The Latest Breaking News from Nuclear Power

IAEA's Grossi hails Ukraine restoration of power to key nuclear plant

Ukrainian engineers have restored "much needed" back-up power to a key Russian-occupied nuclear power plant after shelling robbed it of access to external electricity twice in the past week, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Friday.

Reuters · Oct 14, 2022

Germany's Scholz vows solution to nuclear power dispute next week

The German government will resolve a dispute over nuclear power in the coming days, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday, after plans to delay the nation's nuclear phase-out beyond the end of the year exposed cracks in the coalition.

Reuters · Oct 14, 2022

Key player in global space race moves to Leicester

Team is working on fission power to help us reach previously inaccessible regions of space

Birmingham Post · Oct 14, 2022

Russia to use own nuclear fuel at Zaporizhzhia plant - Rosenergoatom

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant will switch to Russian nuclear fuel after it has used up its current reserves, Russia's TASS state news agency reported on Thursday, citing an official with Russia's nuclear power operator Rosenergoatom.

Reuters · Oct 13, 2022

US will soon need to deter two major nuclear powers for first time, White House says

New national security strategy warns of Russia as more immediate threat and China as long-term competitor

The Guardian - US · Oct 12, 2022

EXPLAINER: Power cuts raise risk at Ukraine nuclear plant

A Ukrainian nuclear power plant that has been surrounded by Russian forces lost power when a Russian missile damaged a distant electrical substation — increasing the risk of a radiation disaster

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

Zaporizhzhia: Russian missiles knock out power to nuclear plant for second time in five days

A missile struck an electrical substation causing the plant to shutdown its final external power source

Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2022

IAEA chief Grossi says he is on his way to Kyiv

U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi is on his way to Kyiv after holding talks with Russian officials on setting up a protection zone around the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, he said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Oct 12, 2022

External power to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant restored, IAEA chief says

The external power supply to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine has been restored after an outage that forced it to switch to diesel generators, U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Oct 12, 2022

Severn Edge site could still be used for new nuclear plant after failed fusion bid

One option for the site in South Gloucestershire could be a cheaper nuclear power plant called a small modular reactor

Bristol Post · Oct 12, 2022