Manchester UK (SPX) Jun 16, 2021 - Nuclear experts at The University of Manchester have developed a roadmap detailing the eight key actions required to assess the role of nuclear energy in the UK's net zero future objectively.
Beijing (AFP) June 16, 2021 - A handful of damaged fuel rods is behind a build-up of radioactive gases at a nuclear power station in southern China, authorities said Wednesday, describing the problem as common with no need for concern.
Baghdad (AFP) June 15, 2021 - Iraq, which suffers chronic electricity shortages, wants to construct eight nuclear power reactors by 2030 in order to reduce its external energy dependence, an official said Tuesday.
Paris (AFP) June 14, 2021 - China's Taishan Nuclear Power Plant, where CNN has reported a potential leak, is the first worldwide to run EPR reactors, a French-developed model that elsewhere has piled up delays and cost overruns.
London (AFP) June 14, 2021 - French energy giant EDF is mulling the early closure of two more UK nuclear power plants due to safety issues, reports said Monday, dealing a blow to Britain's zero-carbon hopes.
Beijing (AFP) June 14, 2021 - Operators of a nuclear power plant in southern China are fixing a performance issue at the facility, but the gas emissions carried out to do that are within acceptable limits, its French part-owner said Monday following a US media report of a potential leak.
Paris (AFP) June 14, 2021 - A Chinese nuclear company has deliberately released gas from a power plant into the atmosphere within authorised limits, as it seeks to fix an issue at the facility, its French partner said Monday.
Albuquerque NM (SPX) Jun 10, 2021 - A team of researchers from Sandia, Lawrence Berkeley and Pacific Northwest national laboratories tested a sponge-like mineral that can soak up uranium at a former uranium mill near Rifle, Colora
London (AFP) June 7, 2021 - French owned EDF Energy announced on Monday it would make the first step towards decommissioning Dungeness B nuclear power station in southeast England with immediate effect.
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 02, 2021 - Framatome has announced the acquisition of Valinox Nucleaire SAS from Vallourec Group. Valinox is a French company that specializes in the production of seamless steam generator tubes for nuclear po
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 02, 2021 - Framatome has announced the completion of a key milestone in the development of a robotic-assisted handling system to support decommissioning and waste management for the nuclear industry. Testing c
Moscow (AFP) May 19, 2021 - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Wednesday hailed close ties between their countries as they launched via videoconference work on Russian-built nuclear power plants in China.
Helsinki (AFP) May 17, 2021 - A new nuclear reactor under construction in Finland will cost a consortium led by French firm Areva another 600 million euros to complete, Finnish energy company TVO said Monday.
Paris, France (SPX) May 17, 2021 - Framatome recently signed two contracts to upgrade systems and equipment used to manage operations at the Krsko Nuclear Power Plant in Slovenia. The company will design, deliver and install new inst
Boston MA (SPX) Apr 28, 2021 - One of India's largest commercial and research nuclear reactor facilities lies just south of Arunkumar Seshadri's hometown of Chennai, India. It was there, during a high school field trip, that the
Paris (AFP) April 23, 2021 - French energy group EDF took Friday a key step towards helping to build the world's biggest nuclear power plant in India, a project blocked for years by nuclear events and local opposition.
