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Japan estimates Fukushima water release to start in 'spring or summer'

The Japanese government gave an estimation for when the water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant will be released into the sea, saying at a cabinet meeting held on Friday it could happen sometime "around this spring or summer."

Reuters

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Holiday resort to close for three years as it houses nuclear power plant workers

900 employees will live at the popular site that is usually visited by thousands of tourists

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The Brean Sands Pontins resort in Somerset will house as many as 900 Hinkley Point C workers for the next three years, with improvement works to be carried out to the chalets

Daily Mirror

Saudi Energy Minister: Kingdom Intends to Utilize its National Uranium Resources

Saudi Arabia plans to use domestically-sourced uranium to build up its nuclear power industry, Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Wednesday. He added that recent exploration had shown a diverse portfolio of uranium in the Gulf Arab state, the world's top oil exporter. Saudi Arabia has a nascent…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Swedish government wants to build more nuke power plants

Sweden’s center-right coalition government says it will present legislation which will enable the construction of new nuclear power stations

The Independent UK

Sweden makes regulatory push to allow new nuclear reactors

Sweden is preparing legislation to allow the construction of more nuclear power stations to boost electricity production in the Nordic country and bolster energy security, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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Russia taking of Ukraine nuclear plant a hit to clean energy future -Holtec

The head of Holtec, a private U.S. nuclear power company working in Ukraine, said Russia's occupation the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is a serious hit to the future of clean energy.

Reuters

How France’s prized nuclear sector stalled in Europe’s hour of need

France should be in a strong position as Europe reels from the energy crisis, drawing on the renowned nuclear industry that supplies the lion’s share of its power. But France’s nuclear sector has been going through a tricky time, as a significant proportion of its reactors have had to close…

France 24

Ukraine official says time for U.N. peacekeepers at nuclear plant

Ukraine wants the United Nations to send peacekeepers to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant even without a deal with Russia to establish a safety zone there, the head of Ukraine's state nuclear power company said.

Reuters

Top Putin aide visits Ukraine's Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

One of President Vladimir Putin's most powerful Kremlin aides has visited the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in a part of southern Ukraine Russia says it has annexed, a Moscow-installed official in the region said.

Reuters

Kishida's new energy strategy reignites push for N-power

Next-generation nuclear power plants will be constructed and existing reactors will be allowed to operate for longer than the current 60-year limit under a government plan aimed at ensuring stable energy supplies and achieving carbon neutrality.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Russian-installed official in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region says shelling of nuclear plant has almost stopped

The top Russian-installed official in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region said on Friday that shelling of the Russian-controlled nuclear power plant there had "almost stopped".

Reuters

After the Fukushima disaster, Japan swore to phase out nuclear power. But not anymore

Japan adopted a plan to extend the lifespan of nuclear reactors, replace the old and even build new ones, a major shift in a country scarred by the Fukushima disaster.

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IAEA Discusses Ukraine Nuclear Plant Protections with Russia

The head of the UN nuclear watchdog met Thursday in Moscow with officials from Russia’s military and state atomic energy company as he pursues a long-running drive to set up a protection zone around a Russian-occupied nuclear power plant in Ukraine.

The Independent UK

IAEA discusses Ukraine nuclear plant protections with Russia

The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog has met in Moscow with officials from Russia’s military and state atomic energy company as he continues trying to get a protection zone set up around a Russian-occupied nuclear power plant in Ukraine

Reuters

Rosatom says talks with IAEA on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant safe zone to continue

Russia's Rosatom state nuclear energy company said on Thursday that talks with International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi about a safe zone around Ukraine's Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant would continue.

Bangkok Post

Japan makes major nuclear about-turn

TOKYO: Japan decided on Thursday to allow nuclear reactors to operate beyond their current limit of 60 years and to replace ageing facilities with new advanced ones, in a major policy change to cut carbon emissions while ensuring energy supplies amid disruptions from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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The Independent UK

Japan reverts to max nuclear power to tackle energy, climate

Japan has adopted a new policy promoting greater use of nuclear energy to ensure stable power supply amid global fuel shortages and to reduce carbon emissions — a major reversal of its phase-out plan since the Fukushima crisis

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Plan OK'd to extend life of N-plants past 60 years N-plants could operate for more than

The Nuclear Regulation Authority approved Wednesday a draft of a new rule that would allow nuclear power plants to operate for more than 60 years.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Scope of Fukushima N-accident compensation expanded

Psychological damage stemming from the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant accident is being recognized by a government panel as eligible for compensation.

Reuters

Kyiv says Russian 'kamikaze' drone flies over South Ukraine nuclear plant

The Ukrainian atomic energy agency accused Russia on Monday of flouting nuclear safety by sending a "kamikaze" drone over part of the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant in the Mykolaiv region just after midnight.

ABC News

Four killed and 13 injured as Russian barrage strikes four Ukrainian cities

Some 76 missiles are fired in the latest Russian attack targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure, as Moscow aims to leave Ukraine in the dark and cold this winter.

Reuters

Russia installs shield over Zaporizhzhia nuclear storage site

A shield is being set up over a storage site for spent nuclear waste at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine to protect it from shelling and drones, a Russian-installed official said on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

Japan shifting back to nuclear power

TOKYO: Japan has confirmed a major nuclear power policy shift to tackle an energy crisis, more than a decade after the 2011 Fukushima disaster prompted it to idle most of its reactors.

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