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Westinghouse signs contract with Ukraine for first AP1000
25 November, 2021
Westinghouse Electric Company and Ukrainian nuclear utility Energoatom on 22 November signed a contract in Kiev outlining details of their agreement to bring Westinghouse AP1000 reactors to the Khmelnitskyi NPP.

Mixed results from COP26
18 November, 2021
Some 200 countries agreed to adopt the Glasgow Climate Pact on 13 November after more than two weeks of intense negotiations at the COP26 meeting.

Rosatom plans 10 new large nuclear units by 2035
02 November, 2021
Rosatom plans to build about 10 large power units in Russia by 2035, and in the next few years to commission two units annually, Director General Alexei Likhachev told a technical customer gathering in October.

High gas prices make nuclear energy optimal for hydrogen production: IAEA study
01 November, 2021
Nuclear energy will be the most cost-effective means of producing clean hydrogen when natural gas prices are well above the generally low levels seen over the last decade, the International Atomic Energy Agency said.

Rosatom presents latest projects at European conference on research reactors
05 October, 2021
Rosatom presented its latest projects in the field of nuclear technology at the European Conference on Research Reactors (RRFM), which was held from 24 to 30 September.

IEA head tells US-sponsored conference that nuclear is important for climate mitigation
04 October, 2021
Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) told the US-sponsored Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation’s (P-TECC’s) third ministerial conference in Warsaw, that nuclear power is important to support an emerging new global clean energy economy

Czech energy law adopted: Temelin expansion may follow new Dukovany unit
30 September, 2021
Czech President Miloš Zeman on 27 September signed into law the Act on Measures for the Czech Republic's Transition to Low-Carbon Energy and on the Amendment of Act No 165/2000 Coll On Supported Energy Sources (known as Lex Dukovany).

Tokamak Energy demonstrates new magnet technology for fusion power
23 September, 2021
Nuclear fusion developer Tokamak Energy said it has demonstrated a "transformative magnet protection technology" that improves the commercial viability of fusion power plants.

Conference agenda for Nuclear Decommissioning: Plans and Innovations
15 September, 2021
Virtual Conference Agenda for Nuclear Decommissioning Plans and Innovations: 21 September 2021

Polish companies co-operate on SMRs
01 July, 2021
Polish oil & gas company PKN Orlen on 29 June signed a cooperation agreement with private chemicals company Synthos, Orlen CEO Daniel Obajtek told a news conference. "We have signed a framework agreement...regarding the implementation of zero-emission technology, nuclear technology, small and micro-nuclear reactors," he said, adding that companies should agree on details within three months. Poland, which is heavily dependent on coal for power generation, plans to increase its share of emissions-free nuclear and renewable energy generation.

Nuclear organisations say nuclear is essential for net zero
03 June, 2021
More than 100 nuclear societies and NGOs, part of the Nuclear for Climate initiative, on 2 June issued a statement calling on world leaders to "follow the science" and recognise that nuclear energy output must at least double by 2050 to meet global net-zero targets. The initiative is targeted at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) being held in Glasgow from 1-12 November this year.

Qualifying canned motor pumps
19 May, 2021
A multidisciplinary study focusing on nuclear qualification, electrical-thermal modelling and testing has been carried out in order to increase the service life of canned motors and to improve electrical and thermal performance while fulfilling safety functions. Rémy Schmidt, Virgile Bissardon and Dr Amadou Tinni report

Tests at Zaporozhye NPP prepare Ukraine for integration with European grid
13 May, 2021
Ukraine nuclear utility Energoatom, together with Ukrenergo, on 8-9 May conducted tests at unit 1 of the Zaporozhye NPP to confirm compliance with the requirements of the Transmission System Code in order to obtain a certificate that will entitle Energoatom to bring the power unit to the Ancillary Services Market (RDP). This is an important stage in the preparation of the United Energy System (UES) of Ukraine for integration with the United European Continental Energy System, Energoatom said.

Fission reactions increasing at damaged Chernobyl NPP
13 May, 2021
Fission reactions have been reported again in uranium fuel masses buried beneath the reactor hall at unit 4 of the Chernobyl NPP in Ukraine which was destroyed in the 1986 explosion, Science magazine reported on 5 May. Sensors are tracking a rising number of neutrons, a signal of fission, emanating from one sub-reactor room, Anatolii Doroshenko, from the Institute for Nuclear Power Plant Safety (IPBAE) of the Ukraine Academy of Sciences, reported during discussions about dismantling the reactor. “There are many uncertainties,” said IPBAE’s Maxim Saveliev. “But we can’t rule out the possibility of [an] accident.” The neutron counts are rising slowly, Saveliev noted, and there is still time to find a solution to the threat.

IAEA Fusion Energy Conference attracts record participation
11 May, 2021
The 28th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference (FEC), which is being held on-line from 10-15 May, has attracted a record 3,400 attendees, including both full participants and observers. The conference organisers include the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), and the ITER Organisation and the week-long programme takes full advantage of a powerful web platform.

Leaders’ Summit on Climate attracts world leaders, businessmen and environmentalists
26 April, 2021
The US-led Leaders’ Summit on Climate, held on 22 and 23 April as a video conference, attracted 40 world leaders (presidents and prime ministers) including Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Also taking part were some 24 other speakers at ministerial level (environment, defence, economy) in addition to Pope Francis and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, as well as almost 40 heads of environmental organisations, indigenous communities and leading businessmen, including Bill Gates. The event coincided with Earth Day, an annual event first held in 1970.

EC indicates nuclear will be added to EU Taxonomy
22 April, 2021
In a communication on 21 April, the European Commission (EC) effectively made a number of amendments to the EU Taxonomy Regulation, which entered into force in July 2020, signalling the inclusion in the taxonomy of nuclear energy. This followed significant pressure from the nuclear industry and NGOs as well as a report from the EC’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) which found no evidence that nuclear energy does more harm to human health or to the environment than other electricity production technologies already included in the Taxonomy.

INPRO: 20 years on
17 March, 2021
Twenty years after it was established, we speak to Brian D. Boyer about the future of the International Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles (INPRO)

IAEA’s Grossi reaches agreement for technical discussions with Iran
09 March, 2021
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general Rafael Mariano Grossi on 4 March told a press conference in Vienna that a new agreement had been reached with Iran for face-to-face meetings of technical experts to take place in early April. Grossi said the aim of the agreement is to tackle outstanding technical issues and for the agency and Iran to stop "talking past each other".

Estonia looks to deep boreholes for radwaste disposal
03 February, 2021
A new Deep Isolation study commissioned by advanced reactor deployment company Fermi Energia discusses the potential suitability of areas in Estonia considered for siting a deep horizontal borehole repository for nuclear waste.