Japan Aims To Replace 14 Ageing Nuclear Reactors By 2050s. Japan plans to rebuild between two and five ageing nuclear reactors by the 2040s and as many as 11 to 14 by the 2050s as it aims to secure stable power supply, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing a draft policy presented on 5 June.
Slovenia has marked the 60th year of operation of the Triga research reactor with a ceremony at which Slovenia’s president Nataša Pirc Musar awarded the Golden Order of Merit to the Jožef Stefan Institute.
Grossi warns at Security Council against attacks on nuclear plants.
In a briefing to the United Nations Security Council following a drone strike near Barakah Nuclear Power Plant’s inner perimeter, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has warned of the “most serious” consequences of a direct hit.
The site chosen for Poland’s first commercial nuclear power station is suitable for construction to go ahead, specialists from Poland’s National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA) have said.
onstruction of first Westinghouse reactor could begin in 2028.
UK awards GBP100 million in contracts for prototype fusion plant.
Britain’s Tokamak Energy has been named magnet systems partner for the UK’s STEP Fusion programme, while France’s Dassault Systèmes has been contracted to expand STEP’s product lifecycle management capability.
UK awards GBP100 million in contracts for prototype fusion plant.
Britain’s Tokamak Energy has been named magnet systems partner for the UK’s STEP Fusion programme, while France’s Dassault Systèmes has been contracted to expand STEP’s product lifecycle management capability.
The Czech utility ČEZ has begun preparations to extend the lifetime of the Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant to up to 80 years, potentially allowing operation until 2065–2067. This reflects a global trend toward longer reactor lifetimes, provided that safety and technical conditions are regularly assessed.
Pacific Gas & Electric Co’s two pressurised water reactors in Avila Beach, California are the 99th and 100th reactors to receive 20-year licence renewals from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, clearing them to operate until the mid-2040s.
NASA aims for nuclear-powered Mars mission in 2028.
The US space agency NASA has set out a series of ambitious goals for missions, which include a return to the Moon by early 2028 as well as a Mars mission the same year utilising nuclear propulsion technology.
The International Atomic Energy Agency has said that “following information from Iran of a projectile incident on Tuesday evening, the IAEA can confirm that a structure 350 metres from the Bushehr NPP reactor was hit and destroyed”.