UK Expands Nuclear Power Plans With SMRs and Regulatory Reforms
The UK aims for energy independence by expanding nuclear power and cutting fossil fuel reliance amid global market volatility. Wedoany.com Report-Feb 7, The UK government has announced a shift in its...
A Nuclear South Africa and Net Zero
South Africa’s Koeburg nuclear power station is currently the only nuclear plant on the continent Wedoany.com Report-Feb 6, Achieving Net Zero carbon objectives by 2050 is a complex challenge t...
Westinghouse Considers Repurposing Nuclear Sites in Italy for SMRs
Construction activities are expected to begin by 2030. Wedoany.com Report-Feb 6, US-based energy company Westinghouse has proposed the installation of small modular reactors (SMRs) at decommissioned ...
Akkuyu 1 Begins Pump Testing
Wedoany.com Report-Feb 5, Commissioning has started on the main equipment of the coastal pumping station of unit 1 at the Akkuyu NPP under construction in Türkiye. Rosatom said the pump units for...
Leningrad Unit 3 Gets Approval to Operate to 2030
Wedoany.com Report-Feb 5, Russias nuclear regulator Rostakhnadzor has issued a licence for Leningrad nuclear power plants third unit to operate for a further five years, to 2030. The RBMK-1000 unit, ...
Grossi Visits Ukrainian Substation, Stresses Its Nuclear Safety Role
Wedoany.com Report-Feb 5, Ensuring there are external power supplies for nuclear plants is a key safety issue, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said as he visi...
Third Bruce Unit Begins Refurbishment
Wedoany.com Report-Feb 5, The start of the Major Component Replacement outage at Bruce 4 marks the middle of the project to renew six units as part of Bruce Powers plan to extend the operating life of...
IAEA Chief to Visit Japan Nuclear Power Plants This Month
International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Grossi Wedoany.com Report-Feb 5, Rafael Grossi, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, will visit nuclear power plants i...
Start-up Work Under Way for Akkuyu Pumping Station
Akkuyu is to be Turkeys first nuclear power plant Wedoany.com Report-Feb 4, The start-up and testing phase of the on-shore pumping station for Turkeys Akkuyu nuclear power plants first unit has begun....
IAEA Finds Commitment to Safety at Novovoronezh Plant
The Novovoronezh plant Wedoany.com Report-Feb 4, The operator of Russias Novovoronezh nuclear power plant has shown a commitment to enhancing operational safety, an International Atomic Energy Agency ...