German Nuclear Association Calls for Restart of Reactors
Wedoany.com Report-Mar 28, German nuclear technology association Kerntechnik Deutschland e.V. says that restarting the countrys nuclear power plants "offers a safe, economically viable and climate-fri...
Minister Announces Funds for New Reactor as Safari-1 Turns 60
Wedoany.com Report-Mar 28, As South Africas Safari-1 research reactor marks its 60th anniversary, Minister of Electricity and Energy Kgosientso Ramokgopa has announced a budget allocation of ZAR1.2 bi...
Valve Issue Shuts Down Monticello NPP
Wedoany.com Report-Mar 27, US Xcel Energy’s Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant in Minnesota automatically shut down after an issue with a control valve was detected. Xcel Energy said its team i...
Shawflex to Support Westinghouse Nuclear Projects
Wedoany.com Report-Mar 27, US-based Westinghouse Electric Company and Canada’s Shawflex have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to support nuclear new-build projects in Canada and global...
Japan, Korea Develop Prototype Nuclear Batteries
Wedoany.com Report-Mar 27, The Japan Atomic Energy Agency has developed what it says is the worlds first "uranium rechargeable battery" and that tests have verified its performance in charging and dis...
Nuclear Growth Helps South Korea Cut Back on Coal and LNG Imports: Maguire
Wedoany.com Report-Mar 26, Record nuclear power production is helping South Korea to cut imports of thermal coal and LNG to multi-year lows so far in 2025, offering a potential blueprint for other pow...
Rooppur Unit 1 Turbine Installation Completed
Wedoany.com Report-Mar 26, Bangladeshs first nuclear power plant continues to progress towards starting up, with the turbine installation completed at unit 1. Alexey Deriy, Atomstroyexport JSC Vice Pr...
Uprated Chinese Reactor Returns to Grid
Wedoany.com Report-Mar 26, Unit 2 of Phase II of the Qinshan nuclear power plant in Chinas Zhejiang province has been reconnected to the grid following a refuelling and maintenance outage during which...
Construction of Support Facilities Underway at Smolensk-II
Wedoany.com Report-Mar 25, Construction of supporting facilities has begun at the site of Russia’s Smolensk-II NPP. The general contractor is preparing the foundations for administrative and ind...
Rosatom Tests MOX Fuel in VVER-S Reactors
Wedoany.com Report-Mar 25, Russia’s AI Leipunsky Institute of Physics & Power (IPPE, part of Rosatom’s Scientific Division) has begun tests to substantiate the neutron physics characterist...