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Slovenia PM backs building second nuclear reactor
Aug 22, 2019 (AFP)
Marjan Sarec said another reactor for the Krsko plant near the border with Croatia was needed for the development of the small EU member state. However, he said...
US Govt issues new safety rules for launching nuclear systems into space
Aug 21, 2019 (Sputnik)
"This memorandum updates the process for launches of spacecraft containing space nuclear systems," the document said on Tuesday. "The ability to use space nucle...
Seven bidders compete to fund Bulgaria nuclear project
Aug 20, 2019 (AFP)
Bulgaria currently operates one Soviet-built 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant at Kozloduy on the Danube river, which supplies one-third of the country's elect...
Framatome, Warsaw University of Technology to establish nuclear energy training and development programs
Aug 09, 2019 (SPX)
In a signing ceremony held 30 July 2019, Bernard Fontana, CEO of Framatome, and Professor Jan Szmidt, rector of Warsaw University of Technology, were joined by ...
US renews waivers for Iran civil nuclear projects
Aug 01, 2019 (AFP)
"This is a short 90 day extension," said White House National Security Advisor John Bolton, a champion of the hawkish policy towards Tehran. "We are watching th...
UN nuclear watchdog to have new chief in place by January
Aug 01, 2019 (AFP)
Member states decided that nominations would be received until September 5, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said following a special meeting of it...
Framatome deploys new tool for innovative inspection of baffle bolts in reactor vessels
Jul 31, 2019 (SPX)
"Falcon creates a stable environment to analyze the integrity of baffle bolts, addressing existing challenges with fluid movement in a reactor during these insp...
EU court warns Belgium over nuclear stations
Jul 29, 2019 (AFP)
The European Court of Justice, responding to a case brought by two environmental pressure groups, found the Belgian government in breach of EU law. Belgium must...
Snag-hit new French nuclear power station delayed by further 3 years
Jul 26, 2019 (AFP)
Construction of the new plant at Flamanville on France's Channel coast began in 2007 and was initially due for completion in 2012. The latest problem concerns w...
UN nuclear watchdog names interim chief
Jul 25, 2019 (AFP)
"In order to ensure the orderly and smooth functioning of the Agency, the Board of Governors has decided to designate Mr Cornel Feruta as acting Director Genera...
UN nuclear watchdog to start search for new chief
Jul 24, 2019 (AFP)
The post of head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is particularly important as international tensions run high over Iran's nuclear activities. A...
UN nuclear watchdog chief Amano dies at 72
Jul 22, 2019 (AFP)
The longtime Japanese diplomat, who was 72, held the IAEA's top job since December 2009. "The secretariat of the International Atomic Energy Agency regrets to i...
US hits Iran 'nuclear enrichment network' with sanctions
Jul 18, 2019 (AFP)
The companies served as a procurement network for Iran's Centrifuge Technology Company (TESA), which produces enrichment centrifuges for the Atomic Energy Organ...
IAEA head to step down next year on health grounds: diplomats
Jul 17, 2019 (AFP)
"An official statement about his departure is expected next week," a diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told AFP. Amano has been director-general of...
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy awarded contract to support decommissioning of Oyster Creek
Jul 11, 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 ...
Get your fax right: Bungling officials spark Japan nuclear scare
Jun 19, 2019 (AFP)
Employees of the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), operator of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata -- where the 6.4-magnitude quake struck -- fa...
Framatome receives DoE GAIN voucher to support development of Lightbridge Fuel
Jun 03, 2019 (SPX)
"This voucher enables Framatome to apply focused attention on key licensing steps to commercialize Lightbridge Fuel," said Robert Freeman, vice president, Contr...
World's second EPR nuclear reactor starts work in China
May 29, 2019 (AFP)
The fission reaction at the Taishan 2 reactor on Tuesday follows the Taishan 1 becoming last year the first of its kind to advance to the operational stage. "Th...
GE Hitachi begins vendor review of its BWRX-300 SMR with Canada's nuclear commission
May 28, 2019 (SPX)
The Vendor Design Review is an optional service provided by the CNSC to provide early feedback to the reactor vendor during the design process with the objectiv...
Bio-inspired material targets oceans' uranium stores for sustainable nuclear energy
May 23, 2019 (SPX)
The results, published in Nature Communications, could help push past bottlenecks in the cost and efficiency of extracting uranium resources from oceans for sus...
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