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Operating licence extensions for Olkiluoto units

Operating licence extensions for Olkiluoto units

Regulation & Safety

20 September 2018

The Finnish government has approved a 20-year extension to the operating licences of units 1 and 2 at Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj's Olkiluoto nuclear power plant.

Perspectives

Viewpoint: Demystifying radiation - the nemesis of nuclear energy?

Viewpoint: Demystifying radiation - the nemesis of nuclear energy?

Reports by the United Nations on ionizing radiation may prove crucial for a nuclear renaissance, Abel González told delegates at the World Nuclear Association Symposium being held in London this week. González is an academician at the Argentine Academies Buenos Aires of Sciences, of Environmental Sciences and of the Sea.

Read more from Mr González, an academician at the Argentine Academies Buenos Aires of Sciences, of Environmental Sciences and of the Sea, in our latest Viewpoint.

07 September 2018

Paks II building work to start soon, says Russian president

Paks II building work to start soon, says Russian president

Construction of two new units at the Paks nuclear power plant in Hungary is expected to start soon, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a press conference in Moscow on 18 September.

New Nuclear 20 September 2018

Indian cyclotron begins radioisotope operations

Indian cyclotron begins radioisotope operations

India's largest medical cyclotron - Cyclone-30 - is now operational, the country's Department of Atomic Energy announced yesterday. As well as producing medical radioisotopes, it will also have dedicated beamlines for material science and nuclear physics research.
 

Regulation & Safety 20 September 2018

Entergy orders Framatome accident-tolerant fuel rods

Entergy orders Framatome accident-tolerant fuel rods

Framatome is to supply and install chromium-coated fuel rods into unit 1 of Entergy's Arkansas Nuclear One nuclear power plant. The contract marks the first use of the accident tolerant fuel in the unit.

Uranium & Fuel 20 September 2018

Perspectives

Viewpoint: Demystifying radiation - the nemesis of nuclear energy?

Viewpoint: Demystifying radiation - the nemesis of nuclear energy?

Reports by the United Nations on ionizing radiation may prove crucial for a nuclear renaissance, Abel González told delegates at the World Nuclear Association Symposium being held in London this week. González is an academician at the Argentine Academies Buenos Aires of Sciences, of Environmental Sciences and of the Sea.

Read more from Mr González, an academician at the Argentine Academies Buenos Aires of Sciences, of Environmental Sciences and of the Sea, in our latest Viewpoint.

07 September 2018

US nuclear innovation legislation makes progress

US nuclear innovation legislation makes progress

Bipartisan legislation designed to drive US nuclear innovation including the commercialisation of advanced reactors has gone forward to be signed into law after approval by the House of Representatives. Congress has also approved a USD121 million increase in funding for US nuclear R&D for fiscal 2019.
 

Nuclear Policies 19 September 2018

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Chinese AP1000 reaches full power operation

Second Sanmen AP1000 connected to grid

Westinghouse emerges from Chapter 11

Oglethorpe to vote on Vogtle future

Nuclear vital to decarbonisation, finds MIT study

Russia reaches welding milestone with fast neutron reactor

Bechtel to manage Wylfa Newydd project

India, Japan reach agreement on nuclear cooperation

Kepco loses preferred bidder status for NuGen

Korea expands cooperation with IAEA on radwaste 

Korea expands cooperation with IAEA on radwaste 

The Korea Radioactive Waste Agency has agreed to extend its existing cooperation and practical arrangements with the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Waste & Recycling 19 September 2018

Norwegian, Belgian research centres enhance cooperation

Norwegian, Belgian research centres enhance cooperation

A framework cooperation agreement has been signed between Norway's Institute for Energy Technology and Belgium's Nuclear Research Centre, through which the two organisations will extend their collaboration on nuclear research and decommissioning.

Corporate 19 September 2018

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Chinese AP1000 reaches full power operation

Second Sanmen AP1000 connected to grid

Westinghouse emerges from Chapter 11

Oglethorpe to vote on Vogtle future

Nuclear vital to decarbonisation, finds MIT study

Russia reaches welding milestone with fast neutron reactor

Bechtel to manage Wylfa Newydd project

India, Japan reach agreement on nuclear cooperation

Kepco loses preferred bidder status for NuGen

Rooppur protocol signed on physical protection scope

Rooppur protocol signed on physical protection scope

Bangladesh and Russia have signed a protocol to amend their 2011 agreement to build the South Asian country’s first nuclear power plant.

New Nuclear 19 September 2018

EDF awards Framatome I&C upgrade contract

EDF awards Framatome I&C upgrade contract

Framatome has been awarded a contract by EDF to modernise the instrumentation and control system of the French utility's fleet of 900 MWe reactors in France.

Corporate 19 September 2018

Nuclear industry leads call for decisive action on climate  

Nuclear industry leads call for decisive action on climate
 

The World Nuclear Association has appealed to the United Nations and the nuclear industry to take decisive action for clean energy.

Energy & Environment 18 September 2018

IAEA and Russia agree on transit for LEU Bank

IAEA and Russia agree on transit for LEU Bank

The International Atomic Energy Agency and Russian nuclear fuel manufacturer Tenex have signed a contract for the transport of low-enriched uranium and equipment through Russian territory to and from the IAEA LEU Bank.

Uranium & Fuel 18 September 2018