
World’s biggest nuclear plant edges closer to restart
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 21, 2025 - Japanese local authorities approved the restart of the world's biggest nuclear plant on Friday for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
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Tokyo (AFP) Nov 21, 2025 - Japanese local authorities approved the restart of the world's biggest nuclear plant on Friday for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
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Moscow (AFP) Nov 14, 2025 - Russian officials said on Friday debris from a Ukrainian drone hit a nuclear power plant a day earlier, temporarily causing the station to reduce its output.
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Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 30, 2025 - Electrabel has selected Framatome to modernize the rod control system at the Tihange 3 nuclear reactor in Belgium. The project supports the facility's life extension program under the 2023 agreement
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Washington (AFP) Oct 28, 2025 - The Trump administration has entered into a new $80 billion strategic partnership to boost nuclear power generation to support AI deployment, one of its partners on the project announced Tuesday.
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New York (AFP) Oct 27, 2025 - Google unveiled a plan Monday to restart a nuclear facility in Iowa to power the company's artificial intelligence infrastructure in the latest collaboration between tech giants and electric industry players.
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