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Health news

Agency flags risks to nuclear medicines from dependency on Russia, US

Raw material dependency and transport bottlenecks, not just production capacity, are the key challenges facing the EU's radiopharmaceutical sector, according to the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

15/04/2025

Europe in Motion

Nuclear energy: How much more does the EU need to invest by 2050?

Russia alone is planning as many new nuclear reactors as the entire European Union. Experts say how much the bloc should invest to meet its energy needs.

20/03/2025

Business

Rolls-Royce subsidiary bags landmark UK nuclear submarine deal

Under the deal with the Ministry of Defence, the British engineering company will make nuclear submarine reactors for the Royal Navy.

24/01/2025

Business

Why are nuclear energy companies racing to make microreactors?

Nuclear energy has made significant progress in the last few years with many countries on the hunt for alternative sources of renewable energy to achieve their green goals.

11/01/2025

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Inside the nuclear reactor that will give Earth unlimited power

Euronews Next went behind the scenes at the world’s largest nuclear fusion device attempting to harness the same reaction that powers the Sun and stars.

27/12/2024

Business

France's EDF raises nuclear production targets after corrosion crisis

This is the second time this year the energy company has raised its output expectations.

11/12/2024

Euronews Tech Talks

Nuclear fusion: Inside the record-breaking JET project | Podcast

What makes fusion energy so challenging, and why is there so much hype around it? Euronews Tech Talks explored these questions through the JET project.

27/11/2024

Economy

Why are new nuclear projects still too costly in Europe?

Building new nuclear reactors in Europe remains economically challenging due to high construction costs, significant financial risks, and the need for strong government support, despite their crucial role in decarbonisation and energy security, according to S&P Global Ratings.

27/11/2024

Business

Google set to power its AI data centres with mini nuclear reactors

Tech giant Google has announced a deal to purchase small nuclear reactors from a company in the US to power its data centres.

15/10/2024

Business

EDF cuts nuclear production in reaction to soaring temperatures

The energy provider insists there are no looming safety risks as three French regions face heatwave warnings.

14/08/2024

World News

IAEA chief meets Putin in Sochi to discuss nuclear safety

The UN's nuclear watchdog sought a “professional and frank” discussion about Ukraine's nuclear safety with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

07/03/2024

Green News

Romania is the first country in Europe to get this new nuclear tech

Recent advances in technology and the energy crisis have sparked new interest in nuclear power across Europe.

11/09/2023

World News

Russia and Turkey celebrate the opening of a new atomic energy plant

Construction work on a Russian nuclear power plant in Turkey marks a major milestone despite sanctions imposed by western allies after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

28/04/2023

Iran

Meetings could pave the way for the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal

UN nuclear watchdog chief, Rafael Grossi, says he’s held "constructive" talks with Iranian officials in Tehran.

04/03/2023

Europe Decoded

For the EU, sanctioning Russia's nuclear sector may be too costly

Ukraine has urged the EU to sanction Rosatom and blacklist its managers, but the call has so far gone unheeded.

14/02/2023

Green News

World's nuclear power capacity must double by 2050, say energy experts

Achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 would give the world a chance of capping temperature rises at 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

30/06/2022

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Greenpeace activists storm French nuclear power plant

Greenpeace activists break into the construction site of the Flamanville EPR nuclear reactor to protest against pro-nuclear candidates in the French presidential elections.

31/03/2022

Eco-Innovation

Take a look inside the room that’s hotter than the sun

Scientists in an Oxfordshire town are creating temperatures of 50 million degrees Celsius, in a bid to make clean energy.

21/02/2022

North Korea

North Korea appears to have resumed nuclear nuke reactor operation

The UN's nuclear agency said indications that operations at a 5-megawatt reactor have restarted are "deeply troubling."

30/08/2021

Green News

How is nuclear fusion part of the UK’s ‘green industrial revolution’?

Achieving this long sought after source of energy would be a big step.

03/12/2020