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Small nuke reactors emerge as energy option, but risks loom

A global search for alternative sources to Russian energy during the war in Ukraine has refocused attention on smaller, easier-to-build nuclear power stations

The Independent UK

British Gas owner plans to cap profits to cut energy bills

Exclusive: Centrica chief tells the Guardian he is keen for it to sign up to new contracts with government on electricity generation

The Guardian - UK

Russia backs IAEA call for shelling near Zaporizhzhia to stop, envoy says

Russia backs a call by U.N. atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi for an immediate stop to shelling at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) and the nearby city of Enerhodar, its envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Friday.

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Shelling at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant poses a growing problem

Shelling has destroyed power infrastructure at the Ukrainian city of Enerhodar where staff operating the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant live, posing a growing threat to the plant, the UN nuclear watchdog said on Friday. Meanwhile Russian forces have killed two staff members.

France 24

IAEA: Shelling near Zaporizhzhia plant 'unsustainable'

Reuters

Ukrainian nuke plant operating tenuously as war persists

Ukraine’s state nuclear energy operator says Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, caught in the Ukraine-Russia war, is operating in emergency mode with elevated risk

The Independent UK

Ukraine considers shutting down Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Heavy shelling and firefights around the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant could lead Ukraine to shut it down to avoid nuclear catastrophe.

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Ukraine considers closing Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as fighting rages

Earlier this week, experts called for a security zone around Zaporizhzhia

The Independent UK

Fighting rages in areas near Russian-held nuclear plant in Ukraine

Heavy fighting has been raging into Thursday in areas near the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in Ukraine after Kyiv warned that it might have to shut down the plant to avoid disaster.

Reuters

Ukraine claims battlefield gains as US pledges more military aid

Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and Foreign Secretary Antony Blinken announced Thursday that the US has approved an additional aid package for Ukraine and neighbouring countries as multilateral talks on the crisis took place in Germany. It came as Ukraine's military claimed the recapture of more than 20 settlements in the…

France 24

As S.Korea moves to expand nuclear power, disquiet grows among nearby residents

Hwang Bun-hee, 74, lives in a pink house near the sea surrounded by a riotous vegetable garden and sounds of birds - but she gets upset whenever she looks at her house, just a few minutes' walk from Wolsong nuclear power plant.

Reuters

Operator doubts German plan to keep nuclear plants on standby

Germany plans to delay closure of two nuclear power plants amid disruption to Russian gas deliveries to Europe.

Al Jazeera

Shelling damages Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant's backup power line -IAEA

Shelling on Tuesday damaged a backup power line at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine, which has already lost all four of its regular power lines, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said in a statement on Wednesday.

Reuters

German chancellor rejects calls to reverse nuclear power plant closures

Olaf Scholz says country has enough energy to get through winter after Russia cut gas supplies

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Reuters

Ukraine calls for evacuation of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant town

Ukraine on Wednesday called for the residents of Russian-occupied areas around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to evacuate for their own safety.

The Conversation

Zaporizhzhia: proposals for demilitarised zone around Europe's biggest nuclear power plant are unprecedented – expert reveals

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has welcomed an international proposal for a demilitarised zone around Europe’s biggest nuclear plant, currently occupied by Russia.

Reuters

Germany needs legislative reform to keep nuclear plants on standby - environment ministry

German lawmakers must reform existing legislation in order to allow nuclear power stations to remain on standby beyond a planned exit from nuclear power at the end of this year, a spokesperson for the environment ministry said.

The Independent UK

Shelling goes on near Ukraine nuclear plant, despite risks

A Ukrainian official says Russian has renewed its shelling in the area of Ukraine’s huge nuclear power plant

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Editorial: Stop worrying and love nuclear: California charts a smarter course to cutting greenhouse gases

In approving more than $50 billion to move away from energy sources that spew carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, the nation’s largest state just took a significant step forward in the battle to curb climate change. Good for California’s Democrat-dominated government — and double good that in doing so, legislators…

Evening Standard

Zaporizhzhia: Ukraine backs UN call for safe zone at nuclear power plant occupied by Russia

The UN has said it is ‘gravely concerned’ about the situation at the plant after a visit by inspectors

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Requests ‘Explanations’ from IAEA on Zaporizhzhia Report

Russia has requested "additional explanations" from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on parts of its report on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying on Wednesday. The IAEA on Tuesday called for shelling near the power station to be halted and…

Reuters

Russia requests 'explanations' from IAEA on Zaporizhzhia report

Newcastle Herald

The AUKUS debate will necessarily expand to take in nuclear power, says defence expert

Synergies between AUKUS and a future nuclear grid

Tribune News Service

Operators of Diablo Canyon apply for $6 billion federal aid program for nuclear plants

Fresh from getting an extension to keep the last nuclear power plant in California open, Pacific Gas & Electric now looks to receive a chunk of a $6 billion federal program aimed at helping the nation's nuclear fleet remain online.

Reuters

U.N. chief urges Russia, Ukraine to demilitarize nuclear power plant

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres urged Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday to agree a demilitarized perimeter around the Russian-held Zaporozhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine.

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