Turkey has unveiled plans to build eight nuclear reactors as part of a major effort to expand its energy capacity and reduce dependence on imported fuels, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Wednesday. The proposal includes four reactors in the northern province of Sinop and another four in the East Thrace region in the northwest. The move …
Regulators weigh final safety checks as KHNP targets late‑March restart for Kori Unit 2 Kori Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 has entered the final procedures for restart after its continued operation was approved. Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) said it has completed more than 100 facility upgrades, including replacing life-expired equipment and reinforcing …
President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi are set to announce a nuclear power project in the southern US, the latest initiative stemming from an investment fund the countries established as part of a trade pact. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi are set to announce a nuclear power project …
Data centers, filled with thousands of servers, power our digital lives. (Image by Shutterstock.) Nuclear energy could provide steady, 24/7 electricity Multi-lab effort finds nuclear energy timely and attractive to power data centers with reliable electricity. Every email sent, movie streamed or app used depends on data centers. These facilities, filled with thousands of servers, …
Fuel loading at Unit‑1 of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) is scheduled to begin on April 7, marking a major milestone toward starting electricity production at Bangladesh’s first nuclear facility by mid‑year. Fuel loading is the process of placing nuclear fuel rods into the reactor core. These rods contain uranium pellets that, once inside …
Taipei, March 18 (CNA) Restarting nuclear power generation in Taiwan would have to follow established procedures, with the exception of an emergency order by the president, Nuclear Safety Commission chief Chen Min-jen (陳明真) said Wednesday. Chen, who was at the Legislature to report on Taiwan’s plans to restart the decommissioned No. 3 Nuclear Power Plant …
Framatome has signed two long-term agreements with Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel (VNF) for the supply of BWR and PWR fuel assemblies to its Forsmark and Ringhals nuclear power plants. The first fuel delivery is planned in 2028. For more than six decades, Framatome’s fuel assemblies have powered the growth of nuclear energy around the world. This partnership aims at securing …
The Flemish government is embarking on a plan to identify four sites for the future installation of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), a long-term project aimed at positioning Flanders as a leader in nuclear innovation. Although these reactors are not yet available, Flemish Minister-President Matthias Diependaele is pushing to accelerate preparations. On Tuesday, a …
Vietnam’s Ambassador to France Trinh Duc Hai on March 16 received Frédéric Cheneau, Vice President in charge of international business development at Assystem, to discuss cooperation in nuclear power. Vietnamese Ambassador to France Trinh Duc Hai discusses cooperation in nuclear power with Frédéric Cheneau, Vice President in charge of international business development at Assystem. (Photo: …
AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. (TSX: ATRL), a world-class engineering services and nuclear company with offices around the world, today announced it is collaborating with NVIDIA to explore the integration of NVIDIA’s technologies including Omniverse libraries and accelerated compute for the development and deployment of nuclear powered, large-scale AI factories. These technologies, along with OpenUSD, provide AtkinsRéalis …