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Framatome signs a cooperation agreement with Japan on the development of fast neutron reactors
Dec 09, 2019 (SPX)
This agreement follows the agreement established in 2014 for the ASTRID program, through which a great many technical outcomes have been jointly achieved and wh...
At 50, Europe's oldest nuclear plant not ready to retire
Dec 05, 2019 (AFP)
Commercial operation began at the plant in the northern canton of Aargau, near the German border, on December 9, 1969 -- back when The Beatles were still togeth...
At 50, Europe's oldest nuclear plant not ready to retire
Dec 05, 2019 (AFP)
Commercial operation began at the plant in the northern canton of Aargau, near the German border, on December 9, 1969 -- back when The Beatles were still togeth...
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy awarded contract to support decommissioning of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station
Dec 04, 2019 (SPX)
Employing cutting-edge technology, GEH will dismantle, segment and pack reactor internals and the reactor pressure vessel of the boiling water reactor that was ...
New broom at UN nuclear watchdog as Iran tensions rise
Dec 02, 2019 (AFP)
- Who is Rafael Grossi? - The veteran diplomat, who has been serving as Argentina's ambassador to the IAEA, will be the agency's first leader from Latin America...
Russian Greenpeace protests against depleted uranium cargo
Nov 28, 2019 (AFP)
Campaigners hung a banner reading "Welcome to the dump yard" on a bridge over the railway leading from the Ust-Luga port outside Russia's second largest city. T...
Framatome unveils new hot rolling machine at its Rugles factory
Nov 27, 2019 (SPX)
"Framatome's ELAN workshop at the Rugles factory is home to the new hot rolling machine, which is the only system of its type in Europe and one of only a few in...
S. Africa to create extra space for nuclear waste
Nov 26, 2019 (AFP)
South Africa is the only country on the continent with a civilian nuclear industry, and its two reactors have been in service for more than 30 years. The Koeber...
Nuclear fuel alternatives after Fukushima have challenges ahead
Nov 25, 2019 (SPX)
Dr Robert Harrison led the research, published in the journal Corrosion Science, with colleagues from the University and the Dalton Nuclear Institute. "Since th...
Framatome implements new maintenance technique on reactor component underwater
Nov 19, 2019 (SPX)
"Framatome's innovative solutions are ensuring the efficient and reliable operation of today's reactor fleet," said Catherine Cornand, Framatome's senior execut...
Deep learning expands study of nuclear waste remediation
Nov 15, 2019 (SPX)
"In science we know the laws of physics and observation principles - mass, momentum, energy, etc.," said George Karniadakis, professor of applied mathematics at...
France's EDF cuts nuclear output forecast after quake
Nov 14, 2019 (AFP)
EDF took three reactors at the Cruas plant in the Ardeche region offline after Monday's earthquake, which had a magnitude of 5.4 and was felt across a vast area...
Czechs plan to build new nuclear unit by 2036
Nov 13, 2019 (AFP)
He added that the supplier was due to be picked by the end of 2022 with construction beginning in 2029. "Energy security is a priority for us. It's all linked t...
Framatome expresses interest to expand cooperation with China in civil nuclear energy
Nov 12, 2019 (SPX)
Fontana joined the event's French presidential delegation, led by President Emmanuel Macron who was the guest of honor for the second edition of the expo. "The ...
Global Nuclear Fuel and X-energy announce TRISO fuel collaboration
Nov 11, 2019 (SPX)
The companies have signed a teaming agreement for the purpose of developing High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) TRISO fuel to potentially supply the U.S. De...
Microrobots clean up radioactive waste
Oct 31, 2019 (SPX)
The accidental release of radioactive waste, such as what occurred in the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear plant disasters, poses large threats to the environmen...
Argentina's Grossi elected head of UN's nuclear watchdog
Oct 29, 2019 (AFP)
Grossi beat Romanian diplomat Cornel Feruta to become director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) following the death of the former head Y...
Audit raps French energy giant EDF over nuclear project
Oct 28, 2019 (AFP)
The report was presented to EDF's largest shareholder, the French government, which called for an urgent "plan of action" to improve standards at the company an...
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy announces small modular reactor technology collaboration in Poland
Oct 25, 2019 (SPX)
Synthos, a manufacturer of synthetic rubber and one of the biggest producers of chemical raw materials in Poland, is interested in obtaining affordable, on-dema...
A new stable form of plutonium discovered at the ESRF
Oct 19, 2019 (SPX)
Countries across the globe are making efforts to improve the safety of the nuclear waste storage in order to prevent release of radioactive nuclides to the envi...
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