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Germany announces funding for fusion power plant
Germany’s Federal Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger has announced a new funding programme “Fusion 2040” to support research for development of a nuclear fusion power plant....
Drone attack reported on Zaporizhia NPP as back-up power is restored
In his latest update on the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said the plant has regained access to its only...
Operating licence renewed for Atucha II
Argentina’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority (ARN - Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear) has granted a renewed operating licence for unit 2 of the Atucha NPP (Atucha II) to nuclear...
NWMO reports reinforce confidence in safety at potential Canadian repository sites
Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organisation (NWMO) has published new research – the 2023 Confidence in Safety reports – on the two potential sites under consideration to host a...
Kyoto Fusioneering signs joint research agreement on plasma heating with Tsukuba University
Japan’s Kyoto Fusioneering (KF) has signed a special joint research agreement on plasma heating with the National University of Tsukuba. KF will partner with Plasma Research Centre...
Rosatom completes welding of unit 2 main circulation pipeline at Kursk-II
Rosatom has completed welding of the main circulation pipeline (GTsT - Glavnii Tsirculyatsionnii Truboprovod) at unit 2 of Russia’s Kursk-II NPP. The GTsT connects the main equipment...
IAEA satisfied with Fukushima treated water release process
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is satisfied with the process of releasing tritium-containing treated water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi NPP into the sea,...
EnergySolutions finalises acquisition of Cabrera Services
US-based EnergySolutions has completed its acquisition of Cabrera Services, a provider of environmental and radiological remediation services. Cabrera established in 1994,...
Barakah refinancing recognised as green loan
The AED 8.89bn ($2.42bn) refinancing of the Barakah NPP project in Abu Dhabi, announced in 2023, has been recognised as a Green Loan Facility. The Emirates Nuclear Energy...
Atomic Canyon unveils AI-powered search platform for nuclear sector
The launch of Atomic Canyon along with Neutron, a custom-built AI search platform for the nuclear energy sector, has been announced by CEO and Founder Trey Lauderdale. With a...
Akkuyu Nukleer confırms complıance wıth ınternatıonal standards
An official International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) certificate handover ceremony has been held at the Akkuyu NPP construction site in Turkiye confirming compliance of...
Global regulators to collaborate on the assessment of advanced reactor designs
The UK Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has signed a trilateral Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Canadian Nuclear Safety...
UK completes transfer of Winfrith waste drums ahead of schedule
A major project involving the UK’s Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) and Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS) to permanently dispose of more than 1,000...
Russia and Hungary confirm progress at Paks II
Following talks in Budapest, Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev, and Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs & Trade Peter Szijjártó confirmed that work on the construction of...
Assystem launches new taskforce to support UK fusion
France-based Assystem has hosted the launch of the new Fusion Industry Taskforce (FIT) to provide an independent voice to UK government on key issues relating to fusion development in...
Enel and Ansaldo assess deployment of advanced reactors in Italy
Italy’s Enel and Ansaldo Nucleare have signed a collaboration agreement to examine and evaluate new technologies and business models for the generation of nuclear energy, including...
OPG’s Darlington New Nuclear Project completes early site preparation
Ontario Power Generations’s (OPG’s) Darlington New Nuclear Project (DNNP) has completed the early works phase of the project’s site preparation work another major milestone, on time...
Installation of inner containment begins at El Dabaa 1
Work has begun to install the first tier of the inner containment (VZO - Vnutrennei Zatsitnoi Obolochki) for unit 1 of the El Dabaa NPP under construction in Egypt by specialists...
Russia confirms protection for Zaporizhia NPP
Russia’s State Duma recently held a "government hour" with the participation of Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev, during which he discussed conditions at the Zaporizhia...