Nuclear Energy
Chemistry Research Breakthrough that Could Improve Nuclear Waste Recycling Technologies
Researchers from The University of Manchester have taken a major step forward by describing the quantitative modelling of the electronic structure of a family of uranium nitride compounds a process that could in the future help with nuclear waste recycling…
IAEA Concludes Safety Review at Armenian Nuclear Power Plant
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of nuclear safety experts yesterday completed an assessment of long-term operational safety at the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP). The Safety Aspects of Long Term Operation (SALTO) review was requested by the ANPP,…
French nuclear power in ‘worst situation ever’, says former EDF director
In the week Britain exports electricity to France for first time in four years, Gérard Magnin says renewable power will match Hinkley Point C on cost. Gérard Magnin, who called Hinkley “very risky” when he resigned as a board member…
Researchers Retract Study Suggesting Pro-Nuclear Countries Lag On Clean Energy
Researchers from the University of Sussex and the Vienna School of International Studies have retracted a controversial study published this summer which suggested pro-nuclear countries have been slower to embrace renewable energy than their nuclear-free counterparts. The study, which was…
Unique Engineering Feat Concluded as Chernobyl Arch Has Reached Resting Place
A ceremony in Chernobyl today marked the successful conclusion of the sliding operation, a key milestone before the finalization of the international programme to transform Chernobyl into an environmentally safe and secure state by November 2017. Thirty years after the…
Japan Fukushima Nuclear Plant ‘Clean-Up Costs Double’
Japan’s government estimates the cost of cleaning up radioactive contamination and compensating victims of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster has more than doubled, reports say. The latest estimate from the trade ministry put the expected cost at some 20 trillion…
No Problems in Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
Strong earthquake yesterday struck Japan. A 1m wave hit the coastline near the Fukushima nuclear power plant, but Cabinet Chief Secretary Yoshihide Suga said at a televised news conference that “there was no problem”. All reactors were shut down in…