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Japan shifting back to nuclear to ditch coal, power AI Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station (AFP) Oct 19, 2024 Glinting in the sun by the world's biggest nuclear plant, the Sea of Japan is calm now. But as the huge facility gears up to restart, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa has a new tsunami wall, just in case. Japan pulled the plug on nuclear power after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, but with the G7's dirtiest energy mix, it is seeking to cut emissions, and atomic energy is making a steady comeback, in part because of AI. At the 400-hectare (1,000-acre) KK plant, shown to AFP in an exclusive tour, the 15-metre (50- ... read more |
Zelensky's nuclear arms comments 'dangerous provocation': Putin Moscow (AFP) Oct 18, 2024 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday condemned comments by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky suggesting that Kyiv would seek nuclear weapons if it could not join NATO as a "dangerous provocation". ... more Washington (AFP) Oct 17, 2024 The artificial intelligence arms race has gone nuclear. ... more Paris, France (SPX) Oct 16, 2024 Framatome has secured a contract with CNAT (Centrales Nucleares Almaraz-Trillo) for the long-term supply of HTP fuel assemblies to Unit 1 of the Trillo nuclear power plant in Spain. The agreement in ... more New York (AFP) Oct 16, 2024 Amazon announced significant investments in nuclear energy on Wednesday, joining other tech giants in aiming to meet the high electric power demands of artificial intelligence using atomic energy. ... more |
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Available on Amazon Books Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 09, 2024 The Chinese government has approved five major nuclear power projects, each of which allocates 10 percent of shares to private investors. This move highlights ... more |
Framatome secures contract from US Dept of Energy for HALEU fuel development Paris, France (SPX) Oct 09, 2024 Framatome has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) fuel for advanced nuclear reactors. This new fuel type enhances fuel e ... more Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Oct 08, 2024 Fusion researchers are increasingly turning to the element tungsten when looking for an ideal material for components that will directly face the plasma inside fusion reactors known as tokamaks and ... more Troitsk, Russia (AFP) Oct 7, 2024 An international nuclear fusion project including the EU and Russia will continue despite a "rough sea" and "difficulties", its chief said Monday during a visit to Russia. ... more Almaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) Oct 7, 2024 Kazakhstan has approved a plan to build its first nuclear power station in a referendum, overcoming lingering resentment over massive radiation exposure from Soviet-era nuclear tests. ... more |
Ukraine kills Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant official in car bomb Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Oct 4, 2024 A Ukrainian car bomb attack killed an official of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on Friday, officials from both countries said. ... more Available on Amazon Books |
Researchers explore 3D printing of tungsten parts for nuclear reactors Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 04, 2024 Sougata Roy, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Iowa State University, is working on advanced manufacturing techniques to support clean energy efforts through 3D printing. Roy's res ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 04, 2024 A significant step forward in nuclear data analysis has been achieved, offering advancements across key fields such as particle physics, nuclear science, clean energy, and healthcare. Researchers ha ... more Ulken, Kazakhstan (AFP) Oct 3, 2024 In the semi-abandoned village of Ulken on a giant steppe, Anna Kapustina, a mother of five, hopes controversial plans to build Kazakhstan's first nuclear power plant will breathe life into her ailing hometown. ... more Paris, France (SPX) Oct 03, 2024 Framatome has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CEZ to collaborate on the development of Framatome's own VVER-1000 nuclear fuel. This partnership strengthens their ongoing cooper ... more |
United States approves $1.52B loan to restart Michigan's Palisades nuclear plant Washington DC (UPI) Sep 30, 2024 The Biden administration said on Monday that a final deal had been made to give an energy company a $1.52 billion loan guarantee to bring a Michigan nuclear power plant back to life. ... more Stockholm (AFP) Sept 27, 2024 Sweden will begin construction on a new nuclear reactor before the country's next legislative election in 2026, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said in an interview published on Friday. ... more London, UK (SPX) Sep 27, 2024 GE Vernova's nuclear division, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), has successfully advanced to the next stage of Great British Nuclear's (GBN) competition for Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). This ... more United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 25, 2024 President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia on Wednesday of plotting potentially catastrophic attacks on Ukrainian nuclear plants, in a defiant UN address ahead of US elections that could sharply shift the stance of Kyiv's main backer. ... more |
Restarting nuclear power plants: the unprecedented gamble in the US New York (AFP) Sept 25, 2024 Two American energy companies are each preparing to bring a nuclear power station back into service, an unprecedented operation which should help meet the growing need for electricity in the United States. ... more Plzen, Czech Republic (AFP) Sept 20, 2024 Czech and South Korean officials expressed confidence Friday that a deal to build two nuclear reactors in the Czech Republic would go ahead despite legal challenges. ... more Washington (AFP) Sept 20, 2024 Three Mile Island, the site of America's worst nuclear accident, will restart operations to provide power to Microsoft, US electricity company Constellation Energy announced Friday. ... more Prague (AFP) Sept 18, 2024 The Czech government said Wednesday it endorsed Britain's Rolls-Royce as a partner for the state-owned power group CEZ to develop small modular nuclear reactors (SMR). ... more |
Available on Amazon Books Tokyo (AFP) Sept 17, 2024 The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said on Tuesday it has suspended an operation to remove a sample of highly radioactive material because of a new technical problem. ... more |
GE Vernova advances SMR technology in the UK through strategic MoUs London, UK (SPX) Sep 15, 2024 GE Vernova's nuclear division, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), has formalized a series of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Aecon, AtkinsRealis, Jacobs, and Laing O'Rourke, marking a pivotal s ... more Seoul (AFP) Sept 12, 2024 South Korea approved the construction of two nuclear reactors on its east coast Thursday, reversing a previous administration's anti-nuclear policy as Seoul now works to expand its atomic energy capabilities. ... more Belgrade (AFP) Sept 11, 2024 Time stands still at Serbia's Vinca nuclear facility, where the decommissioned Yugoslav-era reactor is a testament to the fears generated by the controversial energy source. ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 11, 2024 A group of researchers has made critical advancements in the quest to form long-lived superheavy nuclei. These "double magic" nuclei, featuring specific numbers of protons and neutrons that form an ... more |
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