Nuclear Energy

Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Esmaeil Baqaei said the country’s peaceful nuclear activities are under surveillance of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Asked by reporters about the recent comments from IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi that Iran has enhanced its uranium enrichment capabilities, Baqaei said on Saturday that …

Canada plans to rapidly expand its nuclear power sector to contribute heavily to the countrys energy demand. Nuclear power contributes around 15% of Canadas energy at present. However, with plans to develop several new nuclear facilities, this figure is expected to grow significantly in the coming decades. The 2023 Federal …

The European Union’s Lead spokesperson for foreign affairs and security policy has expressed hope that the bloc’s nuclear diplomacy with Iran will soon resume. “We hope that nuclear diplomacy can resume soon since a solution to the Iran nuclear issue cannot wait any longer. It will also be conducive to …

The operator of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear complex has said that it moved a “pebble-like” piece of melted fuel just outside a reactor container as part of its attempt to retrieve the radioactive debris for the first time since the plant was damaged by a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011. …

China aims to see the annual direct economic output value of its nuclear technology application industry hit 400 billion yuan (about 56 billion U.S. dollars) by 2026. The target was set in an action plan, recently jointly released by China Atomic Energy Authority, the National Development and Reform Commission and …

Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation, Rosatom, is set to present its long-term strategic development plan in 2025, mapping out its vision through 2045. This announcement came from Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin. The timing coincides with the 80th anniversary of Russia’s nuclear industry. The …

In the latest grim uptick of Russia’s nuclear weapons policy, President Vladimir Putin suggested on September 25 that the Kremlin could use nuclear weapons against any state attacking Russia if that country was supported by a nuclear power. If Russia were to launch a massive nuclear strike on Ukraine or …

This year, nuclear power has generated more electricity in South Korea than either coal or natural gas for the first time ever, achieving a milestone in one of the world’s top importers of fossil fuels. Nuclear power accounted for 32% of South Korea’s electricity generation mix in the first half …

Hoping to drum up some much-needed cash to help fuel the Kremlin’s war effort in Ukraine, Rosatom, Russia’s state-controlled nuclear entity, is hyping atomic energy as a “green” solution to Central Asia’s power problems. But Rosatom’s efforts to assuage Central Asian citizens on the safety and greenness of Russian nuclear …

The International Atomic Energy Agency said Tuesday that Japan’s plan to reuse decontaminated soil following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident is consistent with global safety standards. The U.N. nuclear safety watchdog handed its final expert report to Environment Minister Shintaro Ito in Tokyo on the same day, …