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  Almaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) June 14, 2025 Russian nuclear energy giant Rosatom will lead the construction of the first atomic power plant in Kazakhstan, the world's top uranium producer, the Central Asian country's authorities said on Saturday. Kazakhstan also announced that it wanted China to build a second plant, with Chinese leader Xi Jinping expected to visit the country next week for the Central Asia-China summit. The vast, resource-rich Central Asian country and ally of its bigger neighbour Russia, supplies 43 percent of the world ... read more |
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World Bank lifts ban on nuclear energy financingWashington (AFP) June 11, 2025 The World Bank is re-entering the nuclear energy space "for the first time in decades," its President Ajay Banga said Wednesday, as it works towards meeting growing electricity demand in developing countries. ... more  
UK nuclear site could leak until 2050s, MPs warnLondon (AFP) June 4, 2025 Britain's most hazardous building threatens to leak radioactive water until the 2050s unless the clean-up of a former nuclear power plant is quickened, UK lawmakers warned on Wednesday. ... more 
UK pumps 14 bn pounds into nuclear plant on path to net zeroLondon (AFP) June 10, 2025 The UK government Tuesday said it will invest billions of pounds in the new Sizewell C nuclear power plant as it strives to meet net zero and energy security targets. ... more 
Japan court rejects $92 bn damages verdict against Fukushima operator ex-bossesTokyo (AFP) June 6, 2025 A Japanese court overturned a $92 billion damages verdict on Friday against ex-bosses of the operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, thought to be the largest such award ever in the country for a civil lawsuit. ... more |
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IAEA head in Damascus to discuss nuclear powerDamascus (AFP) June 4, 2025 UN nuclear watchdog head Rafael Grossi said Wednesday his agency and Syrian authorities would begin "exploring the possibility of nuclear power", on his first visit to Damascus since the ouster of Bashar al-Assad. ... more |
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Czechs sign nuclear deal with S.Korea firm KHNP: PMPrague (AFP) June 4, 2025 A Czech state-run company signed Wednesday a deal with South Korea's KHNP to build two nuclear reactors in the EU country after a court dismissed a bid by France's EDF to block the deal. ... more 
Meta secures nuclear energy in 20-year Illinois plant dealWashington (AFP) June 3, 2025 Facebook owner Meta announced Tuesday a 20-year nuclear energy agreement with US-based Constellation Energy to secure power from a nuclear plant in the state of Illinois. ... more 
Moscow says Iran has 'right' to peaceful nuclear programmeMoscow (AFP) June 3, 2025 Moscow said Tuesday that Iran had the "right" to a peaceful nuclear programme, a day after US President Donald Trump said he wanted to rule out "any" enrichment of uranium by Tehran in a new nuclear pact. ... more
Recycling contaminated soil from Fukushima: Japan's dilemmaIitate, Japan (AFP) June 1, 2025 To reduce radiation across Japan's northern Fukushima region after the 2011 nuclear disaster, authorities scraped a layer of contaminated soil from swathes of land. ... more |
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Iran says no nuclear deal if deprived of 'peaceful activities' Cairo (AFP) June 2, 2025 Iran said Monday it will not accept a nuclear agreement that deprives it of what it called "peaceful activities", a reference to uranium enrichment, as it pressed the United States for guarantees it would drop sanctions. ... more  |
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Framatome wins contract to supply fuel assemblies to Leibstadt Nuclear Power PlantParis, France (SPX) Jun 02, 2025 Framatome has signed a contract with Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt AG (KKL) in Switzerland to supply ATRIUM 11 fuel assemblies to its Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant over the period 2028-2035. ATRIUM ... more
Japan PM's office to accept Fukushima soilTokyo (AFP) May 27, 2025 The Japanese premier's office will symbolically accept soil from near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to show it is safe, officials said Tuesday, with reports saying it will be used in flower beds. ... more 
Seoul's power giant pushes back on EU probe into Czech nuclear bidSeoul (AFP) May 27, 2025 South Korea's largest electric power company told AFP Tuesday that it was reviewing legal action, including a possible injunction, after a deal with the Czech Republic to build reactors hit EU legal woes. ... more 
Nuclear option: Indonesia seeks to grow energy, cut emissionsJakarta (AFP) May 27, 2025 Indonesia is hoping going nuclear can help it meet soaring energy demand while taming emissions, but faces serious challenges to its goal of a first small modular reactor by 2032. ... more |
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New standards in nuclear physics Villigen, Switzerland (SPX) May 26, 2025 An international research team led by the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI has measured the radius of the nucleus of muonic helium-3 with unprecedented precision. The results are an important stress test ... more 
Trump signs orders to boost US nuclear energyWashington (AFP) May 23, 2025 President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders Friday to boost nuclear energy in the United States, including by rolling back regulatory processes on a still divisive technology. ... more
Tennessee Valley Authority applies to build first US BWRX-300 reactorLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 21, 2025 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has formally submitted a construction permit application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a BWRX-300 small modular reactor at its Clinch River site in O ... more
Investment risk for energy infrastructure construction is highest for nuclear power plants, lowest for solarBoston MA (SPX) May 20, 2025 Between now and 2050, the International Energy Agency projects that more than $100 trillion will be spent on building net-zero energy infrastructure globally. Yet every single one of these projects ... more |
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Ontario Approves Construction of GE Vernova Hitachi's BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor London, UK (SPX) May 12, 2025 GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) has received approval from the Province of Ontario and Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to begin construction of the first BWRX-300 small modular reactor at OPG ... more 
Vietnam signs nuclear power agreement as it seeks to rebalance US tradeHanoi (AFP) May 20, 2025 US nuclear power station builder Westinghouse has signed an agreement with Vietnam's biggest energy firm, Hanoi said on Tuesday as it seeks to head off stiff tariffs threatened by the Trump administration. ... more
Iran says open to regional nuclear fuel consortiumTehran (AFP) May 19, 2025 Iran on Monday said it was open to establishing a regional nuclear fuel consortium, reiterating that it would not stop enriching uranium. ... more 
Iran says to keep enriching uranium, even with a dealTehran (AFP) May 18, 2025 Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday his country would keep enriching uranium "with or without a deal" with world powers, despite ongoing negotiations over its nuclear programme. ... more |
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Belgium parliament votes to ditch nuclear power phase-outBrussels, Belgium (AFP) May 15, 2025 Belgium on Thursday officially abandoned plans to phase out nuclear power, with parliament voting to scrap a two-decades-old pledge and to allow for the construction of new reactors. ... more |
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End of nuclear in Taiwan fans energy security fearsTaiwan (AFP) May 15, 2025 Taiwan will turn off its last nuclear reactor on Saturday, fuelling concerns over the self-ruled island's reliance on imported energy and vulnerability to a Chinese blockade. ... more
New Insights into Asymmetric Nuclear Fission from GSI/FAIR ExperimentsBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 15, 2025 An international research team has uncovered a previously unknown region in the nuclear chart characterized by a unique pattern of asymmetric fission among heavy, neutron-deficient isotopes. The fin ... more 
France pledges 10 mn euros for Chernobyl repair: Europe bankLondon (AFP) May 14, 2025 France will contribute 10 million euros to help fix a radiation cover at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine allegedly hit by a Russian drone, Europe's development bank announced Wednesday. ... more
EU asks Prague to hold off on S.Korean nuclear dealBrussels, Belgium (AFP) May 12, 2025 The EU has asked the Czech Republic to suspend signing a deal with South Korean company KHNP to build two nuclear units as it probes whether subsidies distorted competition, according to a letter seen by AFP Monday. ... more |
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