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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 
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 
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
Artificial plant device cleans radioactive soil using only sunlightTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 A research group at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), led by Professor Seongkyun Kim from the Department of Physics and Chemistry, has developed a solar-powered artifi ... more |
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Uranium enrichment: Why Iran refuses to step backTehran (AFP) Sept 24, 2025 Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, rejected any compromise over his country's nuclear programme this week, vowing not to yield to pressure to give up uranium enrichment. ... more  
Durham scientists validate superconducting wires for ITER fusion projectLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 Durham University researchers have completed one of the largest verification campaigns on superconducting materials ever undertaken, supporting the success of ITER, the world's largest fusion experi ... more
Framatome expands nuclear footprint with new India operations baseParis, France (SPX) Sep 22, 2025 Framatome formally opened its new operations hub in Navi Mumbai on September 17, joined by dignitaries from the French Embassy, Consulate, EDF, and company leadership. The move signals Framatome's l ... more 
French nuclear waste project sparks protestMandres-En-Barrois, France (AFP) Sept 20, 2025 A project to build a facility to store highly radioactive nuclear waste in the French countryside drew a protest by hundreds of people on Saturday, with police firing tear gas to break up rowdy demonstrators. ... more |
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Framatome to upgrade Kozloduy nuclear plant electrical systemsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025 Framatome has signed a new contract to maintain and modernize the electrical systems of the two VVER-1000 reactors at Bulgaria's Kozloduy nuclear power plant. The work will be carried out by Framato ... more |
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Nuclearn secures $10.5 million to expand AI platform for nuclear operations Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025 Nuclearn has raised $10.5 million in Series A financing to accelerate development and global deployment of its AI-powered platform for nuclear operations. The round, led by Blue Bear Capital with pa ... more 
EU top court annuls decision approving Hungary nuclear plant expansionBudapest (AFP) Sept 11, 2025 The EU's top court on Thursday annulled a European Commission decision to approve the expansion of a nuclear plant in Hungary with Russian aid, upholding a complaint from neighbouring Austria. ... more 
Top EU court upholds nuclear green labelVienna (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 The EU's top court on Wednesday upheld the European Commission's decision to give a sustainable finance label to investments in natural gas and nuclear power, dismissing a complaint by Austria. ... more 
Deep Fission secures $30M to advance underground nuclear reactorsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 08, 2025 Deep Fission Inc, a nuclear technology company developing small modular pressurized water reactors deployed in boreholes one mile underground, has raised $30 million in a private placement at $3.00 per share and completed a reverse merger with Surfside Acquisition ... more |
NuScale to support ENTRA1 TVA deal to deploy 6 GW of small modular reactorsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 04, 2025 NuScale has endorsed ENTRA1 Energy's landmark agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to install up to 6 gigawatts of NuScale small modular reactor (SMR) capacity across TVA's seven-state region. ... more  |
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Ageing UK nuclear plants to run longer: operatorsLondon (AFP) Sept 2, 2025 Two British nuclear power plants nearing the end of their lifespan will run for an extra year, its operators announced Tuesday, helping with UK energy security and net zero targets. ... more 
AI systems developed to improve fusion reactor safety and performanceTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 01, 2025 A research team led by Prof. Sun Youwen at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has unveiled two artificial intelligence systems designed to enhance the stabil ... more 
New method could monitor corrosion and cracking in a nuclear reactorBoston MA (SPX) Sep 01, 2025 MIT researchers have developed a technique that enables real-time, 3D monitoring of corrosion, cracking, and other material failure processes inside a nuclear reactor environment. This could a ... more
Sweden seeks to lift ban on uranium mining in nuclear energy pushStockholm (AFP) Aug 27, 2025 The Swedish government wants to lift a ban on uranium mining to reduce its reliance on imports as it pursues its first nuclear power expansion in half a century, the environment minister said We ... more |
Taiwan vote on restarting nuclear plant failsTaipei (AFP) Aug 23, 2025 A Taiwanese referendum on whether to restart a nuclear power plant failed on Saturday after the number of votes in favour fell short of the legally required threshold. Ma'anshan Nuclear Powe ... more 
Fire at nuclear plant after Russia downs Ukrainian droneMoscow (AFP) Aug 24, 2025 A fire broke out Sunday at a Russian nuclear power plant after the country's military downed a Ukrainian drone, the facility said after the blaze was put out. The "device detonated" upon imp ... more 
Sweden picks mini-reactors for first nuclear expansion in 50 yearsStockholm (AFP) Aug 22, 2025 Sweden said Thursday that it had selected so-called small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) for its first nuclear power expansion in a half-century. The government said three or five of the ne ... more 
Researchers use electrochemistry to boost nuclear fusion ratesVancouver, Canada (SPX) Aug 22, 2025 Using a small bench-top reactor, researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have demonstrated that electrochemically loading a solid metal target with deuterium fuel can boost nuclear f ... more |
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MIT study sheds light on graphite's lifespan in nuclear reactorsBoston MA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 Graphite is a key structural component in some of the world's oldest nuclear reactors and many of the next-generation designs being built today. But it also condenses and swells in response to radia ... more  
Robots deployed for Fukushima radioactive debris removalTokyo (AFP) Aug 20, 2025 Japanese technicians at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant have sent in remote-controlled robots to one of the damaged reactor buildings as part of preparations to remove radioactive debris. ... more
Nuclear waste may provide new source of fuel for future fusion powerLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 From electric vehicles to artificial intelligence data centers, modern technology demands ever-increasing amounts of electricity. Nuclear fusion could potentially deliver vast supplies of low-emissi ... more 
Is Fusion Energy Becoming the Space Race of This CenturyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025 Encouraged by the potential of clean, continuous, high-density power, commercial investment in fusion energy has grown to more than US$9.6 billion over the last five years, according to IDTechEx ana ... more |
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PNNL to assess GNF high burnup fuel rods after reactor serviceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 High burnup fuel rods manufactured by Global Nuclear Fuel, a GE Vernova-led joint venture with Hitachi, Ltd., have arrived at the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory fo ... more |
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Finding the shadows in a fusion system faster with AIPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 A public-private partnership between Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory has led to ... more 
New nuclear program will boost UK energy security through sustainable graphite innovationManchester UK (SPX) Aug 13, 2025 A consortium of UK universities has been awarded a major grant to lead a new programme that will transform the lifecycle of graphite in nuclear energy - an essential material for the future deployme ... more 
France restarts nuclear plant after jellyfish invasionLille, France (AFP) Aug 13, 2025 /> A nuclear power plant in northern France hit by a jellyfish invasion was getting back online on Wednesday, operator EDF said, with service restored at the first of four closed reactors. The ... more
Jellyfish force French nuclear plant shutdownLille, France (AFP) Aug 11, 2025 A nuclear plant in northern France was temporarily shut down on Monday after a swarm of jellyfish clogged pumps used to cool the reactors, energy group EDF said. ... more |
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