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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.

Namibia president denies graft in nuclear deal

Windhoek (AFP) April 9, 2018 - Namibian President Hage Geingob on Monday strongly denied corruption accusations stemming from a French anti-corruption probe centered on the purchase of Canadian mining company Uramin by French nuclear giant Areva.

Apr 9, 2018

Nuclear safety: AREVA develops an innovative technology for reactor inspection

Paris, France (SPX) Apr 05, 2018 - AREVA has developed a cutting-edge technology for nuclear reactor vessel inspections that optimizes both the safety and reliability of operations. The automated tool, known as Lower Girth Weld Inspe

Apr 5, 2018

Putin launches Turkey nuclear project, vows faster arms delivery

Ankara (AFP) April 3, 2018 - Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday launched the construction of Turkey's first nuclear power station and vowed to accelerate the delivery of air defence systems to Ankara, in a new tightening of an increasingly close alliance that has alarmed NATO.

Apr 3, 2018

UAE says its first nuclear reactor complete

Abu Dhabi (AFP) March 26, 2018 - The United Arab Emirates said Monday that one of four nuclear reactors at its debut plant has been completed as it moves closer to becoming the first Arab nation to produce atomic power.

Mar 26, 2018

Business expansion of the Fuel business unit with technology transfer project in Kazakhstan

Paris, France (SPX) Mar 26, 2018 - After a successful testing period by the end of last year and acceptance by the customer, the Lingen site (Germany, BU Fuel) is ready to ship a USW (Upset Shape Welding) machine*to Kazakhstan. This

Mar 26, 2018

Pipe-crawling robot will help decommission DOE nuclear facility

Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Mar 23, 2018 - A pair of autonomous robots developed by Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute will soon be driving through miles of pipes at the U.S. Department of Energy's former uranium enrichment plan

Mar 23, 2018

Swiss reopen world’s oldest nuclear plant after repairs

Geneva (AFP) March 20, 2018 - The primary reactor at Switzerland's Beznau nuclear power plant, the world's oldest commercial nuclear plant, has reopened after three years of repairs, despite protests from environmental campaigners, a statement said Tuesday.

Mar 20, 2018

Framatome upgraded Borssele nuclear power plant’s digital instrumentation and control system

Paris, France (SPX) Mar 16, 2018 - Framatome has performed a comprehensive modernization of the instrumentation and control (I&C) technology of the Borssele Dutch nuclear power plant, operated by EPZ (Elektriciteits-Productiemaatscha

Mar 16, 2018

Canada to boost nuclear power to help meet climate target

Ottawa (AFP) March 15, 2018 - Canada, the second largest producer of uranium, will boost its reliance on nuclear energy to reduce its carbon footprint and will encourage other nations to do the same, public broacaster CBC said Thursday.

Mar 15, 2018

Saudi Arabia turns to nuclear power to curb oil addiction

Dubai (AFP) March 14, 2018 - Saudi Arabia is fast-tracking an atomic energy programme to reduce its dependence on oil, but concerns over nuclear proliferation in the Middle East could put a damper on its ambitious plans.

Mar 14, 2018

Saudi cabinet approves national atomic policy

Riyadh (AFP) March 13, 2018 - Saudi Arabia's cabinet on Tuesday approved the national policy of its atomic energy programme, state media said, as the kingdom prepares to award contracts for its first nuclear power plants.

Mar 13, 2018

Framatome confirms serviceability of Le Creusot steam generators

Paris, Fracen (SPX) Mar 13, 2018 - Framatome has obtained a decision from the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) to lift the suspension of the test certificate for the secondary part of one of the steam generators on reactor No. 2

Mar 13, 2018

Taiwanese protesters rally for ‘nuclear-free homeland’

Taipei (AFP) March 11, 2018 - Hundreds gathered at an anti-nuclear rally in Taiwan on Sunday to demand the government keep its pledge to abolish the use of atomic energy by 2025.

Mar 11, 2018

Areva settles nuclear dispute with Finland’s TVO

Paris (AFP) March 11, 2018 - French nuclear power giant Areva said Sunday it has settled a long-running dispute with Finnish utility TVO over a troubled next-generation reactor, agreeing to pay 450 million euros ($554 million) in compensation.

Mar 11, 2018

Framatome creates alliance to provide nuclear Equipment Qualification services in the UK

Paris, France (SPX) Mar 06, 2018 - Framatome, Bureau Veritas and Doosan Babcock signed an Agreement creating EQUALLE, an alliance targeted at supporting the challenge of nuclear Equipment Qualification for the benefit of new build pr

Mar 6, 2018

Police tear gas anti-nuclear protesters in France

Mandres-En-Barrois, France (AFP) March 3, 2018 - Police used tear gas during clashes with anti-nuclear protesters at a waste site in northeastern France on Saturday.

Mar 3, 2018