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Nuclear Companies Sign Manifesto As Momentum Grows For Spain To Reconsider Nuclear Phaseout
Source: NucNetCompanies representing the Spanish nuclear industry have signed a manifesto calling for the long-term operation of the country’s nuclear power plants as momentum grows for a…
Kazakhstan Commission Meets To Discuss Proposals For Reactor Technology
Source: NucNetA Kazakhstan government commission has met to review proposals from potential suppliers for the country’s first nuclear power station, days after reports emerged that the country…
Alliance Countries Say Europe Must Do More To Support Nuclear
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNetNuclear should be part of the EU’s forthcoming affordable energy action plan and the European Commission should facilitate the development of the technology in Europe, 11…
Enec And Newcleo Team Up On International Nuclear Deployment Project
Source: NucNetEmirates Nuclear Energy Company (Enec) and European advanced reactor company Newcleo have signed of a memorandum of cooperation to explore the deployment of Newcleo’s Generation IV…
Sweden’s Kärnfull Next Announces Plans For More Nuclear Feasibility Studies
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetSweden-based small modular reactor (SMR) project development company Kärnfull Next has signed cooperation agreements with landowners to conduct feasibility studies on two properties in Karlshamn municipality…
WNA Chief Warns Spain's Economic Future At Risk Without Nuclear
Source: NucNetSama Bilbao y León, director-general of the London-based World Nuclear Association (WNA) global industry group, raised concerns last week about Spain’s economic future if the country…
EU Approves State Aid To Extend Lifespan Of Two Belgian Nuclear Reactors
Source: NucNetEU competition regulators have approved Belgium’s plan to grant state aid to French energy company Engie’s Belgian business to extend the lifespan of two nuclear power…
UEC Announces Milestone At Wyoming Uranium Operation As Ramp-Up Continues
Source: NucNetUranium Energy Corporation (UEC) has completed the processing, drying and drumming of uranium concentrates at its Irigaray central processing plant in Wyoming, a milestone in the…
European Generation IV Nuclear Reactor Companies Join Forces On Materials R&D
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNetEuropean nuclear companies Blykalla and Newcleo have signed an agreement for the joint research and development of materials for Generation IV lead-cooled fast reactors (LFRs). They…
UK Regulator Ends Extra Security Checks At Sellafield
Source: NucNetThe UK’s nuclear regulator has dropped the requirement for extra security checks at the UK’s largest nuclear site. Guarding arrangements at the vast nuclear site in…
New Landmark For Nuclear Fusion As France Tokamak Sets Plasma Record
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNetA nuclear fusion machine in southern France has set a new record for plasma duration, beating a record set in China earlier this year. On 12…
IAEA’s Grossi Sees Additional Testing Measures For Fukushima Treated Water Disposal
Source: NucNetInternational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general Rafael Grossi has joined scientists from the China, South Korea and Switzerland as they collected seawater samples near the Fukushima-Daiichi…
Sweden’s Kärnfull Next Secures Land Rights For SMR Nuclear Park
Source: NucNetSweden-based small modular reactor (SMR) project development company Kärnfull Next is moving ahead with plans to develop an SMR park with four to six nuclear plants…
Blykalla Gets €15 Million European Investment For Sealer Reactor Project
Source: NucNetSweden-based small modular reactor (SMR) developer Blykalla has been selected for funding under a European Union programme which will give the company €15m ($15.6m) equity investment…
Core Power Announces Programme To Bring Floating Nuclear Power To Market By Mid-2030s
Source: NucNetUK-based maritime nuclear innovation company Core Power has launched a US-anchored maritime civil nuclear programme, titled Liberty, that aims to bring floating nuclear power to market…
Belgium Down To Four Nuclear Reactors After Shutdown Of Doel-1
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNetUnit 1 of the Doel nuclear power station to the north of Antwerp in Belgium has been permanently shut down, bringing the number of commercial reactors…
Firefighters Working To Completely Extinguish Fires At Chernobyl Shelter
Source: NucNetUkrainian firefighters worked around the clock in freezing weather to completely extinguish small fires that still smouldered after Friday’s drone strike on the building containing the…
IAEA Told Drone Struck Roof Of New Safe Confinement At Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
Source: NucNetAn International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in Ukraine said they had been told a drone caused a fire after…
Niger ‘Strongly Supports’ Dasa Uranium Project, But Talks Continue On Financing
Source: NucNetNiger’s mines minister Ousmane Abarchi has said the government of Niger strongly supports Canada-based Global Atomic and has no intention of nationalising the company’s Dasa uranium…
South Korean Shipbuilder Unveils Design For Nuclear-Powered Vessel
Source: NucNetA South Korean shipbuilding company has unveiled a nuclear-powered container ship model using small modular reactor (SMR) technology, potentially accelerating the development of nuclear-powered vessels. HD…