Following up on last year’s referendum that endorsed the pursuit of nuclear energy in Kazakhstan, the government is moving quickly to lay the groundwork for at least two reactors. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has expressed a desire to eventually construct a “nuclear cluster” in the country to power economic growth. The …
Read More »China Appears to Build Giant Nuclear Fusion Research Site
China is believed to be constructing a huge fusion research site in its southwest, which could help it with both nuclear fusion efforts and nuclear weapons design, analysts and researchers have told Reuters, analyzing satellite images. The southwestern city of Mianyang is likely the new site of the fusion research …
Read More »Russian Rosatom, Iran to Cooperate Building New Nuclear Power Plants
Russian company Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev has said that Iran and Russia will expand cooperation to build new nuclear power plants. Iran has plans to cooperate with the Russian company Rosatom on building small and large scale nuclear power plants, Alexey Likhachev told media reporters on Friday (January 17, …
Read More »France Faces Challenges in Building New Nuclear Reactors
The planned construction of the next generation of nuclear reactors in France, which expects to have at least six of these, faces numerous challenges including in financing, supply chains, and timelines, France’s Court of Auditors said in a report on Tuesday. France’s power utility and major nuclear power generator, EDF, …
Read More »Iran’s Nuclear Program Being Monitored by IAEA
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 …
Read More »Canada Plans to Develop Nuclear Facilities, Increase Uranium Production
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 …
Read More »EU Spokesman Hopes for Resumption of Nuclear Talks with Iran
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 …
Read More »Japan Makes Progress in Melted Fuel Extraction from Fukushima Nuclear Reactor
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. …
Read More »China Rolls out Plan to Promote Nuclear Technology Application Industry
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 …
Read More »Rosatom Eyes Massive Expansion by 2045
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 …
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