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Framatome to modernize digital controls at Columbia Generating StationRichland WA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Framatome has secured a contract to replace several digital control systems at Energy Northwests Columbia Generating Station in Washington state. The project covers system design, engineering, manuf ... more 
DOE backs TVA plan for first US commercial SMR at Clinch RiverLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2025 The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a $400 million grant to the Tennessee Valley Authority to advance deployment of GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy's BWRX-300 small modular reactor at TVA's ... more 
Microbes join forces to quickly clean up uranium pollutionTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 27, 2025 Chinese scientists have discovered a quick and effective way to remove toxic uranium from water using helpful bacteria that work together. These bacteria can change uranium from a dangerous form tha ... more 
Electrochemical system boosts uranium recovery from wastewaterTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 27, 2025 Researchers have developed an electrochemical system that recovers uranium from chemically complex wastewater using a self-standing covalent organic framework electrode operated through an indirect ... more |
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Successful fabrication of nuclear fuel assemblies boosts Barakah plant supply chainLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 Framatome and the Emirates Nuclear Energy Company (ENEC) have reported completion of the first lead nuclear fuel assemblies at Framatome's Richland, Washington facility for use in the Barakah Nuclea ... more 
World's biggest nuclear plant edges closer to restartTokyo (AFP) Nov 21, 2025 Japanese local authorities approved the restart of the world's biggest nuclear plant on Friday for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster. ... more  
Zap Energy achieves extreme fusion plasma pressures in new FuZE-3 trialLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2025 Zap Energy has reported that its Fusion Z-pinch Experiment 3 (FuZE-3) has produced plasmas with electron pressures reaching 830 megapascals. This figure corresponds to a total pressure of 1.6 gigapa ... more 
Uranium extraction from seawater progresses with engineered material for nuclear fuel supplyTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 18, 2025 Researchers have developed a covalent organic framework material able to improve the process of extracting uranium from seawater, according to a study detailed by Dr Xishi Tai of Weifang University ... more |
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Greenpeace says French uranium being sent to RussiaParis (AFP) Nov 16, 2025 The Greenpeace environment group said Sunday that France was sending reprocessed uranium to Russia for treatment so it can be reused, despite the Kremlin's war in Ukraine. ... more |
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Moscow says Ukraine drone debris hit Russian nuclear plantMoscow (AFP) Nov 14, 2025 Russian officials said on Friday debris from a Ukrainian drone hit a nuclear power plant a day earlier, temporarily causing the station to reduce its output. ... more 
High precision measurement advances fusion plasma diagnosticsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 13, 2025 Researchers have demonstrated that controlling the electric potential within fusion-grade plasma is vital for sustaining energy confinement in nuclear fusion reactors. The team used a heavy ion beam ... more 
Rolls-Royce upbeat on profits, to pioneer small UK nuclear reactorsLondon (AFP) Nov 13, 2025 Rolls-Royce said Thursday demand for aircraft engines was keeping its profit targets on track, as it was also announced that its first small modular nuclear reactors will be housed in Wales. ... more 
$450,000 gift fuels nuclear research at UTAArlington TX (SPX) Nov 12, 2025 The University of Texas at Arlington celebrated the naming of the HF Controls Student Success Center - "The Bughouse" - with a ribbon-cutting ceremony last month. The event recognized a $450,0 ... more |
Milestone for China as engineers advance artificial sun fusion systemTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 06, 2025 Chinese researchers have completed development of the world's largest and highest-load divertor prototype, a key subsystem in the Comprehensive Research Facility for Fusion Technology (CRAFT) in Hef ... more  |
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Advancing TRISO Fuel Manufacturing for Next Generation Reactors in FranceParis, 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 
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 
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 |
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 Sea Tokyo, 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 |
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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 |
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US begins sending nuke workers home as shutdown drags Washington (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 |
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