Recent News Headlines : Nuclear Power

PLANS FOR MAJOR NUCLEAR POWER STATION IN WALES WIN GREEN LIGHT


Office for Nuclear Regulation approves design for new reactor at Horizon Nuclear Power's plant at Wylfa, Anglesey... READ MORE

14th December, 2017 836

TSUNAMI OF DATA COULD CONSUME ONE FIFTH OF GLOBAL ELECTRICITY BY 2025


Data centres on their own could produce 1.9 gigatonnes Gt or 3.2 percent of the global total of carbon emissions, he says... READ MORE

11th December, 2017 759

RUSSIA SAYS 'SATELLITE' COULD HAVE CAUSED RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION


Russian scientists on Friday said radioactive pollution detected in Europe in September was not linked to one of the country's nuclear facilities and specu... READ MORE

9th December, 2017 12

AS TRUMP WAS SWORN IN, FLYNN TEXTED RUSSIA SANCTIONS TO BE 'RIPPED UP' TO SPEED REACTOR DEAL


As Trump was sworn in, Flynn texted Russia sanctions to be 'ripped up' to speed reactor deal whistle-blower... READ MORE

6th December, 2017 6

ITER NUCLEAR FUSION PROJECT HAILS HALFWAY CONSTRUCTION MILESTONE, EYES 'FIRST PLASMA' IN 2025


A vast international experiment designed to demonstrate that nuclear fusion can be a viable source of energy is halfway toward completion, the organization... READ MORE

6th December, 2017 306

ITER NUCLEAR FUSION PROJECT REACHES KEY HALFWAY MILESTONE


Fusion power is one of the most sought-after technological goals in the pursuit of clean energy... READ MORE

6th December, 2017 1543

'GOOD TO GO': TOP TRUMP AIDE GAVE INAUGURAL DAY OK TO NUCLEAR PLAN - CONGRESSMAN


Cummings said the informant, who contacted his staff in June, met Copson at a Jan. 20 inaugural event in Washington... READ MORE

6th December, 2017 527

VIETNAM'S EX-PRESIDENT ADMITS FUKUSHIMA DISASTER PLAYED ROLE IN DITCHING FORAY INTO ATOMIC POWER


Vietnam last year abandoned plans to build its first nuclear power plants with Japanese and Russian assistance due to heightened concern over the safety of... READ MORE

4th December, 2017 237

FLYNN'S NAME LINKED TO NUCLEAR PLAN REQUIRING LIFTING OF SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA


Mideast nuclear plan backers bragged of support of top Trump aide Michael Flynn... READ MORE

2nd December, 2017 37

EXCLUSIVE: MIDEAST NUCLEAR PLAN BACKERS BRAGGED OF SUPPORT OF TOP TRUMP AIDE FLYNN


Previously they told a congressional committee that they had not had any dealings with Flynn since May 2016, before Trump became the Republican Party's presidential candidate... READ MORE

2nd December, 2017 5621

BACKERS OF U.S.-RUSSIA MIDEAST NUCLEAR PLAN BRAGGED OF SUPPORT OF TOP TRUMP AIDE MICHAEL FLYNN


Previously they told a congressional committee that they had not had any dealings with Flynn since May 2016, before Trump became the Republican Party's presidential candidate... READ MORE

2nd December, 2017 0

EXCLUSIVE - MIDEAST NUCLEAR PLAN BACKERS BRAGGED OF SUPPORT OF TOP TRUMP AIDE FLYNN


On Nov. 30, 2016, Copson briefed U.S. Representative Ed Royce, Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, on the nuclear project, an email shows... READ MORE

2nd December, 2017 1

NEW RECORD LOW PRICES FOR ELECTRICITY ARE SHAKING UP A STAID INDUSTRY


As market bidding structures expand beyond Alberta, the low bid prices will be crucial -- and disruptive -- for companies making the electricity... READ MORE

27th November, 2017 7766

RUSSIAN COMMISSION TO BEGIN PROBE INTO REPORTED RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION


A Russian scientific commission will investigate reports of radioactive pollution almost 1,000 times above normal levels in the southern Urals, state nucle... READ MORE

25th November, 2017 0

RUSSIA OPENS COMMISSION INTO 'NUCLEAR INCIDENT' REPORT


Nuclear scientists have created a commission to discover the origin of ruthenium-106, Rosatom said in a statement, also released by the country's Nuclear Safety Institute... READ MORE

24th November, 2017 0

A RADIATION CLOUD AND A MYSTERY FROM RUSSIA


A Radiation Cloud, and a Mystery, From Russia... READ MORE

24th November, 2017 1863

RUSSIA DENIES NUCLEAR ACCIDENT AFTER RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION


But a representative of Rosatom nuclear corporation told AFP there have been no incidents at nuclear infrastructure facilities in Russia... READ MORE

21st November, 2017 0

RUSSIA CONFIRMS SPIKE IN RADIOACTIVITY AFTER NUCLEAR ACCIDENT CLAIMS


Mayak accounts for half of Russian exports of radioactive isotopes... READ MORE

21st November, 2017 454

A RADIOACTIVE CLOUD WAFTS OVER EUROPE WITH RUSSIA AS CHIEF SUSPECT


German and French nuclear security agencies concluded that the pollution had not threatened the health of Europeans or the environment in which they live... READ MORE

15th November, 2017 17012

CHINA'S CARBON MARKET READY - BUT WAITING


There were 87 low carbon provinces and cities, 51 low carbon industrial parks and 400 low carbon communities in China which will peak sooner, he said... READ MORE

14th November, 2017 16

MYSTERIOUS RADIOACTIVE CLOUD HOVERING OVER EUROPE TRACED BACK TO RUSSIA


The radioactivity was discovered after monitors in Italy picked up on the ruthenium-106 isotope in the air... READ MORE

12th November, 2017 79

RADIOACTIVE CLOUD THAT COVERED EUROPE MIGHT BE FROM RUSSIA. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT THOUGH.


A city near the Ural Mountains in Russia, where the French believe a cloud of radioactive particles was released in September... READ MORE

11th November, 2017 2190

NUCLEAR ACCIDENT SENDS 'HARMLESS' RADIOACTIVE CLOUD OVER EUROPE


There has been no impact on human health or the environment in Europe, it said... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 14914

'HARMLESS' RADIOACTIVE CLOUD OVER EUROPE MAY HAVE COME FROM NUCLEAR ACCIDENT IN RUSSIA OR KAZAKHSTAN


There has been no impact on human health or the environment in Europe, the IRSN said... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 4707

UK'S BIGGEST SOLAR FARM PLANNED FOR KENT COAST


Britain's biggest existing solar farm is at Lyneham in Wiltshire... READ MORE

9th November, 2017 1555

FLOATING NUKE PLANTS TO POWER ISLANDS IN SOUTH CHINA SEA


The same dock, in Huludao city near the Bohai Sea, was the birthplace of the People's Liberation Army Navy's first nuclear-powered submarine... READ MORE

4th November, 2017 534

FOSSIL-FUEL FRIENDLY TAX PLAN SPARES OIL, NOT SOLAR OR TESLA


Those held through corporate entities would see a big benefit from the 20 percent corporate tax rate, he said... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 2628

IS THIS PLACE IN THE SHADOW OF THE 'WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS NUCLEAR PLANT'?


Stefano Morelli About 20 miles from Armenia's capital city of Yerevan sits the antiquated Metsamor nuclear power plant... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 436

RUSSIA TO BUILD NUCLEAR PLANTS IN NIGERIA


Russia has signed a deal to build two nuclear power plants in Nigeria, as Africa's largest economy seeks to end its energy crisis... READ MORE

1st November, 2017 1245

SUBSIDY PLAN FOR COAL AND NUCLEAR PLANTS 'WILL COST US TAXPAYERS $10.6BN A YEAR'


Non-partisan analysis reveals the cost of energy secretary Rick Perry's proposal to give handouts to some of the country's oldest and dirtiest power plants... READ MORE

27th October, 2017 9672

Trending News Headlines : Nuclear Power

FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR REACTOR RADIATION AT HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2011 MELTDOWN


The one-metre-wide hole was probably created by nuclear fuel that melted and then penetrated the vessel after the tsunami knocked out Fukushima Daiichi's back-up cooling system... READ MORE

3rd February, 2017 74612

WHILE TRUMP PROMOTES COAL, OTHER COUNTRIES ARE TURNING TO CHEAP SOLAR POWER


It is also the world's best place to produce solar energy, with the most potent sun power on the planet... READ MORE

2nd April, 2017 42242

PROTEST AND PERSIST: WHY GIVING UP HOPE IS NOT AN OPTION


A group that called itself the Clamshell Alliance arose to oppose building a nuclear power plant in New Hampshire... READ MORE

14th March, 2017 24252

CHINA BUILDS WORLD'S BIGGEST SOLAR FARM IN JOURNEY TO BECOME GREEN SUPERPOWER #GLOBALWARNING


Vast plant in Qinghai province is part of China's determination to transform itself from climate change villain to a green energy colossus... READ MORE

19th January, 2017 21279

JAPANESE NUCLEAR PLANT JUST RECORDED AN ASTRONOMICAL RADIATION LEVEL. SHOULD WE BE WORRIED?


A worker takes notes in front of storage tanks for radioactive water at Tokyo Electric Power Co's TEPCO tsunami-crippled FukushimaDaiichi nuclear power plant in Japan... READ MORE

8th February, 2017 19069

CHINA JUST BUILT A CUTE SOLAR PLANT SHAPED LIKE A PANDA


The first phase of the plant was completed on June 30, PV magazine reported and it has started delivering power to a grid in North Western China... READ MORE

8th July, 2017 17160

HUGE BOOST FOR RENEWABLES AS OFFSHORE WINDFARM COSTS FALL TO RECORD LOW


The price is half of what new offshore windfarms were being awarded just two years ago... READ MORE

11th September, 2017 13784

DYING ROBOTS AND FAILING HOPE: FUKUSHIMA CLEAN-UP FALTERS SIX YEARS AFTER TSUNAMI


Naohiro Masuda, the president of Fukushima Daiichi's decommissioning arm, says he wants another probe sent in before deciding on how to remove the melted fuel... READ MORE

10th March, 2017 11829

TRUMP MAY BE GOOD FOR OIL TROUBLE FORRENEWABLES


The president-elect has promised to promote oil, natural gas and coal aggressively, and pull back on Obama administration commitments to fighting climate change... READ MORE

2nd January, 2017 11407

TRUMP TEAM MEMO HINTS AT BIG SHAKE-UP OF U.S. ENERGY POLICY


Media representatives for the Trump transition and an Energy Department spokesperson also didn't respond to calls and e-mails seeking comment... READ MORE

10th December, 2016 10588

FUKUSHIMA: ROBOT IMAGES SHOW MASSIVE DEPOSITS THOUGHT TO BE MELTED NUCLEAR FUEL


Robot spots suspected debris of melted fuel for first time since 2011 earthquake and tsunami destroyed the plant... READ MORE

23rd July, 2017 9108

BIKINI HIRING CONTEST FOR NUCLEAR PLANT INTERNS GETS TOXIC REACTION


A Czech nuclear power station seemed to focus more on looks than qualifications to hire interns, using a swimsuit contest on Facebook... READ MORE

27th June, 2017 8391

SOLAR POWER BREAKS UK RECORDS THANKS TO SUNNY WEATHER


Buckley said the grid could handle a far greater proportion of solar power than currently seen, because gas power stations could be ramped down... READ MORE

27th May, 2017 7015

ENERGY MINISTER TO BE GIVEN MORE CONTROL IN STATE'S $500M PLAN TO SECURE FUTURE


Photo SA wants to secure its own interests, say Energy Minister Tom Koutsantonis and Premier Jay Weatherill... READ MORE

18th March, 2017 5434

CLEAN ENERGY IS TROUNCING OIL, GAS AND COAL IN TRUMP ERA


President Donald Trump took office vowing to revive the coal industry's fortunes. So far, the smart money has been on clean energy... READ MORE

18th July, 2017 5189

ALL TSUNAMI ALERTS LIFTED AFTER 7.4 QUAKE ROCKS NORTHERN JAPAN


Japan lifted all tsunami alerts after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake off the coast of Fukushima, home to the nuclear power plant crippled in the March 2011 triple disaster... READ MORE

23rd November, 2016 4824

AS HARVEY RAGED, WORKERS SLEPT ON COTS TO KEEP NUCLEAR POWER ON


Teams of employees have been stationed at the South Texas Project power plant since early Friday... READ MORE

31st August, 2017 4704

EXPLOSION AT EDF'S FLAMANVILLE NUCLEAR PLANT IN NORTHERN FRANCE


Nuclear power provides four-fifths of France's electricity generation, but much of the country's ageing nuclear fleet is expected to close in the 2030s... READ MORE

9th February, 2017 3942

$6.3 BILLION WRITE-DOWN, CHAIRMAN RESIGNS, BANKRUPTCY LOOMS


Japanese media reported that the delay was due to a disagreement between Toshiba's management and its auditors... READ MORE

14th February, 2017 3809

ROBOT FINDS POSSIBLE MELTED NUCLEAR FUEL


An underwater robot spotted the lava-like rocks inside a reactor of Japan's destroyed nuclear plant... READ MORE

23rd July, 2017 3256

JAPAN, INDIA SIGN AGREEMENT ON CIVIL NUCLEAR POWER


Energy-hungry India wants to increase nuclear power generation to support its strong economic growth... READ MORE

12th November, 2016 3231

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION APPROVES KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE


The US state department has issued a presidential permit that gives energy firm TransCanada the green light to build the controversial Keystone XL pipeline... READ MORE

24th March, 2017 3225

FLORIDA NUCLEAR PLANTS TO SHUT AHEAD OF HURRICANE IRMA


Electricity generator Florida Power Light said on Thursday it will shut its two nuclear power plants before Irma comes ashore as a very powerful hurricane... READ MORE

8th September, 2017 3014

FUKUSHIMA DISASTER EVACUEES TOLD TO RETURN TO ABANDONED HOMES


People who fled after March 2011 nuclear meltdown face losing housing subsidies if they do not go back, despite radiation fears... READ MORE

10th March, 2017 2761

HURRICANE IRMA POSES TOUGHEST TEST FOR U.S. NUCLEAR INDUSTRY SINCE FUKUSHIMA


The operator, Florida Power Light FPL, has said it will shut Turkey Point well before hurricane-strength winds reach the plant... READ MORE

8th September, 2017 2610

BRITISH POLICE ARREST MAN IN HUNT FOR LONDON BOMBERS


Armed police officers patrol along walk from Horse Guards Parade on to Whitehall in London, Britain, September 16, 2017... READ MORE

16th September, 2017 2569

PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR FRACKING IN THE UK AT RECORD LOW, OFFICIAL SURVEY REVEALS


Public support for fracking has reached a record low, according to the latest government research... READ MORE

3rd August, 2017 1956

SOUTHERN CO TO MANAGE CONSTRUCTION OF GEORGIA NUCLEAR PLANT


The Georgia project is owned by a group of utilities led by Southern Co... READ MORE

14th May, 2017 1904

TRUMP MAY HAVE FOUND PATHS TO SAVE COAL AND HOBBLE CLEAN ENERGY


One to prop up large traditional power plants and a second to impose tariffs on solar panels... READ MORE

3rd October, 2017 1896

HALF OF AMERICA'S NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS SEEN AS MONEY LOSERS


Nuclear power plants are getting paid 20 to 30 a megawatt-hour for their electricity, Nicholas Steckler, an analyst at Bloomberg New Energy Finance, said in a report Wednesday... READ MORE

14th June, 2017 1745


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