Prague (AFP) Jan 16, 2020 - Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, on his first trip abroad Thursday since being re-elected, failed to persuade the governments of four central European countries to give up on nuclear energy which they largely depend on.
Falmer UK (SPX) Jan 13, 2020 - Chemists have found a new use for the waste product of nuclear power - transforming an unused stockpile into a versatile compound which could be used to create valuable commodity chemicals as well a
Abu Dhabi (AFP) Jan 13, 2020 - The United Arab Emirates' first nuclear power plant will start operating within a few months after repeated delays to meet safety and regulatory conditions, two energy officials said Monday.
Montreal (AFP) Jan 12, 2020 - An alert signaling an incident at a major nuclear power plant near Toronto in Canada was sent in error to millions of residents Sunday, causing a scare and prompting calls for an investigation.
Geneva (AFP) Dec 20, 2019 - One of four Swiss nuclear power stations was permanently disconnected Friday after 47 years of service, marking a first in Switzerland, as the country begins to gradually phase out atomic energy.
Manchester UK (SPX) Dec 19, 2019 - A new paper to be published on 16 December provides a significant new insight into our understanding of uranium biogeochemistry and could help with the UK's nuclear legacy. Conducted by a team
Brussels (AFP) Dec 17, 2019 - A French-German split over the role of nuclear energy in fighting climate change nearly sank a major EU reform, with officials late Monday agreeing to put off a decision on the issue for two years.
Saint Petersburg (AFP) Dec 14, 2019 - Russia's nuclear-powered icebreaker Arktika, touted as the strongest of its kind and a symbol of Moscow's ambition to tap the Arctic's commercial potential, returned to Saint Petersburg on Saturday after a two-day test run.
Guelph, Canada (SPX) Dec 13, 2019 - Safe nuclear waste storage, new ways of generating and storing hydrogen, and technologies for capturing and reusing greenhouse gases are all potential spinoffs of a new study by University of Guelph
Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Dec 13, 2019 - Following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in March 2011, the Japanese authorities decided to carry out major decontamination works in the affected area, which covers more than 9,00
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 09, 2019 - On December 3, 2019, Framatome signed a cooperation agreement in Tokyo with the CEA and Japanese organizations JAEA, MHI and MFBR on the development of fast neutron reactors. This agreement fo
Beznau, Switzerland (AFP) Dec 5, 2019 - Europe's oldest functioning nuclear reactor, at Switzerland's Beznau plant, will turn 50 next week - a lifespan deemed dangerously long by environmentalists who are demanding that it be shut down immediately.
Beznau, Switzerland (AFP) Dec 5, 2019 - Europe's oldest functioning nuclear reactor, at Switzerland's Beznau plant, will turn 50 next week - a lifespan deemed dangerously long by environmentalists who are demanding that it be shut down immediately.
Wilmington NC (SPX) Dec 04, 2019 - GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) announced it has been awarded a contract by Comprehensive Decommissioning International, LLC (CDI) to decommission the reactor internals and reactor pressure vessel a
Vienna (AFP) Dec 2, 2019 - Argentine diplomat Rafael Grossi will be confirmed as the new director general of the UN's nuclear watchdog the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday, with the growing crisis over Iran's nuclear programme at the top of his in-tray.
Saint Petersburg (AFP) Nov 28, 2019 - Activists from Russian Greenpeace on Thursday protested against the resumption of imports of depleted uranium, after a shipment of 600 tonnes arrived from Germany at a Saint Petersburg port.
