Colombo (AFP) April 21, 2021 - Sri Lankan authorities on Wednesday expelled an Antigua-registered ship that entered the island's territory without declaring a radioactive cargo bound for China.
Prague (AFP) April 19, 2021 - The Czech government said Monday it would eliminate Russia's Rosatom from a multi-billion-euro tender to build a new nuclear plant unit and would no longer consider buying Sputnik V vaccines.
Tehran (AFP) April 15, 2021 - Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday sought to allay Western concerns over his country's decision to enrich uranium to 60 percent purity, saying the Islamic republic's nuclear programme is peaceful.
Abu Dhabi (AFP) April 6, 2021 - The United Arab Emirates announced Tuesday that its Barakah nuclear power plant has started commercial operations, in a first for the Arab world.
Budapest, Hungary (SPX) Apr 06, 2021 - Framatome has announced the launch of Framatome Kft., a wholly owned subsidiary focused on automation systems for industry customers in Hungary and Central Europe. The creation of Framatome Kft. fol
Lynchburg VA (SPX) Apr 02, 2021 - BWX Technologies, Inc. reports that it is continuing its groundbreaking Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) design, manufacturing development, and test support work for NASA. NTP is one of the technolo
Lancaster UK (SPX) Apr 01, 2021 - Scientists from Lancaster and Manchester Universities are to investigate the best way to use robots to help clean up radioactivity with a 1.49 million pound grant from the Engineering and Physical S
McLean VA (SPX) Apr 01, 2021 - As demand for low-carbon electricity rises around the world, nuclear power offers a promising solution. But how many countries are good candidates for nuclear energy development? A new study i
Jeumont, France (SPX) Apr 01, 2021 - Framatome commissions a new high-precision test measurement facility at its manufacturing plant in Jeumont, France. The first measurement test of a nuclear energy plant component marked the completi
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Mar 30, 2021 - Scientists at MIPT have found a possible explanation for the anomalously fast release of gas from nuclear fuel. Supercomputer simulations have uncovered an unexpected mechanism for accelerating the
Bethlehem PA (SPX) Mar 29, 2021 - Safety concerns are always a part of the debate around nuclear power and its place in a growing global shift toward cleaner, low-carbon sources of energy. Wireless technology, says Rudy Shanka
Los Alamos NM (SPX) Mar 29, 2021 - New research has demonstrated that a magnetic uranium compound can have strong thermoelectric properties, generating four times the transverse voltage from heat than the previous record in a cobalt-
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Mar 29, 2021 - The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) continued throughout 2020 to make progress on Canada's plan for the safe, long-term management of used nuclear fuel despite the challenges posed by t
Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Mar 29, 2021 - The Olkiluoto 3 EPR reactor completes a decisive stage of its commissioning. The Finnish safety authority (STUK) has authorized the fuel load for the Olkiluoto 3 EPR reactor. Loading operations led
Monticello MN (SPX) Mar 26, 2021 - Framatome and Xcel Energy recently signed a contract for the supply of PROtect enhanced accident tolerant fuel (EATF) technology and ATRIUM 11 fuel for the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant in Mon
Reston VA (SPX) Mar 24, 2021 - Lightbridge Corporation an advanced nuclear fuel technology company, and Framatome, a leader in nuclear fuel, components and reactor services, have reached a Settlement Agreement (the 'Agreement') t
