The Latest Breaking News from Nuclear Power

Nuclear Power Has Role To Play, Atomic Energy Head Tells AFP At COP28

It would be a mistake to reject nuclear power because of problems at a handful of projects, Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said in an interview with AFP. Grossi was speaking at the COP28 conference in Dubai, where on Saturday a group of large countries are…

International Business Times · Dec 2, 2023

UN atomic chief backs nuclear power at COP28 as world reckons with proliferation

The world wants more nuclear energy as a means to fight climate change and supply an ever-growing demand for electricity, part of a generational shift in thinking on atomic power

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023

Scotland's nuclear power ban close to 'criminal negligence', claims Tory minister

SCOTLAND’S ban on nuclear power plants is bordering on being “criminally negligent”, a Conservative minister has insisted as he challenged the…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 29, 2023

Japanese consumers are eating more local fish in spite of China's ban due to Fukushima wastewater

Fishing communities in Fukushima feared devastating damage to their businesses from the tsunami-wrecked nuclear power plant’s ongoing discharge of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2023

Is nuclear the answer to Australia's climate crisis?

This article is part of a series by The Conversation, Getting to Zero, examining Australia’s energy transition.

The Conversation · Nov 2, 2023

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

The tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began its third release of treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the sea after Japanese officials said the two earlier releases ended smoothly

The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2023

Macron is shopping for uranium in Kazakhstan after the loss of Niger

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in uranium-rich Kazakhstan on Wednesday on the first leg of a trip to Central Asia, a region long regarded as Russia's backyard that has drawn fresh Western attention since the war in Ukraine began. His main aim: securing raw materials and possibly a lucrative contract…

Radio France Internationale · Nov 1, 2023

3 energy companies compete to build a new nuclear reactor in the Czech Republic

Three energy companies including U.S. Westinghouse, France’s EdF and Korea’s KHNP, have submitted their final bids to build the Czech Republic’s newest reactor at the Dukovany nuclear power station as the country strives to become more energy-independent and wean itself off fossil fuels

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023

Guardian Essential poll: most voters don’t believe Australia will meet Labor’s net zero by 2050 target

Almost three-quarters say development of renewables should not ‘come at the expense of local communities’ and half support nuclear energy

The Guardian - AU · Oct 30, 2023

Don’t rush to lift Illinois moratorium on new nuclear power plants

Permanent, safe disposal of still-radioactive spent nuclear fuel and security are unresolved issues. The time to lift the moratorium is after those issues are solved.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 30, 2023