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Do not bring nuclear energy plants to Scotland, SNP tells new minister

The SNP urged the UK Government to consider renewables as a better alternative to the country’s short-term energy needs.

The Independent UK

Tory MP Andrew Bowie appointed UK's first nuclear minister

TORY MP Andrew Bowie has been urged to ensure nuclear power is never brought to Scotland and focus on investing in renewable energy after being…

The National (Scotland)

Radioactive waste isn't going away. We've found a new way to trap it in minerals for long-term storage

There are around 440 nuclear power plants operating in 32 countries around the world, supplying some 10% of the world’s electricity. Another 60 reactors are under construction, and 300 more are proposed.

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UK arm of EDF returns to profit as household electricity prices soar

French firm’s 2022 pre-tax figure of £1.1bn in Britain relates to nuclear operations and higher energy prices

The Guardian - UK

Energy giant EDF's profits up in the UK due to higher prices

Despite this, the French state-backed firm - which is behind the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset - said its British business recorded an overall operating loss

Birmingham Post

Balloons flew near important facilities

The three objects strongly suggesting Chinese surveillance balloons confirmed in Japan's airspace since November 2019 were near important infrastructure such as a nuclear power plant and Self-Defense Forces facilities.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Turkey quake revives debate over nuclear plant being built

A devastating earthquake that toppled buildings across parts of Turkey and neighboring Syria has revived a longstanding debate locally and in neighboring Cyprus about a large nuclear power station being built on Turkey’s southern Mediterranean coastline

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Nuclear power at freeports is ‘greenwashing’, net zero minister told

THE convener of Scotland’s nuclear-free local authorities (NFLAs) has written to Net Zero Minister Michael Matheson asking him to reject nuclear…

The National (Scotland)

Nuclear agency approves extension of power plant life beyond 60 yrs

The Nuclear Regulation Authority officially decided Monday on a new regulatory rule that will extend the life of nuclear power plants to "over 60 years," thus approving a bill to amend the relevant law that sets the current rule.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Russia to Inaugurate Nuclear Sciences University in Egypt

A Russian official has unveiled his country’s plan to inaugurate a branch of the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI in Egypt, as part of the construction of the first Egyptian nuclear power plant in El-Dabaa on the Mediterranean coast. Russian Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education Konstantin Mogilevsky said…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bid to keep California reactors running faces time squeeze

A late-hour attempt to extend the life of California’s last nuclear power plant is facing a time squeeze

The Independent UK

U.S., UK sanction eight Bulgarians over alleged corruption

The United States and Britain on Friday sanctioned eight Bulgarians for alleged corruption, including the country’s wealthiest man and a former minister who allegedly profited illegally from deals involving Bulgaria's only nuclear power plant and Russian energy firms.

Reuters

Russia, IAEA hope to make progress on Zaporizhzhia nuclear safety zone

Russia and the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog on Thursday said they hoped to make progress on creating a safety zone around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which has come under repeated shelling over the past months.

Reuters

Several universities to experiment with micro nuclear power

The next big thing in nuclear power could be tiny — little reactors that are far smaller and far cheaper than the traditional massive nuclear plants topped by giant concrete cooling towers

The Independent UK

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The nuclear option: could this abandoned plant solve the Philippines’ energy crisis?

Supporters say a revival of the project would ease the country’s reliance on coal and prop up its renewables sector. But, detractors tell Rebecca Tan, decades-old safety risks remain

The Guardian - AU

At least 10 civilians killed in new Russian shelling, Kyiv says; fierce fighting in eastern Donetsk battle – as it happened

Towns and villages in east and south hit by new barrage; Ukraine claims to have killed 109 Russians in eastern Donetsk battle

Reuters

Blasts near Ukraine nuclear plant, says UN watchdog; Russia calls it provocation

The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog on Thursday reported powerful explosions near Ukraine's Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station and renewed calls for a security zone around the plant.

The Independent UK

US sweetens pot to study siting for spent nuke fuel storage

The U.S. government is offering more money to find a solution for storing or disposing of spent nuclear fuel from the nation's commercial nuclear power plants

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Federal regulators reject Diablo Canyon license renewal request from PG&E. What happens now?

Federal regulators on Tuesday rejected a request from PG&E that would have eased the utility company’s efforts to keep operating California’s last nuclear power plant longer.

Asharq Al-Awsat

No Military Equipment Found in Ukrainian Nuclear Plants, Says IAEA

An inspection of Ukrainian nuclear plants found no military equipment, debunking a claim from Russia, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi told the European Parliament on Tuesday. Grossi's remarks came the day after Russia's foreign intelligence service accused Ukraine of storing Western-supplied arms at nuclear power stations across…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Environment Ministry plans test for reuse of Fukushima Pref. soil

Last month, the government announced it will conduct an experiment on the feasibility of relocating soil from sites where decontamination work was carried out following the 2011 accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. The soil is slated to be moved to three locations in the Kanto region.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Says Ukraine Storing Arms at Nuclear Plants, Kyiv Denies Claim

Russia's foreign intelligence service (SVR) on Monday accused Ukraine of storing Western-supplied arms at nuclear power stations across the country, an allegation dismissed as untrue by a senior Ukrainian official. The Russian spy agency provided no evidence and Reuters was unable to verify the claims. An SVR statement said that…

Reuters

Russia says Ukraine storing arms at nuclear plants, Kyiv denies claim

The Conversation

Fukushima to release contaminated water – an expert explains why this could be the best option

Over ten years ago, a tsunami triggered a disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant on Japan’s east coast. After the accident, large amounts of radioactivity contaminated the ocean leading to the imposition of a marine exclusion zone and huge reputational damage to the regional fishing industry.

The Conversation

A call for peace: Why Canada should tone down demands for Russian regime change

In late 2022, a frightening escalation occurred in the war in Ukraine. During a large Russian bombardment operation, a missile struck the Polish city of Prezewodów, six kilometres from the Ukrainian border, killing two civilians.

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