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Breakthrough achieved in uranium metal production for advanced reactor fuelLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2025 Framatome and TerraPower have achieved a key milestone in uranium metallization for advanced reactor fuel commercialization, producing successful elements of uranium metal. These metallic uranium pu ... more
Post Weld Heat Treatment Agreement Signed for Hinkley Point C Secondary Coolant WeldsLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 06, 2025 Framatome entered into an agreement with NNB to conduct post weld heat treatments on welds for the main secondary coolant systems in two EPR reactors under construction at Hinkley Point C in the UK. ... more Paris, France (SPX) Nov 06, 2025 Framatome has launched a new pilot line to produce TRISO fuel at its Romans-sur-Isere facility in France. This development increases Framatome's capacity for advanced nuclear fuel manufacturing in E ... more
Orano and Siteflow expand digital operations for nuclear sector fieldworkParis, France (SPX) Nov 06, 2025 Orano and Siteflow have enhanced their partnership to accelerate digital transformation for field operations in the nuclear sector, announced at the World Nuclear Exhibition in Paris. Since 2020, th ... more |
Row leaves radioactive shipment stranded off PhilippinesManila (AFP) Oct 31, 2025 More than 20 containers of radioactive zinc have been stranded off the Philippine coast for over than a week and a solution for their disposal is needed "fast", a nuclear official said on Friday. ... more
Electrabel Selects Framatome to Modernize Tihange 3 Nuclear Reactor Rod Control SystemBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 30, 2025 Electrabel has selected Framatome to modernize the rod control system at the Tihange 3 nuclear reactor in Belgium. The project supports the facility's life extension program under the 2023 agreement ... more
US government inks $80 bn nuclear 'partnership' for AIWashington (AFP) Oct 28, 2025 The Trump administration has entered into a new $80 billion "strategic partnership" to boost nuclear power generation to support AI deployment, one of its partners on the project announced Tuesday. ... more
Google unveils plan to restart US nuclear plant to power AI infrastructureNew York (AFP) Oct 27, 2025 Google unveiled a plan Monday to restart a nuclear facility in Iowa to power the company's artificial intelligence infrastructure in the latest collaboration between tech giants and electric industry players. ... more |
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New study maps radioactive pollutant transport in northern South China SeaTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 27, 2025 Researchers from the Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences have analyzed the movement and spread of radioactive iodine isotopes in the northern coastal region of the South Chin ... more |
Spain receives request to extend life of nuclear plantMadrid (AFP) Oct 24, 2025 Spanish authorities have received a request from the country's biggest nuclear power plant to extend its life beyond a scheduled shutdown in 2028, a government source said Friday. ... more
Major outage ended at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant: IAEAVienna (AFP) Oct 23, 2025 Off-site power has been restored to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after a month-long outage, the longest it has faced since Russia invaded its neighbour, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Thursday. ... more
Revealing critical interactions between plasma turbulence scales improves fusion confinementTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 23, 2025 Scientists have achieved a significant breakthrough in understanding fusion plasma confinement by identifying a new physical mechanism connecting turbulence at various scales. A research team led by ... more
MIT Maritime Consortium releases "Nuclear Ship Safety Handbook"Boston MA (SPX) Oct 22, 2025 Commercial shipping accounts for 3 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions globally. As the sector sets climate goals and chases a carbon-free future, nuclear power - long used as a source for milit ... more |
US begins sending nuke workers home as shutdown dragsWashington (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 The agency responsible for safeguarding the US nuclear stockpile began placing most staff on enforced leave Monday, an official said, as yet another congressional vote to end the crippling government shutdown failed. ... more ![]() |
Work begins to repair Ukraine nuclear plant's power linesVienna (AFP) Oct 18, 2025 Work has started to repair damaged power lines to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after a lengthy outage, following the establishment of local ceasefire zones, the UN's nuclear watchdog said Saturday. ... more
Most US nuke workers to be sent home as shutdown bitesWashington (AFP) Oct 17, 2025 The US agency in charge of nuclear weapons is putting most of its workforce on unpaid leave, a top Republican lawmaker warned Friday, as a prolonged government shutdown bit further into already crippled public services. ... more
World's largest superconducting fusion system will use American technology to measure the plasma withinPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Oct 16, 2025 When the experimental fusion system known as JT-60SA comes online in 2026, it will be the world's largest fusion machine: a crowning achievement for Japan and Europe, which partnered to build it. No ... more
Ukrainian nuclear plant to be repaired 'soon': watchdogVienna (AFP) Oct 15, 2025 The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, said Wednesday that he expects repairs to begin "soon" to restore the power supply to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. ... more |
Boron isotopes unlock secrets of nuclear waste glass corrosionTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 15, 2025 Tiny variations in boron isotopes have provided scientists with a powerful new tool to understand how glass used for nuclear waste storage gradually breaks down over time. The discovery could lead t ... more
Compact fusion boom propels PLD REBCO tape production while spotlighting cost and stability hurdlesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 10, 2025 The rapid rise of compact fusion has ignited demand for high temperature superconducting tapes, creating a major opening for the HTS industry. Manufacturers are scaling pulsed laser deposition REBCO ... more
Poisson model solved opening path to stronger materials better groundwater management and safer nuclear waste storageLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 10, 2025 Stanford researchers report an exact solution to a long-standing statistical model for heterogeneous materials, enabling precise predictions about where components appear within complex mixtures suc ... more
Physics informed AI forecasts safer tokamak rampdowns for future fusion plantsCambridge MA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 MIT researchers have unveiled a prediction method that blends a physics-based plasma model with machine learning to manage tokamak rampdowns more safely and reliably. The approach targets disruption ... more |
Framatome and Nuclearelectrica advance production of cancer-fighting medical isotopesParis, France (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 Framatome and SN Nuclearelectrica SA (SNN) have signed a new agreement to advance the Medical Radioisotopes Project, a key initiative launched in 2024 under Nuclearelectrica's long-term strategy to ... more
GE Vernova Hitachi and Samsung CT forge alliance to scale BWRX-300 small modular reactors globallyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) and Samsung C&T have announced a strategic alliance to accelerate the international deployment of the BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) across markets outs ... more
IAEA says no danger after drone hits Russian nuclear plantVienna (AFP) Oct 7, 2025 The UN nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday that there was "no impact on nuclear safety" after a drone hit the cooling tower of a Russian nuclear plant. ... more
Next generation GNF4 fuel unveiled for enhanced reactor performanceParis, France (SPX) Oct 07, 2025 Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF), the GE Vernova-led alliance with Hitachi, Ltd., has announced GNF4, a next generation fuel product designed to improve safety, efficiency, and reliability for boiling wate ... more |
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New AI enhances the view inside fusion energy systemsPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Oct 06, 2025 Imagine watching a favorite movie when suddenly the sound stops. The data representing the audio is missing. All that's left are images. What if artificial intelligence (AI) could analyze each frame ... more |
US Joint Venture Formed to Scale TRISO Fuel for Advanced ReactorsRichland WA (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 Framatome and Standard Nuclear Inc. have launched a new joint venture to produce Tri-structural Isotropic (TRISO) nuclear fuel at commercial scale, reinforcing U.S. and Western supply chains for adv ... more
Lightning Strikes 12 Times a Minute Inside Zap Energy Fusion PlatformSeattle WA (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 Zap Energy has advanced its Century test platform to sustain more than 100 plasma shots at a frequency of 0.2 Hz, equivalent to one discharge every five seconds. Each pulse generated currents up to ... more
Zelensky warns situation 'critical' as nuclear plant off grid for a weekKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Sept 30, 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been off the grid for seven straight days, warning of the potential threat of a "critical" situation. ... more
Tehran, Moscow sign $25 bn deal to build nuclear plants in IranTehran (AFP) Sept 26, 2025 Iran and Russia signed a $25 billion deal to build nuclear power plants in the Islamic republic, Iranian state media reported Friday, just hours ahead of the likely return of sweeping UN sanctions on Iran. ... more |
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