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Drone strikes UN vehicle on way to inspect Ukrainian nuclear plant
1 week, 6 days ago

Drone strikes UN vehicle on way to inspect Ukrainian nuclear plant

CNN  

CNN — An armored vehicle belonging to the UN’s atomic watchdog was hit by a drone strike on its way to inspect a Ukrainian nuclear power plant on Tuesday, in an attack President Volodymyr Zelensky has blamed on Russia. The strike took place as the vehicle traveled in a convoy to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, as part of efforts …

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Inside the audacious plan to reopen Three Mile Island’s nuclear plant
1 month, 1 week ago

Inside the audacious plan to reopen Three Mile Island’s nuclear plant

Live Mint  

At a small gathering for CEOs last year, OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman made a stunning pronouncement: Future data centers for some artificial-intelligence models would require as much power as a large city. Dominguez returned to Baltimore after the May 2023 meeting with an audacious idea: What if his company restarted the undamaged reactor at Three Mile Island, the site of …

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Local reaction has varied over the plan to reopen Three Mile Island nuclear plant
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Local reaction has varied over the plan to reopen Three Mile Island nuclear plant

NPR  

Local reaction has varied over the plan to reopen Three Mile Island nuclear plant The retired Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania is restarting, in a deal with Microsoft to power its data centers. LEILA FADEL, HOST: After Microsoft agreed to buy electricity from the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, it's planning to reopen - …

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Should India be part of Russia-China bid to have nuclear power plant on Moon?
3 months ago

Should India be part of Russia-China bid to have nuclear power plant on Moon?

Firstpost  

Whether India—a part of America’s Artemis programme—can also be a part of Russo-Chinese joint space habitat remains to be seen; however, the technological potential is huge and promising, and it is time for India to get going Russia’s Roscosmos and China’s CNSA have signed MoU. In 2020, the Pentagon issued contracts for mobile, small nuclear reactors that will provide nuclear …

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TEPCO halts attempt to remove fuel debris at Fukushima nuclear plant
4 months ago

TEPCO halts attempt to remove fuel debris at Fukushima nuclear plant

China Daily  

Tanks containing water from the disabled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant are seen at the power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, March 8, 2023. TOKYO - Tokyo Electric Power Company on Thursday decided to halt preparatory work for the test retrieval of nuclear fuel debris from one of the crippled reactors at the disaster-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. …

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Earthquake Today: Magnitude-6.0 quake shakes northeast Japan, no tsunami alert
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Earthquake Today: Magnitude-6.0 quake shakes northeast Japan, no tsunami alert

The Hindu  

A magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck off northeastern Japan's Fukushima region on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but no tsunami warning was issued. Wednesday's magnitude-7.4 quake damaged dozens of buildings in Taiwan and prompted tsunami warnings as far as Japan and the Philippines. Japan's biggest earthquake on record was a massive magnitude-9.0 undersea jolt in March 2011 off Japan's northeast coast, …

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Japanese nuclear power station admits oil leaked after 10ft tsunami
11 months, 1 week ago

Japanese nuclear power station admits oil leaked after 10ft tsunami

Daily Mail  

A Japanese nuclear power station has admitted that 20,000 liters of oil leaked when 10ft tsunami waves slammed into the plant after the 7.6-magnitude New Year's Day earthquake. Shika nuclear power plant, which contains two reactors, was hit by the huge waves shortly after the powerful earthquake struck the central Ishikawa region on January 1. Around 19,900 liters of insulating …

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Japanese nuclear plant admits 20,000 litres of oil leaked when it was hit by 10ft tsunami sparked by New Year's Day earthquake - as officials call for drones to monitor radiation levels
11 months, 1 week ago

Japanese nuclear plant admits 20,000 litres of oil leaked when it was hit by 10ft tsunami sparked by New Year's Day earthquake - as officials call for drones to monitor radiation levels

Daily Mail  

A Japanese nuclear power station has admitted that 20,000 litres of oil leaked when 10ft tsunami waves slammed into the plant after the 7.6-magnitude New Year's Day earthquake. Shika nuclear power plant, which contains two reactors, was hit by the huge waves shortly after the powerful earthquake struck the central Ishikawa region on January 1. Around 19,900 litres of insulating …

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India, Russia ink pacts on construction of future power units of Kudankulam nuclear plant
11 months, 3 weeks ago

India, Russia ink pacts on construction of future power units of Kudankulam nuclear plant

The Hindu  

In a major boost to their time-tested partnership, India and Russia on Tuesday signed some "very important" agreements related to the construction of the future power-generating units of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, who is on a five-day visit to Russia, made the announcement after his "comprehensive and productive" meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Denis …

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Industry experts hail homegrown HTGR nuclear power technology
1 year ago

Industry experts hail homegrown HTGR nuclear power technology

China Daily  

The Shidaowan high-temperature gas-cooled reactor nuclear power plant in Rongcheng, Shandong province, East China. CHINA DAILY The Shidaowan high-temperature gas-cooled reactor nuclear power plant started commercial operations on Dec 6 in Rongcheng, Shandong province, the National Energy Administration and China Huaneng Group, its lead operator, said. The fourth-generation power plant illustrates China's global leadership in HTGR nuclear energy technology, industry …

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant starts 3rd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea
1 year, 1 month ago

Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant starts 3rd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began its third release of treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the sea Thursday after Japanese officials said the two earlier releases ended smoothly. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters Thursday that Japan has consistently provided transparent and scientific explanations about the discharge and gained understanding from many members of the …

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Japan PM eats 'safe and delicious' fish from Fukushima amid controversy over radioactive water discharge
1 year, 3 months ago

Japan PM eats 'safe and delicious' fish from Fukushima amid controversy over radioactive water discharge

India TV News  

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, along witrh three other members of his Cabinet, ate Fukushima fish sashimi at a lunch meeting on Wednesday to show that fish are safe for consumption, following a controversial decision to release treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant last week. Japan’s decision to release water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant has …

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Japan releases water from Fukushima nuclear plant, China furious
1 year, 3 months ago

Japan releases water from Fukushima nuclear plant, China furious

The Hindu  

Japan began releasing wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, prompting a furious China to ban all seafood imports from its neighbour. But China has warned the release will contaminate the ocean, and immediately responded Thursday by blasting Japan as "extremely selfish". It then banned all Japanese seafood imports "to comprehensively prevent the food …

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Ukrainian minister says he fears Russia has ‘no red lines’ to prevent attacks on nuclear plant
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukrainian minister says he fears Russia has ‘no red lines’ to prevent attacks on nuclear plant

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The catastrophic collapse of a dam in southern Ukraine has made Kyiv worried that Russia might stage an attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to foment panic and quell Ukrainian advances on the frontline, Ukraine’s energy minister said Monday. He said it warrants the level of alarm Ukraine’s leadership has been raising in recent weeks of an …

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The Future Of Nuclear Energy Could Depend On This
1 year, 5 months ago

The Future Of Nuclear Energy Could Depend On This

Huff Post  

CAMDEN, N.J. ― On a bright, humid afternoon last September, Allen Hickman made the rounds on the floor of a factory that embodies the past, present and future of the nation’s atomic energy industry perhaps more than any other site in the United States. But it’s hardly the only party competing for a piece of what many in the industry …

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Russia placed suspected explosives at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, claims Zelenskyy
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia placed suspected explosives at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, claims Zelenskyy

India Today  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy once again sounded the alarm, alleging that Russia was planning to "simulate an attack" on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. 'POSSIBLE NUCLEAR ATTACK' The Ukrainian president has claimed that Russian troops have placed "objects resembling explosives" on the roofs of buildings at the plant site, as per a report in The Guardian. In his nightly video message, …

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Zelenskyy says 'counteroffensive, defensive actions' taking place in Ukraine
1 year, 6 months ago

Zelenskyy says 'counteroffensive, defensive actions' taking place in Ukraine

The Hindu  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that counteroffensive and defensive actions were underway against Russian forces, asserting that his top commanders were in a “positive” mindset as their troops engaged in intense fighting along the front line. The Ukrainian leader, at a Kyiv news conference alongside Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, responded to a question about Russian President Vladimir Putin's …

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Ukraine claims Russia planning ‘massive’ incident at nuclear site
1 year, 6 months ago

Ukraine claims Russia planning ‘massive’ incident at nuclear site

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine’s defence ministry has warned that Russia plans to simulate a major accident at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, which is under the control of Russian forces, in a bid to thwart the expected counteroffensive by Ukraine to retake its territory captured by Moscow. “Russians are preparing massive provocation and imitation of the accident at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in …

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Japan nuclear watchdog asks Fukushima plant operator to assess risk from reactor damage
1 year, 6 months ago

Japan nuclear watchdog asks Fukushima plant operator to assess risk from reactor damage

Associated Press  

TOKYO — A nuclear watchdog has asked the operator of Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant to assess possible risks resulting from damage that was found in a key supporting structure inside one of the three melted reactors. A robotic probe sent inside the Fukushima Daiichi plant’s Unit 1 primary containment chamber found that its pedestal — the main supporting …

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South Korean experts visit Fukushima nuclear plant before release of treated water into sea
1 year, 7 months ago

South Korean experts visit Fukushima nuclear plant before release of treated water into sea

Associated Press  

TOKYO — A team of South Korean government experts began a two-day tour of Japan’s tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant on Tuesday to examine a contentious plan to release treated but still slightly radioactive wastewater into the sea. Yoo Guk-hee, the chairperson of South Korea’s Nuclear Safety and Security Commission who heads the delegation, told reporters after the first day’s …

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Germany Shuts Down Its Last Nuclear Power Reactors
1 year, 8 months ago

Germany Shuts Down Its Last Nuclear Power Reactors

Huff Post  

Steam rises from the RWE nuclear power plant Emsland in Lingen, Germany, on Friday. “These three nuclear reactors in Germany produce more electricity than all Danish windmills and solar panels combined,” Sollid, who advocates for nuclear energy in Denmark, said by phone. Associated Press But the Fukushima disaster showed that “even in a high-tech country like Japan, the risks associated …

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Pacific Islands urge Japan to delay release of Fukushima waste over contamination fears
1 year, 11 months ago

Pacific Islands urge Japan to delay release of Fukushima waste over contamination fears

ABC  

Pacific Island nations are urging Japan to delay the release of water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant over fears fisheries will be contaminated. Key points: The Fukushima nuclear disaster occurred after an earthquake and tsunami near Japan in 2011 The Japanese government intends to release more than 1 million tonnes of treated radioactive water from the plant over …

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Georgia nuclear plant startup delayed due to vibrating pipe
1 year, 11 months ago

Georgia nuclear plant startup delayed due to vibrating pipe

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Startup of a nuclear power plant in Georgia will be delayed since its operator found a vibrating pipe in the cooling system during testing. The problem was found during startup testing in a pipe that is part of the reactor’s automatic depressurization system, said Georgia Power spokesperson Jacob Hawkins. A third and a fourth reactor were approved for …

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Critical component fabricated for Kudankulam reactor successfully tested
2 years ago

Critical component fabricated for Kudankulam reactor successfully tested

The Hindu  

ZIO-Podolsk JSC, an arm of the machine-building division of Rosatom State Corporation - JSC Atomenergomash, which is supplying critical components to the now operational 2 x 1,000 MWe VVER reactors and also four more similar reactors under construction, has fabricated and successfully tested a set of main equipment – the first set of separator-reheater – for Unit 5 of Kudankulam …

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