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Iran to increase uranium, heavy water production: official
May 16, 2019 (AFP)
"The process of increasing the 'capacity and production pace' of enriched uranium and heavy water has started since the day the president (Hassan Rouhani) order...
Three Mile Island nuclear plant to close by September 30
May 08, 2019 (AFP)
Exelon Generation had been seeking subsidies from Pennsylvania lawmakers to keep the money-losing facility open, but the company said that would apparently not ...
Experimental device generates electricity from the coldness of the universe
May 08, 2019 (SPX)
New work, in a recent issue of Applied Physics Letters, from AIP Publishing, looks to provide a potential path to generating electricity like solar cells but th...
Public dread of nuclear power limits its use
May 08, 2019 (SPX)
And this fear, suggest Carnegie Mellon University Department of Engineering and Public Policy Assistant Research Professor Parth Vaishnav, and Ahmed Abdulla of ...
Framatome works with Exelon Generation to install Enhanced Accident Tolerant Fuel assemblies
May 07, 2019 (SPX)
"Framatome has exceeded expectations in the PROtect program, and these contracts reflect the hard work and dedication of our teams to provide the nuclear indust...
Fuel BU boosts technological innovation with its Free to Innovate initiative
Apr 30, 2019 (SPX)
"This contract marks another important milestone in the long-lasting cooperation between Gosgen NPP and Framatome," said Frederic Lelievre, Framatome's senior e...
Japan to halt nuke plants if anti-terror steps not taken
Apr 24, 2019 (AFP)
The Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) introduced tougher new rules in 2013 requiring utilities to be able to maintain nuclear reaction cooling facilities by re...
Japan turns to foreigners to decommission Fukushima plant
Apr 18, 2019 (AFP)
The step comes after Japan this month launched new visa statuses to attract more foreign workers and ease the impact of the nation's shrinking workforce and pop...
Framatome invests 12.6 million euro on its site of Ugine and inaugurates its new VAR furnace
Apr 12, 2019 (SPX)
"This investment of 12.6 million euros over four years is vital for the sustainability of our activities, serving our customers in the nuclear, aerospace and me...
telent wins IT and comms contract for UK's first new nuclear plant in 25 years
Apr 09, 2019 (SPX)
telent was chosen by EDF Energy to provide a multi-faceted, IT and communications package at the new site. Once running HPC will generate low carbon electricity...
Framatome delivers GAIA fuel assemblies to complete first Enhanced Accident Tolerant Fuel concept
Apr 09, 2019 (SPX)
"This is an important milestone for Framatome and the industry," said Lionel Gaiffe, senior executive vice president, Fuel Business Unit at Framatome. "We appla...
IAEA asks Saudis for safeguards on first nuclear reactor
Apr 05, 2019 (AFP)
Satellite imagery recently emerged of the Argentine-built project on the outskirts of Riyadh, which comes amid controversy in Washington over President Donald T...
US approves companies' nuclear work in Saudi Arabia
Mar 28, 2019 (AFP)
Questioned during a Senate hearing, Perry confirmed that the Trump administration has approved six applications to do initial nuclear work in Saudi Arabia and t...
China to start construction of its 1st floating nuclear power plant
Mar 22, 2019 (Sputnik)
Luo noted that such a plant would be protected from earthquakes, take up much less space than a conventional nuclear power plant and will emit zero pollution in...
EQUALLE group signs MoU to cooperate on qualification processes
Mar 21, 2019 (SPX)
Qualifying nuclear equipment is often underestimated, notwithstanding the complex calculation, analysis, stringent physical testing competencies and technologie...
RWE looks to 2019 to complete transformation
Mar 14, 2019 (AFP)
Essen-based RWE made adjusted net profits of 591 million euros ($669.3 million) last year, down from 973 million in 2017. While operating, or underlying profits...
Team solves a beta-decay puzzle with advanced nuclear models
Mar 13, 2019 (SPX)
The findings, published in Nature Physics, fill a long-standing gap in physicists' understanding of beta decay, an important process stars use to create heavier...
New Framatome office in Bristol opens
Mar 11, 2019 (SPX)
Marc Duret stated "This office demonstrates Framatome's commitment to work alongside its British partners and customers to deliver safe, reliable, affordable an...
Fukushima evacuees resist return as 'Reconstruction Olympics' near
Mar 08, 2019 (AFP)
Tokyo and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) plan to use the global spotlight from the Games to showcase the recovery of the region devastated by the 201...
Lithuania asks Belarus to convert nuclear plant to gas
Mar 07, 2019 (AFP)
Lithuania, a eurozone Baltic state, has repeatedly said construction of the plant 20 kilometres (12 miles) from its border does not meet safety standards, a cla...
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