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The Nuclear Power Daily Editorial Team produces Nuclear Power Daily's coverage of nuclear energy. We report on reactors and small modular reactors, the fuel cycle, waste and safety, policy, and fusion research. Articles reflect our team's collective editorial process, source verification, drafting, technical review, and editing, rather than a single writer's work. Nuclear Power Daily takes editorial responsibility for content under this byline. For more on how we work, see our editorial policy.

Argentina’s Grossi elected head of UN’s nuclear watchdog

Vienna (AFP) Oct 29, 2019 - Argentina's Rafael Grossi was elected on Tuesday to head the UN's nuclear watchdog, which is tasked in particular with monitoring the implementation of the increasingly shaky Iran nuclear deal.

Oct 29, 2019

Audit raps French energy giant EDF over nuclear project

Paris (AFP) Oct 28, 2019 - An official report rapped French energy giant EDF on the knuckles Monday for lacking a culture of quality, as reflected in huge delays and price overruns at a nuclear plant it has been building for more than a decade.

Oct 28, 2019

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy announces small modular reactor technology collaboration in Poland

Wilmington NC (SPX) Oct 25, 2019 - GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and Synthos SA have agreed to collaborate on potential deployment applications for GEH's BWRX-300 small modular reactor in Poland. Synthos, a manufacturer of sy

Oct 25, 2019

A new stable form of plutonium discovered at the ESRF

Grenoble, France (SPX) Oct 19, 2019 - An international team of scientists, led by the Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), have found a new compound of plutonium with an unexpected, pentavalent oxidation state, using the ESRF, t

Oct 19, 2019

Putin says UAE may count on Russia’s assistance in development of nuclear power

Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 17, 2019 - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) can count on Russian assistance in the development of nuclear power generation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday. Our friends in the Emirates ca

Oct 17, 2019

Two in tight race to lead UN nuclear watchdog

Vienna (AFP) Oct 15, 2019 - Two candidates from two continents are in a tight race to become the next head the UN's nuclear watchdog, which is tasked with monitoring the implementation of the faltering Iran nuclear deal, a diplomat said Tuesday.

Oct 15, 2019

TITAN-2 and Framatome-Siemens consortium sign contract for HANHIKIVI-1 NPP main I&C supply

Paris, France (SPX) Oct 14, 2019 - CONCERN TITAN-2 JSC, contractor for building and supply of equipment for Hanhikivi-1 NPP construction, has signed a contract with Framatome-Siemens, the French-German consortium, to supply Main Inst

Oct 14, 2019

Framatome installs new instrumentation and control system at Exelon’s Calvert Cliffs plant

Paris, France (SPX) Oct 14, 2019 - Framatome and Lockheed Martin successfully completed the installation and site acceptance testing of a new Engineered Safety Features Actuation System (ESFAS) replacement for Exelon Generation's Cal

Oct 14, 2019

Framatome brings together nuclear operators of its FROG user group

Paris, France (SPX) Oct 14, 2019 - The objectives of this steering committee were in particular to validate the creation of new working groups and the launch of new research and engineering programs. It is done: the FROG experts will

Oct 14, 2019

British experts in Iran to upgrade Arak reactor: embassy

Tehran (AFP) Oct 14, 2019 - A team of British experts arrived in Iran on Monday to begin work to upgrade the Arak heavy water nuclear reactor, the UK embassy in Tehran said.

Oct 14, 2019

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy announces new reactor technology collaboration in Estonia

Wilmington BC (SPX) Oct 10, 2019 - GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and Fermi Energia OU have agreed to collaborate on potential deployment applications for GEH's BWRX-300 small modular reactor in Estonia. Fermi Energia is an Es

Oct 10, 2019

Japan power firm executives quit over $3 million gift scandal

Tokyo (AFP) Oct 9, 2019 - The chairman of a Japanese power firm resigned Wednesday after admitting he and other executives received money and gifts worth around $3 million from a town hosting one of their nuclear plants.

Oct 9, 2019

Bill for long-delayed French nuclear plant rises to 12.4 bn euros

Paris (AFP) Oct 9, 2019 - French energy giant EDF announced Tuesday that fixing faulty welding on its long-delayed new nuclear reactor at Flamanville will add another 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) to its already swollen price tag.

Oct 9, 2019

Former US Europe commander urges EU engagement on Belarus nuke plant

Warsaw (AFP) Oct 2, 2019 - The former commander of US Army forces in Europe on Wednesday urged the European Union to offer Lithuania significant help to mitigate risks posed by a controversial Russian-built nuclear plant set to open in neighbouring Belarus.

Oct 2, 2019

Wary of Belarus reactor, Lithuania holds nuclear drill

Vilnius (AFP) Oct 1, 2019 - Lithuania launched an unprecedented four-day nuclear emergency drill on Tuesday amid concerns over a new nuclear plant set to open in neighbouring Belarus.

Oct 1, 2019

Bulgaria Soviet-built nuclear reactor gets lifespan extension

Sofia (AFP) Oct 1, 2019 - Bulgaria's nuclear energy watchdog on Tuesday approved a new 10-year licence for one of the Soviet-built reactors of the country's sole nuclear power plant, extending its lifespan.

Oct 1, 2019