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Category: Nuclear

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  • Nuclear
  • USA

America’s new nuclear power industry has a Russian problem

U.S. firms developing a new generation of small nuclear power plants to help cut carbon emissions have a big problem: only one company sells the fuel they need, and it’s Continue Reading

Posted On : 20 Oct 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear

Is The Nuclear Waste Problem Overblown?

Nuclear energy is finally gaining some political momentum. While the amount of nuclear waste generated from energy operations is fairly small, many communities shun the idea of storing it themselves. Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Sep 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Japan
  • Nuclear

Japan Plans To Restart Seven Nuclear Reactors By Summer 2023

Japan shutdown its nuclear plants following the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Nuclear energy is beginning to gain political and public support in Japan. The country’s prime minister recently announced the restart Continue Reading

Posted On : 15 Sep 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear

Scientists Report Major Progress On Tokamak Fusion Effort

Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research, or KSTAR, scientists have succeeded in sustaining a plasma gas at 100 million kelvin for up to 20 seconds without experiencing significant instabilities. This result Continue Reading

Posted On : 14 Sep 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • California
  • Nuclear

California lawmakers extend life of nuclear plant, approve slate of climate bills

 California lawmakers on Thursday voted to extend the life of the state’s only nuclear power plant by five years, and approved several other measures to bolster the state’s already aggressive Continue Reading

Posted On : 2 Sep 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • USA

Nuclear Fusion’s Inclusion In The Inflation Act Is A Huge Win For Emerging Tech

While the Inflation Reduction Act may have a debatable impact on inflation, there is no doubt that it will be a boon for the renewable energy sector. The act allocated Continue Reading

Posted On : 2 Sep 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Ukraine

U.N. Inspectors Gauge Risks at Nuclear Plant as Ukraine and Russia Trade Accusations

As a team of international monitors assessed conditions at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the middle of a raging war zone on Friday, Ukraine accused Russia of offering only Continue Reading

Posted On : 2 Sep 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear

Nuclear Power Is Staging A Remarkable Comeback

As governments around the world struggle with a seemingly insurmountable energy crisis, policymakers are reconsidering nuclear energy as a possible solution. Natural gas prices continue to break record highs, making Continue Reading

Posted On : 31 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Ukraine

Nuclear Inspectors Head Into War Zone To Review Shelled Plant

The team of inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) left Kyiv on Wednesday en route to the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine to inspect the damage Continue Reading

Posted On : 31 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Ukraine

IAEA mission heads to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant near war frontline

 A team from the U.N. nuclear watchdog headed on Monday to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, the agency’s chief said, as Russia and Ukraine traded accusations of shelling in its vicinity, Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Ukraine

U.N. Set to Inspect Ukraine Nuclear Plant Early Next Week

United Nations atomic agency inspectors are poised to make an emergency visit to Ukraine’s Russia-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant early next week, after a breakthrough in negotiations over access , Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Japan
  • Nuclear

Japan set for new nuclear plants in post-Fukushima shift

Japan is preparing a big shift on nuclear power, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announcing plans to look at the construction of new plants, in what would be a break Continue Reading

Posted On : 24 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Ukraine

IAEA says it could visit Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in days

The U.N. nuclear watchdog will visit the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine within days if talks to gain access succeed, it said in a statement on Tuesday. Russia Continue Reading

Posted On : 24 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Ukraine

U.N. chief, in Ukraine, says he is worried by situation at front line nuclear plant

U.N. chief met Zelenskiy, Turkey’s Erdogan in Lviv Erdogan says they discussed ways to end conflict Zelenskiy says he agreed parameters of IAEA mission Moscow rejects calls for demilitarised zone Continue Reading

Posted On : 19 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Germany
  • Nuclear

Germany to Keep Last Three Nuclear-Power Plants Running in Policy U-Turn

The Isar nuclear-power plant in Essenbach, Germany, is one of the last nuclear plants still operating in the country. BERLIN—Germany plans to postpone the closure of the country’s last three Continue Reading

Posted On : 17 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
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  • Nuclear
  • USA

Bill Gates-Backed Firm Raises $750M To Develop Small Nuclear Reactors

TerraPower, a company working on small-scale nuclear reactor development backed by Bill Gates, has raised $750 million in investment, including from South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate, to pursue its plan to Continue Reading

Posted On : 16 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • California
  • Nuclear

California Might Keep One Nuclear Plant Open

Anticipating electricity supply shortages well into 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed allowing the state’s last-remaining nuclear power plant to continue operations beyond its 2025 planned shutdown. The package Continue Reading

Posted On : 16 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Ukraine

Ukraine targets Russian soldiers threatening Europe’s largest nuclear power plant

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned Russian soldiers who shoot at Europe’s largest nuclear power station or use it as a base to shoot from that they will become a Continue Reading

Posted On : 14 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • California
  • Nuclear

California governor proposes $1.4 billion loan to keep nuclear plant open

 California Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing to give PG&E Corp (PCG.N) a $1.4 billion government loan to extend the life of a nuclear power plant it runs by as much Continue Reading

Posted On : 13 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • EU
  • Natural Gas Exports
  • Nuclear

France Risks Winter Blackouts as Nuclear-Power Generation Stalls

Western leaders are preparing for the possibility that Russian natural gas flows through the key Nord Stream pipeline may never return to full levels. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday explains what an Continue Reading

Posted On : 13 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Ukraine

Strikes at Ukraine nuclear plant prompt U.N. call for demilitarised zone

Russia and Ukraine accused each other of shelling Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant, compounding fears of a disaster as the U.N. chief said it should be made a demilitarised zone Continue Reading

Posted On : 12 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Ukraine

Russia Is Playing A Dangerous Game With Europe’s Largest Nuclear Plant

Russian occupiers of Europe’s largest nuclear plant are preparing to redict electricity production using aging technology. The move has been criticized by UN officials, with the IAEA issuing grave warnings Continue Reading

Posted On : 11 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iran
  • Nuclear

An Iran Nuclear Deal Could Send Oil Prices Tumbling Towards $80

Speculation that a new Iran nuclear deal could soon be agreed upon has added downward pressure to oil prices, although the disruption of Russian oil flows to Central Europe is Continue Reading

Posted On : 10 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Ukraine

The vast nuclear plant in the eye of the war in Ukraine

– The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine has been shelled in recent days, opening up the possibility of a grave accident just 500 km (around 300 miles) from Continue Reading

Posted On : 9 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Ukraine

IAEA Sees “Very Real Risk Of A Nuclear Disaster” In Ukraine

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, has warned that there is a “very real risk of a nuclear disaster” due to the situation around the Continue Reading

Posted On : 9 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Ukraine

UN chief demands international access to Ukraine nuclear plant after new attack

Aug 8 (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Monday for international inspectors to be given access to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after Ukraine and Russia traded accusations over Continue Reading

Posted On : 8 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Ukraine

U.N.’s nuclear watchdog warns on Ukraine plant; Russia shells ‘dozens’ of towns

Aug 7 (Reuters) – The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency raised grave concern about shelling at a nuclear power plant in Ukraine, as its military said Russian forces Continue Reading

Posted On : 7 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Ukraine

Ukraine war: Russia undermining safety of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – UK

Russian forces at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant have likely undermined the security and safety of the plant’s operations, the UK’s defence ministry says. Europe’s largest nuclear plant has been Continue Reading

Posted On : 6 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Ukraine

Ukraine war: Russia undermining safety of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – UK

Russian forces at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant have likely undermined the security and safety of the plant’s operations, the UK’s defence ministry says. Europe’s largest nuclear plant has been Continue Reading

Posted On : 5 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Germany
  • Nuclear

Nuclear Power Plants Could Stay Open, Says Germany

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said for the first time that his government could postpone the planned closure of its remaining nuclear reactors, as he criticized a decision by Russia to Continue Reading

Posted On : 4 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France
  • Nuclear

Hot Rivers To Limit French Nuclear Power Output Amid Energy Crisis

Electricite de France SA, France’s state-owned utility, announced on Tuesday that it is highly likely it will be forced to extend cuts to nuclear generation as scorching weather pushes up Continue Reading

Posted On : 4 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Ukraine

Using Nuclear Reactors for Cover, Russians Lob Rockets at Ukrainians

Along most of the front line in Russia’s war in Ukraine, when one side lets loose with an artillery attack, the other shoots back. But not in Nikopol, a city Continue Reading

Posted On : 1 Aug 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Japan
  • Nuclear

Japan hopes to restart four more nuclear reactors by winter

 Japan hopes to restart four more nuclear reactors in time to avert any power crunch over the winter, industry minister Koichi Hagiuda said on Friday, a week after the pro-nuclear Continue Reading

Posted On : 16 Jul 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Germany
  • Nuclear

Germany’s gas crisis generates nuclear dilemma for ruling Greens

German conservative politicians have revived debate on extending the life of the country’s three remaining nuclear power plants, and polls show a rise in public support for the energy source Continue Reading

Posted On : 16 Jul 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France
  • Nuclear

Warming rivers threaten France’s already tight power supply

 High water temperatures threaten to reduce France’s already unusually low nuclear output, piling more pressure on operator EDF (EDF.PA) at a time when half its reactors are offline due to Continue Reading

Posted On : 16 Jul 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France
  • Nuclear

French Nuclear Cuts Stretch to Next Week as Temperatures Soar

Electricite de France SA’s Tricastin nuclear plant in Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux, France. Photographer: Theo Giacometti/Bloomberg Output cuts at some French nuclear plants are expected to stretch into next week as a heatwave Continue Reading

Posted On : 15 Jul 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France
  • Nuclear

European Heatwave Risks Curbing French Nuclear Power Production

The hot weather hitting Europe this week is set to reduce power output from France’s fleet of nuclear reactors, risking even higher electricity prices as the continent endures its worst Continue Reading

Posted On : 12 Jul 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Japan
  • Nuclear

Fukushima fishermen worried about nuclear water release plan

As Japan struggles to deal with the hottest early summer on record, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says the country must quickly restart more of its nuclear power plants. For the Continue Reading

Posted On : 6 Jul 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • USA

Nuclear Power Gets New Push in U.S., Winning Converts

Driven by the difficulty of meeting clean energy goals and by surging electricity demands, a growing number of political leaders are taking a fresh look at nuclear power — both Continue Reading

Posted On : 6 Jul 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France
  • Nuclear

France’s EDF says hot summer could hit nuclear output, shares fall

France’s EDF (EDF.PA) might be forced to cut nuclear output further because of expected prolonged hot temperatures over the summer months, an executive told a briefing on Tuesday, prompting a Continue Reading

Posted On : 6 Jul 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear

IEA: nuclear power can play a major role in transition to low emissions energy systems; Russia, China leading on new reactor starts

As the world contends with a global energy crisis, nuclear power has the potential to play a significant role in helping countries to securely transition to energy systems dominated by Continue Reading

Posted On : 4 Jul 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Germany
  • Nuclear

Germany Remains Firmly Anti-Nuclear Despite Energy Crisis

Germany’s government has no intention of changing its policies on nuclear energy even as worry about a halt to Russian gas supplies intensifies among politicians. Following calls from opposition parties Continue Reading

Posted On : 10 Jun 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Ukraine

Chornobyl radiation detectors back online, levels normal –IAEA

 Radiation detectors in the Exclusion Zone around Ukraine’s defunct Chornobyl nuclear power plant are back online for the first time since Russia seized the area on Feb. 24, and radiation Continue Reading

Posted On : 8 Jun 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • USA

Americans split on nuclear energy as safety worries linger – Reuters/Ipsos poll

Just under half of Americans support nuclear power to generate electricity, a waning industry the Biden administration has been trying to revitalize with billions of dollars in public spending as Continue Reading

Posted On : 7 Jun 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear

Ukraine power operator says Russian missile flew “critically low” over nuclear plant

Ukraine’s state-run nuclear power operator Energoatom said a Russian cruise missile few “critically low” on Sunday morning over a major nuclear power plant. “It’s probable that was the missile that Continue Reading

Posted On : 5 Jun 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Ukraine

Ukraine signs deal with Westinghouse to end Russian nuclear fuel needs

Ukraine has signed a deal for the U.S. nuclear power company Westinghouse to supply fuel to all of its atomic power stations in an effort to end the country’s reliance Continue Reading

Posted On : 4 Jun 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • California
  • Nuclear

California, Long Leery of Nuclear Power, Joins Bid to Save It

The push to make nuclear power a key tool to fight climate change is getting a boost from one of the most unlikely places on Earth: California. The state, birthplace of Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 May 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Japan
  • Nuclear

Japan nuclear regulator grants initial nod to Fukushima water release plan

Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) granted an initial approval on Wednesday for a Tokyo Electric Power’s (Tepco) (9501.T) plan for releasing water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant into Continue Reading

Posted On : 18 May 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • United Kingdom

The UK’s Nuclear Ambitions Could Cause More Pain For Consumers

The UK is racing to reduce its reliance on Russian oil and gas. Part of its strategy is to ramp up nuclear power production. The government’s ambitious plans may be Continue Reading

Posted On : 15 May 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear

How to Speed Up the Rollout of Small Nuclear Power Plants

The invasion of Ukraine has put the U.S. and Europe on a wartime mission to abandon Russian fossil fuels. This series looks at speeding up zero-carbon alternatives by lowering political Continue Reading

Posted On : 11 May 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple

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