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Europe's biggest nuclear reactor reaches full power: Helsinki (AFP) Sept 30, 2022 Finland's long-delayed Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor has reached full power to become the most powerful electricity production facility in Europe, operator TVO said Friday, a boost amid a continent-wide energy crunch. With power level of 1,600 megawatts, the plant located on the Nordic country's southwestern coast is also now the third most powerful electricity production facility globally, th

IAEA Team Concludes Site and External Events Design Review for Ghana’s First Nuclear Power Plant: An IAEA team of experts has concluded an eight-day safety review of Ghana’s site selection process for its first nuclear power plant. Ghana is pursuing the introduction of nuclear power to increase its low carbon power production to meet energy demand, tackle climate change and increase energy security and diversity.

EU Approves State Aid To Extend Lifespan Of Two Belgian Nuclear Reactors: EU competition regulators have approved Belgium’s plan to grant state aid to French energy company Engie’s Belgian business to extend the lifespan of two nuclear power reactors. Under the Belgian nuclear phaseout law of 2003, all seven* nuclear reactors in Belgium had to be permanently shut down by 2025. In March 2022, in light of concerns about security of supply in the context of the energy crisis and the Russian war against Ukraine, the Belgian federal government decided to keep the two newest Belgian nuclear power plants – Doel-4 near Antwerp and Tihange-3 near Liege – in operation for an additional 10 years. In June 2024, Belgium notified the European Commission of its plan to support the lifetime extension of the two nuclear reactors, which together have a net electricity generation capacity of more than 2,000 MW.

Director General in Japan Supporting Nuclear Safety and Remediation: The IAEA Director General has been in Japan this week, supporting local efforts to enhance nuclear safety and environmental remediation, as the country prepares to restart its nuclear power plants closed since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident.

Strengthening New Partnership with Japanese Private Sector: The IAEA Director General has signed a cooperation agreement with one of the largest worldwide integrated trading companies and had a lecture and networking event at Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) this week, as part of ongoing efforts to promote the peaceful uses of nuclear energy through partnerships.

SLAC to advance fusion target technology through DOE FIRE Collaboratives: Stanford CA (SPX) Feb 21, 2025 Researchers at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory will play a key role in the newly launched Fusion Innovative Research Engine (FIRE) Collaboratives, a DOE initiative designed to connect foundational scientific research with the growing needs of the fusion energy sector. As part of this effort, the DOE has committed $107 million in funding to support six specialized #nuclear #nuclearjobs

UEC Announces Milestone At Wyoming Uranium Operation As Ramp-Up Continues: Uranium Energy Corporation (UEC) has completed the processing, drying and drumming of uranium concentrates at its Irigaray central processing plant in Wyoming, a milestone in the phased ramp-up of operations at the company’s Christensen Ranch project. The milestone follows initial uranium production from the Christensen Ranch in-situ recovery (ISR) operation in August 2024. UEC had been working since early 2023 to move the facility out of care and maintenance after increases in the price of uranium. According to the US Energy Information Administration, Irigaray last produced uranium in 2018.

European Generation IV Nuclear Reactor Companies Join Forces On Materials R&D: European nuclear companies Blykalla and Newcleo have signed an agreement for the joint research and development of materials for Generation IV lead-cooled fast reactors (LFRs). They said the partnership will involve the exchange of materials, results and data to help R&D programmes. By combining findings from their individual R&D programmes and industrialisation processes, the two companies hope to speed up the commercialisation of LFR technology, which they say is crucial for Europe’s decarbonisation efforts.

UK Regulator Ends Extra Security Checks At Sellafield: The UK’s nuclear regulator has dropped the requirement for extra security checks at the UK’s largest nuclear site. Guarding arrangements at the vast nuclear site in Cumbria, northwest England, have improved enough to allow for routine inspections from the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), rather than requiring “enhanced regulatory oversight”. The ONR said it could not make public what had triggered the escalation from routine monitoring due to security issues, but said the requirement was dropped following “sustained improvements”.

New Landmark For Nuclear Fusion As France Tokamak Sets Plasma Record: A nuclear fusion machine in southern France has set a new record for plasma duration, beating a record set in China earlier this year. On 12 February, the “West” machine, at the Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission’s (CEA) Cadarache site, maintained plasma for more than 22 minutes – a total of 1,337 seconds. In so doing, it broke the previous record achieved in January by China’s East machine of 1,066 seconds by over 25%. In the process the plasma reached a temperature of 50 million °C.