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Feds offer $1B to keep California's last nuclear plant open

The Biden administration has announced preliminary approval to spend up to $1.1 billion to help keep California’s last operating nuclear power plant running

The Independent UK

Top Russian official warns of possible nuclear accident at Zaporizhzhia

The head of Russia's state-run atomic energy agency, Rosatom, warned on Monday there was a risk of a nuclear accident at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, following renewed shelling over the weekend.

Reuters

Japan nuclear watchdog considering extending reactor life

The head of Japan’s nuclear watchdog says regulators are considering revising a safety evaluation system to allow aging reactors to operate beyond the current 60-year limit, but that the move is aimed at preventing safety lapses and is not motivated by government efforts to increase use of nuclear power

The Independent UK

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Explainer-The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant: who controls it and why is it important?

Repeated shelling of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine has raised the possibility of a grave accident just 500 km (300 miles) from the site of the world's worst nuclear accident, the 1986 Chornobyl disaster.

Reuters

Russia's Rosatom says it discussed Zaporizhzhia shelling with IAEA

The head of Russia's state-run nuclear energy agency, Rosatom, said on Monday it had discussed Sunday's shelling of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant with the United Nations nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the RIA Novosti news agency reported.

Reuters

Russia, blaming Ukraine, says Zaporizhzhia plant at risk of nuclear accident

Russia said on Monday that shelling of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant risked unleashing a grave nuclear accident and repeated accusations, denied by Kyiv, that Ukrainian forces were to blame.

Reuters

US, Philippines to negotiate nuclear power tech-sharing pact

The US and the Philippines will open talks on a deal for the Asian nation to build nuclear power plants with American technology, Vice President Kamala Harris announced.

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Explainer-'Close call' at Ukrainian nuclear plant

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is under Russian control, was rocked by shelling on Sunday, drawing condemnation from the U.N. nuclear watchdog which said such attacks risked a major disaster.

Reuters

No nuclear safety concerns at Zaporizhzhia after shelling, UN watchdog confirms

There are no immediate nuclear safety or security concerns at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine despite shelling at the weekend, the U.N. atomic watchdog said Monday evening after its experts toured the site. Earlier on Monday Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged NATO members to guarantee the protection…

France 24

'Close call' in shelling near nuclear reactor on Ukraine's frontline

Ukraine narrowly escaped disaster during fighting at the weekend that rocked Europe's largest atomic power plant with a barrage of shells, some falling near reactors and damaging a radioactive waste storage building, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said.

Reuters

Ukraine news – live: Putin’s troops ‘dumped remains of fellow countrymen’ in Kherson landfill

Discarded Russian helmets found in dump after Kyiv’s forces reclaim region

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 271 of the invasion

Russian forces launched almost 400 strikes on Sunday, Zelenskiy says; UN nuclear watchdog to assess Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 270 of the invasion

Attacks on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant are ‘playing with fire’, UN warns as Ukraine adviser urges against talks with Kremlin

The Guardian - UK

Nuclear agency warns of renewed shelling at Ukrainian plant

The International Atomic Energy Agency says it has received reports of renewed shelling in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, the site of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant

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Nottingham man dies after incident at EDF Energy nuclear power station

"Jason was a devoted and loving father who did everything for me and his sons and daughter"

Asharq Al-Awsat

Renewed Shelling Threatens Key Ukrainian Nuclear Plant

Powerful explosions from shelling shook Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, the site of Europe's largest nuclear power plant, the global nuclear watchdog said Sunday, calling for "urgent measures to help prevent a nuclear accident" in the Russian-occupied facility. Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said multiple…

Reuters

Ukraine nuclear plant shelled, U.N. warns: 'You're playing with fire!'

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France's electricity grid warns it will strain to deliver this winter

The French electricity grid operator has warned of a high risk of network strain due to ongoing nuclear power plant outages, which could see businesses and households forced to curb usage to avoid outright power cuts.

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The Independent UK

Wind and solar farms to pay nearly half of windfall profits to Treasury

The windfall tax on renewables, biomass and nuclear power generators will be set at 45%, Jeremy Hunt announced in his autumn statement.

Reason

At the U.N.'s Climate Change Conference, Nuclear Power Is Finally Getting Some Respect

The bigger problem now is that outmoded regulations stand in the way of deployment.

Evening Standard

Hunt confirms go ahead for Sizewell C plant but pressure grows ‘to get on with it’

Jeremy Hunt confirmed the construction of the long-awaited Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk during his Autumn Statement on Thursday afternoon.

The Guardian - UK

Hunt’s modest environmental goals show party is out of tune with voters

Autumn statement backs nuclear power and offshore wind, but says nothing on onshore wind and solar

Reuters

Germany backs security zone around Ukraine nuclear power plant

Germany supports the establishment of a security zone around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday after talks with the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi.

Asharq Al-Awsat

G20 Summit Kicks Off in Bali...Ukraine Tops the Agenda

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stressed to the leaders of the world's wealthiest countries on Tuesday that now is the time to stop Russia's war Ukraine under his proposed peace plan. Zelenskiy appeared via videolink at the G20 summit, on the Indonesian island of Bali, overshadowed by the war in Ukraine…

The Independent UK

Hopes and costs are high for UK's nuclear energy future

Sites like the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant have become integral to the U.K. government’s “net zero” by 2050 strategy

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