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  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. As companies including Microsoft, Amazon, and Google rapidly expand their global data center capabilities, they are actively seeking new electricity sources. Amazon has signed three agreements to support the development of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), which are more compact and potentially easier to ... read more |
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Cost of dismantling UK nuclear plant soars: auditLondon (AFP) Oct 23, 2024 The cost of decommissioning and cleaning up Britain's Sellafield nuclear site over the next century has soared to GBP136 billion ($177 billion), the country's National Audit Office forecast Wednesday. ... more 
Framatome completes lifecycle operations for enhanced accident-tolerant fuel assemblies in the USLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 23, 2024 Framatome's GAIA fuel assemblies, featuring PROtect Enhanced Accident Tolerant Fuel (E-ATF) technology, have successfully completed their third 18-month fuel cycle at Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle. T ... more
Italy lays groundwork for return to nuclear powerMilan, Italy (AFP) Oct 21, 2024 Italy announced Monday it would within weeks create the legislative framework for its first nuclear power stations in almost 40 years. ... more 
Japan shifting back to nuclear to ditch coal, power AIKashiwazaki-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. ... more |
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Department of Energy awards $49M to advance foundational fusion researchLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2024 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has allocated $49 million in funding for 19 projects aimed at strengthening laboratory-based research within its Foundational Fusion Materials, Nuclear Science, a ... more |
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GE Vernova selects Velan to manufacture valves for BWRX-300 small modular reactorLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2024 GE Vernova's Nuclear business, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) (NYSE: GEV), has chosen Montreal-based Velan Inc. to provide engineering support and manufacture valves for the first BWRX-300 small mo ... more 
Researchers synthesize new plutonium isotope for the first timeSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 13, 2024 A research team at the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has successfully synthesized a previously unknown plutonium isotope, plutonium-227, marking an impor ... more
Private firms set to benefit from nuclear power investmentsSydney, 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 developmentParis, 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 |
Stopping off-the-wall behavior in fusion reactorsPlainsboro 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  Available on Amazon Books |
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Fusion project with Russia faces 'rough sea': chiefTroitsk, 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 
Kazakhs approve plan for first nuclear power plantAlmaty, 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 bombKyiv, 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 
Researchers explore 3D printing of tungsten parts for nuclear reactorsLos 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 |
A new tool enhances nuclear data analysis for global research effortsSydney, 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
'People will come back': Kazakhstan debates nuclear futureUlken, 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 
Framatome partners with CEZ for European VVER-1000 nuclear fuel developmentParis, 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 plantWashington 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 |
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Sweden to start building new nuclear reactor by 2026: PMStockholm (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
GE Vernova moves forward with UK Small Modular Reactor competitionLondon, 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 
Zelensky alleges Russian plot on nuclear plants in defiant UN addressUnited 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 USNew 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 |
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Czech Republic, S.Korea insist nuclear deal to go aheadPlzen, 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 |
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US nuclear plant Three Mile Island to reopen to power Microsoft 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 
Czechs to develop small nuclear reactors with Rolls-RoycePrague (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  
Japan suspends trial removal of Fukushima nuclear debrisTokyo (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 MoUsLondon, 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 |
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