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Putin says UAE may count on Russia's assistance in development of nuclear power
Oct 17, 2019 (Sputnik)
"Our friends in the Emirates can count on Russian assistance in the development of nuclear power generating. Rosatom offers its unique capabilities, experience,...
Two in tight race to lead UN nuclear watchdog
Oct 15, 2019 (AFP)
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is searching for a new chief following the death of its head, Yukiya Amano, in July. Romanian diplomat Cornel Feru...
British experts in Iran to upgrade Arak reactor: embassy
Oct 14, 2019 (AFP)
Iran removed the core of the Arak facility and filled part of it with cement as part of a 2015 deal that gave the country relief from sanctions in return for cu...
Framatome installs new instrumentation and control system at Exelon's Calvert Cliffs plant
Oct 14, 2019 (SPX)
The new ESFAS boasts triple modular redundancy and allows plant operators to control and manage reactor operations to ensure efficient and reliable power genera...
Framatome brings together nuclear operators of its FROG user group
Oct 14, 2019 (SPX)
Since its creation in 1991, the FROG has initiated more than 40 key research and engineering programs for the nuclear industry. "Nuclear operators can use FROG ...
TITAN-2 and Framatome-Siemens consortium sign contract for HANHIKIVI-1 NPP main I&C supply
Oct 14, 2019 (SPX)
The signature followed a competitive procedure with the participation of international companies that are market leaders in the field of integrated I&C solution...
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy announces new reactor technology collaboration in Estonia
Oct 10, 2019 (SPX)
Fermi Energia is an Estonia-based company established by nuclear industry professionals that is supporting the development of small modular reactors for deploym...
Bill for long-delayed French nuclear plant rises to 12.4 bn euros
Oct 09, 2019 (AFP)
EDF said that it would use robots to carry out the tricky repairs on the plant it has been building for over a decade on the country's north coast. France's nuc...
Japan power firm executives quit over $3 million gift scandal
Oct 09, 2019 (AFP)
The money and gifts were given to some 20 executives over the course of seven years from 2011 by the late deputy mayor of Takahama town, where Kansai Electric (...
Former US Europe commander urges EU engagement on Belarus nuke plant
Oct 02, 2019 (AFP)
Ben Hodges also warned that Russia could use a possible incident at the facility in the northwestern Belarusian town of Ostrovets as a "Trojan Horse" to deploy ...
Wary of Belarus reactor, Lithuania holds nuclear drill
Oct 01, 2019 (AFP)
Sirens blared and public television broadcast warnings instructing citizens to "close doors and windows, seal ventilation systems" and head for the basement. Re...
Bulgaria Soviet-built nuclear reactor gets lifespan extension
Oct 01, 2019 (AFP)
The 1,000-megawatt unit 6 in Kozloduy on the Danube was built in 1991 with its 30-year lifespan ending in 2021. The decision to extend the plant's lifespan foll...
France says nuclear plant overruns 'unacceptable'
Sep 29, 2019 (AFP)
Finance and Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said an independent audit would be launched and warned that France's nuclear industry could not be a "state within a...
More cost overruns, delays for UK nuclear project: EDF
Sep 25, 2019 (AFP)
The company, part of a French-Chinese consortium awarded the two-reactor project in 2016 despite criticism from green groups and cost warnings from experts, war...
Reactor at worst US nuclear accident site finally closed
Sep 21, 2019 (AFP)
The plant's first reactor -- which went online in September 1974 -- was shut down at noon local time (1600 GMT), according to the plant's owner Exelon, and the ...
Russia to help Uganda develop nuclear energy
Sep 18, 2019 (AFP)
Russia's state-owned companies have been at a key part of the strategy to bolster Moscow's presence on the continent. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's is see...
Russia's world-first floating nuclear plant arrives in port
Sep 14, 2019 (AFP)
"The Akademik Lomonosov floating nuclear plant arrived ... at Pevek, in the autonomous district of Chukotka," where it is to start operating by year end once co...
Japan's new environment minister wants to scrap nuclear power
Sep 12, 2019 (AFP)
The comments from Shinjiro Koizumi, a rising political star and son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, are his first on the controversial issue since h...
Four candidates running to lead UN nuclear watchdog
Sep 05, 2019 (AFP)
Slovakia on Thursday put forward Marta Ziakova as the latest candidate for the position of director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), wh...
Russia launches floating nuclear reactor in Arctic despite warnings
Aug 23, 2019 (AFP)
Loaded with nuclear fuel, the Akademik Lomonosov will leave the Arctic port of Murmansk to begin its 5,000 kilometre (3,000-mile) voyage to northeastern Siberia...
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