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  Tokyo (AFP) Nov 12, 2024 A small amount of radioactive debris removed by a robot from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has arrived at a research lab near Tokyo, the plant operator said Tuesday, after a journey kept secret for safety reasons. The announcement comes after operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said last week that a tricky trial debris removal operation using a specially developed extendible device had been completed. More than 13 years after a catastrophic tsunami caused by a 9.0-magnitude ... read more |
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Framatome opens new Italian offices to bolster European nuclear energy growthParis, France (SPX) Nov 09, 2024 Framatome has launched a new branch in Italy, with offices based in Milan and Turin. The Italian team will provide support for the existing nuclear fleet and contribute to advancing nuclear energy d ... more 
Rwanda counting on Russia to train nuclear power specialistsSochi, Russia (AFP) Nov 9, 2024 Rwanda said Saturday it was counting on Russia training its citizens to become specialists in nuclear energy, as the African country bets on nuclear power to boost its energy supply. ... more 
Fukushima trial nuclear debris removal completeTokyo (AFP) Nov 7, 2024 A difficult operation to remove a small piece of radioactive debris from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant using a robotic device was completed successfully, the plant operator said Thursday, after technical issues halted earlier attempts. ... more  
In search of high-performance materials for fusion reactorsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 06, 2024 Nuclear fusion promises an abundant and environmentally friendly energy source, yet developing reactors that can harness it efficiently remains a challenge. Key among these challenges is identifying ... more |
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Radiation level of robot-retrieved Fukushima debris testedTokyo (AFP) Nov 5, 2024 Technicians tested the radiation level of debris from inside a damaged reactor at Japan's Fukushima plant on Tuesday after it was removed by a robot for the first time since the nuclear power station was hit by a tsunami in 2011. ... more |
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Niger disputes French firm's uranium moveNiamey, Niger (AFP) Nov 1, 2024 Niger's military junta is disputing a decision by French nuclear fuel firm Orano to halt uranium production, according to a document from a state partner in the venture seen Friday by AFP. ... more 
Czech body rejects EDF, Westinghouse nuke deal complaintsPrague (AFP) Oct 31, 2024 The Czech antitrust watchdog said Thursday it had rejected complaints from France's EDF and the US's Westinghouse concerning a multi-billion-dollar tender to build two nuclear units in the Czech Republic. ... more 
Germany to bury nuclear waste but toxic dispute unresolvedSalzgitter, Germany (AFP) Oct 31, 2024 An elevator rattles down about a kilometre (3,000 feet) below ground in five minutes to reach Germany's nuclear necropolis, a future repository set to to entomb much of its radioactive waste. ... more
Czech body halts nuclear deal after EDF, Westinghouse cry foulPrague (AFP) Oct 30, 2024 The Czech antitrust watchdog said Wednesday it temporarily blocked the Czech Republic from signing a nuclear deal with South Korea's KHNP worth billions of dollars. ... more |
Czechs buy stake in Rolls-Royce SMR ahead of joint projectPrague (AFP) Oct 29, 2024 The Czech state-run power group CEZ said Tuesday it would buy a 20-percent stake in British small modular nuclear reactors (SMR) producer Rolls-Royce SMR ahead of a joint project. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Japan nuclear reactor near Fukushima to restartTokyo (AFP) Oct 29, 2024 A Japanese nuclear reactor with an upgraded anti-tsunami wall was set to restart Tuesday in a region near the crippled Fukushima plant, according to its operator. ... more 
Framatome to Supply Nuclear Fuel for Hungary's Paks VVER ReactorsParis, France (SPX) Oct 28, 2024 Framatome and Hungary's MVM Paks Nuclear Power Plant Ltd. have signed a significant contract to supply nuclear fuel to the Hungarian Paks VVER reactors starting in 2027. This contract, which enhance ... more
Japan to resume trial removal of Fukushima nuclear debris: reportsTokyo (AFP) Oct 25, 2024 The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant will resume an operation to remove a sample of highly radioactive material next week, reports said Friday, after having suspended the effort over a technical snag. ... more 
Fusion energy could play a major role in the global response to climate changeBoston MA (SPX) Oct 25, 2024 For many decades, fusion has been touted as the ultimate source of abundant, clean electricity. Now, as the world faces the need to reduce carbon emissions to prevent catastrophic climate change, ma ... more |
Swedish court grants permit to build nuclear waste burial siteStockholm (AFP) Oct 24, 2024 A Swedish court on Thursday gave the green light to begin construction on a nuclear waste repository where spent fuel will be buried for up to 100,000 years. ... more 
French uranium group Orano receives 300 mn euro injection from stateParis (AFP) Oct 24, 2024 France has injected 300 million euros ($330 million) into state-controlled uranium producer Orano as it seeks to relaunch the country's uranium industry, the company and the economy ministry said Thursday. ... more 
Slovenia cancels vote on second nuclear reactorLjubljana (AFP) Oct 24, 2024 The Slovenian parliament on Thursday called off next month's referendum on the construction of a second nuclear reactor in the EU country of two million people. ... more
Nuclear energy firm Orano halts Niger uranium productionNiamey, Niger (AFP) Oct 24, 2024 French nuclear fuel firm Orano said on Wednesday it was halting its uranium production in junta-ruled Niger from October 31, citing a "highly deteriorated" situation and its inability to operate. ... more |
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Cost of dismantling UK nuclear plant soars: audit London (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 
Zelensky's nuclear arms comments 'dangerous provocation': PutinMoscow (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 |
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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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Tech giants go nuclear in AI arms raceWashington (AFP) Oct 17, 2024 The artificial intelligence arms race has gone nuclear. ... more 
Amazon bets on nuclear power to fuel AI ambitionsNew 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 
Framatome to provide long-term fuel supply for Trillo nuclear plantParis, 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 
Google signs nuclear power deal with startup KairosSan Francisco (AFP) Oct 14, 2024 Google on Monday signed a deal to get electricity from small nuclear reactors to help power artificial intelligence. ... more |
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