The first-ever floating nuclear power plant, built by Russia, has arrived at its Arctic port in the nation’s far east. The Rosatom nuclear agency reported that the Akademik Lomonosov ship-borne reactor plant is at the Pevek port and nearly ready for commercial operation. Power Engineering reported in April that the Lomonsov passed a series of tests …
A deal would see British Gas-owner Centrica and EDF Energy cut their stakes in the UK’s nuclear power stations, Sky News learns. A consortium of infrastructure funds is in advanced talks to buy a stake in the UK’s £6bn ageing fleet of nuclear power stations amid growing concerns about their reliability. Sky News has learnt …
The use of nuclear science and technology for peaceful purposes is to become more widespread in Southeast Asia, following the signature of Practical Arrangements between the IAEA and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the margins of the IAEA’s General Conference today. These Practical Arrangements, which were signed by IAEA Acting Director General …
CNNC began shipping Chinese-made fuel assemblies for the Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant, the world’s first HPR1000 (Hualong One) nuclear reactor, on Sept 10. The assemblies first had to pass inspection. Construction on the world’s first HPR1000 nuclear reactor is progressing according to schedule. The fuel assembly shipment marks that CNNC is now capable of mass …
JSC National Atomic Company “Kazatomprom” (“Kazatomprom” or “the Company”) announces today that it has signed a commercial agreement to supply natural uranium to the Brazilian state company, Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil (INB). Kazatomprom was successful in winning INB’s commercial competition to supply natural uranium hexafluoride for the needs of the Brazilian nuclear power industry (http://www.inb.gov.br/Acesso-a-Informacao/Licitacoes-e-contratos/Licitacoes). …
The U.S. government’s primary nuclear lab is partnering with three energy utilities to find an economical way to use nuclear energy to produce hydrogen that can be stored and used to power everything from industry to personal vehicles, officials said Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Energy said the Idaho National Laboratory will work with Ohio-based …
Ridding Japan of nuclear power completely is unrealistic, the new industry minister said on Thursday, toeing the government’s line but contradicting comments made a day earlier by the new environment minister. “There are risks and fears about nuclear power,” industry and trade minister Isshu Sugawara told reporters a day after his appointment by Prime Minister …
Officials from Central Asia’s largest country announced this week the government’s intent to join the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) to develop the country’s nuclear research. “Great opportunities in the field of nuclear research are opening up for our scientists,” said Sungat Yesimkhanov, Kazakhstan’s Vice-Minister of Energy, while addressing an extended meeting held Tuesday in the …
Electricite de France SA, which dominates the nation’s power production, said some of its reactors may contain substandard components. The utility’s shares tumbled. EDF didn’t say if any of the country’s 58 reactors will have to be halted, but electricity prices surged in anticipation of shutdowns. The announcement is another blow to the nuclear industry …
The U.N. nuclear watchdog told Iran on Monday there is no time to waste in answering its questions, which diplomats say include how traces of uranium were found at a site that was not declared to the agency. It also said Iran was starting to follow through on its pledge last week to further breach …
