Washington (AFP) Oct 28, 2025 The Trump administration has entered into a new $80 billion "strategic partnership" to boost nuclear power generation to support AI deployment, one of its partners on the project announced Tuesday. The initiative anticipates "at least $80 billion of new reactors" across the United States to "accelerate nuclear power and artificial intelligence deployment in America," said a press release fr| Nuclear Power Technology, Science And Industry News
New York (AFP) Oct 27, 2025 Google unveiled a plan Monday to restart a nuclear facility in Iowa to power the company's artificial intelligence infrastructure in the latest collaboration between tech giants and electric industry players. Under an announcement with electric power company NextEra Energy, the Duane Arnold Energy Center, which shuttered in 2020, would return to service in 2029 "to help power Google's growin| Nuclear Power Technology, Science And Industry News
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 27, 2025 Researchers from the Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences have analyzed the movement and spread of radioactive iodine isotopes in the northern coastal region of the South China Sea, an area with a high concentration of nuclear power plants. Leading the study, Jinxiao Hou, Dr. Xiaolin Hou, and Dr. Yanyun Wang used comprehensive seawater sampling and ultra-trace analytical t| Nuclear Power Technology, Science And Industry News
Madrid (AFP) Oct 24, 2025 Spanish authorities have received a request from the country's biggest nuclear power plant to extend its life beyond a scheduled shutdown in 2028, a government source said Friday. The request comes after a nationwide power outage in April that revived debate over Spain's decision to close all of its nuclear reactors by 2035. Spanish energy firms Endesa, Iberdrola and Naturgy sent a lette| Nuclear Power Technology, Science And Industry News
Vienna (AFP) Oct 23, 2025 Off-site power has been restored to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after a month-long outage, the longest it has faced since Russia invaded its neighbour, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Thursday. The site, occupied by Russian forces since March 2022, lost its connection to the grid on September 23 for the 10th time and had been relying on backup diesel generators fo| Nuclear Power Technology, Science And Industry News
Boston MA (SPX) Oct 22, 2025 Commercial shipping accounts for 3 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions globally. As the sector sets climate goals and chases a carbon-free future, nuclear power - long used as a source for military vessels - presents an enticing solution. To date, however, there has been no clear, unified public document available to guide design safety for certain components of civilian nuclear ships. A new| Nuclear Power Technology, Science And Industry News
Washington (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 The agency responsible for safeguarding the US nuclear stockpile began placing most staff on enforced leave Monday, an official said, as yet another congressional vote to end the crippling government shutdown failed. With the standoff about to enter its fourth week, some 1,400 workers at the National Nuclear Security Administration were due to receive notices telling them they had been place| Nuclear Power Technology, Science And Industry News
Vienna (AFP) Oct 18, 2025 Work has started to repair damaged power lines to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after a lengthy outage, following the establishment of local ceasefire zones, the UN's nuclear watchdog said Saturday. The site, occupied by Russian forces since March 2022, lost its connection to the grid on September 23 for the 10th time - the longest outage of external power supply to the facility sinc| Nuclear Power Technology, Science And Industry News
Washington (AFP) Oct 17, 2025 - The US agency in charge of nuclear weapons is putting most of its workforce on unpaid leave, a top Republican lawmaker warned Friday, as a prolonged government shutdown bit further into already crippled public services.| Nuclear Power Daily
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 30, 2025 - Electrabel has selected Framatome to modernize the rod control system at the Tihange 3 nuclear reactor in Belgium. The project supports the facility's life extension program under the 2023 agreement| Nuclear Power Daily
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Manila (AFP) Oct 31, 2025 - More than 20 containers of radioactive zinc have been stranded off the Philippine coast for over than a week and a solution for their disposal is needed fast, a nuclear official said on Friday.| Nuclear Power Daily
Vienna (AFP) Oct 15, 2025 The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, said Wednesday that he expects repairs to begin "soon" to restore the power supply to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. The site, occupied by Russian forces since March 2022, lost its connection to the grid on September 23 for the tenth time - marking the longest outage of external power supply to the facility since Russia invaded U| Nuclear Power Technology, Science And Industry News
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 15, 2025 Tiny variations in boron isotopes have provided scientists with a powerful new tool to understand how glass used for nuclear waste storage gradually breaks down over time. The discovery could lead to more accurate predictions of how radioactive materials are released from long-term repositories. Borosilicate glass is widely used to immobilize hazardous elements such as radionuclides and he| Nuclear Power Technology, Science And Industry News
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 07, 2025 - Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF), the GE Vernova-led alliance with Hitachi, Ltd., has announced GNF4, a next generation fuel product designed to improve safety, efficiency, and reliability for boiling wate| Nuclear Power Daily
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 - A research group at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), led by Professor Seongkyun Kim from the Department of Physics and Chemistry, has developed a solar-powered artifi| Nuclear Power Daily
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 08, 2025 - Deep Fission Inc, a nuclear technology company developing small modular pressurized water reactors deployed in boreholes one mile underground, has raised $30 million in a private placement at $3.00 per share and completed a reverse merger with Surfside Acquisition| Nuclear Power Daily
Boston MA (SPX) Sep 01, 2025 - MIT researchers have developed a technique that enables real-time, 3D monitoring of corrosion, cracking, and other material failure processes inside a nuclear reactor environment. This could a| Nuclear Power Daily
Karlsruhe, Germany (SPX) Jul 25, 2025 - The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) have signed a cooperation agreement to enhance collaborative efforts in nuclear safety, security| Nuclear Power Daily
Manchester UK (SPX) Aug 13, 2025 - A consortium of UK universities has been awarded a major grant to lead a new programme that will transform the lifecycle of graphite in nuclear energy - an essential material for the future deployme| Nuclear Power Daily
Lille, France (AFP) Aug 13, 2025 - /> A nuclear power plant in northern France hit by a jellyfish invasion was getting back online on Wednesday, operator EDF said, with service restored at the first of four closed reactors. The| Nuclear Power Daily
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 08, 2025 - Uranium, a toxic heavy metal, is present in soils, dissolves in mining water, and can enter farmland via phosphate fertilizers. In Germany, it is especially prevalent in Saxony and Thuringia, though| Nuclear Power Daily
Almaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) Aug 8, 2025 - Russia on Friday launched work to build the first nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan, the world's biggest uranium producer and vast Central Asian state where Moscow, Beijing and Europe are all vying for influence.| Nuclear Power Daily
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2025 - The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has entered into a collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to harness cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for advancing nuclear energy solu| Nuclear Power Daily
