, 2022 - The UN nuclear watchdog passed a resolution Thursday urging Russia to cease all actions at Ukraine's nuclear facilities, including the site of the Chernobyl disaster, after it invaded the country.

Mar 3, 2022

CORRECTED: UN watchdog urges Russia to ‘cease actions’ at nuclear sites

Vienna (AFP) March 3, 2022 - The United Nations' nuclear watchdog urged Russia on Thursday to cease all actions at Ukraine's nuclear facilities, including the site of the Chernobyl disaster, following its invasion of the country.

Mar 3, 2022

Slovakia allows in Russian plane with nuclear fuel

Bratislava (AFP) March 1, 2022 - A Russian cargo plane carrying nuclear fuel landed in Slovakia on Tuesday, the EU member said, marking an exception to the ban on Russian aircraft in EU airspace.

Mar 1, 2022