World Nuclear News
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Complete dismantling of experimental French reactor to proceed
EDF has been authorised to begin the third and final phase of the decommissioning of the Brennilis nuclear power plant in the Monts d'Arée in...
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TVO eyes extended, expanded use of Olkiluoto units
Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj announced it has initiated an environmental impact assessment procedure for a possible operating licence...
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US restores loss of coolant safety testing capability
Researchers at the US Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory have used the lab's Transient Reactor Test Facility to carry out the...
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IAEA raises nuclear growth projections
As the International Atomic Energy Agency raises its projections for global nuclear generating capacity in 2050, speakers at the Agency's 2nd...
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Construction of first unit at Lianjiang under way
The first safety-related concrete has been poured for the nuclear island of unit 1 at the Lianjiang nuclear power plant in China's Guangdong...
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US computing infrastructure provider announces SMR plans
Standard Power plans to develop small modular reactor facilities in Ohio and Pennsylvania using NuScale's reactor technology to power nearby...
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Holtec applies to restart shuttered Palisades plant
The Palisades plant in Michigan could become the first successfully restarted nuclear power plant in the USA following Holtec International's...
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Egypt's first nuclear unit has core catcher installed
Officials from Egypt's Nuclear Power Plants Authority and Russia's Rosatom have held a ceremony to mark the installation of the core...
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IAEA assesses Jordanian plans for SMR deployment
An International Atomic Energy Agency expert mission has concluded that reports compiled by the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission will provide a good...
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Release of second batch of Fukushima water begins
Tokyo Electric Power Company has begun releasing the second batch of treated water at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the...