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China

Satellite images show China working on nuclear reactor for warship

Numerically, China's navy is already the worlds largest and has been rapidly modernising.

Tech News

Why Big Tech is going for the nuclear option to power its AI ambitions

As demand for AI increases, so does the demand for solutions on how to power it. Big Tech is betting on nuclear energy but the move is raising concerns.

Green News

France plans to turns radioactive waste into forks and pans

Sweden and Germany already have novel ways of recycling materials once a nuclear plant has closed.

Tech News

CERN at 70: Cradle of Higgs boson and World Wide Web celebrates legacy

Started in 1954, the 7,000 scientists at the European Centre for Nuclear Research (CERN) are focused on the innovations and discoveries of the future.

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Iran

Iran says it successfully launched domestic-made satellite into space

The West is concerned that Tehran might be advancing its ballistic missile systems and that this development could also help its nuclear weapons programme.

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.

Green News

Member states beef up safety rules amid growing nuclear power market

EU countries agreed on new nuclear safeguards which will see a greater level of inspections on facilities and the use of nuclear materials, despite a call from environmentalists to stop financing atomic power.

Green News

What’s really behind France’s ‘historic’ drop in emissions?

While welcoming the good news, climate campaigners say the government should be more modest about how it was achieved.

Business

Economics of nuclear power: The France-Germany divide explained

The European Union's REPowerEU Plan, initiated in May 2022, has put nuclear energy at the forefront of its strategy to secure energy and achieve climate goals. France continues to heavily invest in nuclear power, whereas Germany has largely moved away from it.

Business

Rolls-Royce gets Poland's backing to build its nuclear power plants

The Polish government is supporting a plan from Rolls-Royce to build nuclear power plants in the country.

Iran

Iran and UN nuclear watchdog look for a way forward on inspections

Tensions with Israel and Tehran's ongoing enrichment of uranium have put the international nuclear weapons control regime under major stress.

Europe News

European countries grapple with internal politics over nuclear energy

Emmanuel Macron has championed the revival of France's nuclear program as a central focus of his second presidential term.

Tech News

Korea’s ‘artificial sun’ sets new record in nuclear fusion research

Korea’s ‘artificial sun’, KSTAR, recorded a plasma operation with a temperature of 100 million degrees Celsius for 48 seconds, a new step in nuclear fusion research.

Green News

Nuclear power: Why is it such a divisive issue in Europe?

As 30 global leaders and delegations meet in Brussels to promote nuclear energy, the role of nuclear power continues to divide Europe.

Green News

Eleven pro-nuclear EU states back declaration at landmark conference

Advocates hailed nuclear power as an enabler of energy security and sovereignty and a reliable option to mitigate climate change.

Green News

These EU nations have pledged to decarbonise electricity by 2035

Consensus is building around 2035 as the critical date for eliminating fossil fuels from Europe's power system.

Business

France's EDF returns to profit as nuclear power generation rebounds

French energy company EDF said on Friday that it returned to profit in 2023 as nuclear fleets reopened.

Business

UK's flagship nuclear plant hit by more delays as costs balloon

Taking into account price rises, the final cost is one-third higher than expected and the construction takes years longer, developer EDF said.

Europe News

European nations condemn Iran’s accelerated nuclear enrichment

France, Germany and the United Kingdom have joined the United States in condemning Iran’s sharp increase in enriched uranium production as part of its nuclear programme.

Russia

Putin commissions two nuclear submarines

During a visit to the Sevmash shipbuilding yard, President Putin said both nuclear-powered vessels would soon begin duty in the Pacific.