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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

Additional Testing Measures Begin For Fukushima Treated Water Disposal: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general Rafael Grossi has joined scientists from the China, South Korea and Switzerland as they collected seawater samples near the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power station as part of additional measures to increase testing. The activity is part of the additional measures established after China and Japan agreed to extend the sampling and testing of treated water which Fukushima-Daiichi operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) started to discharge in August 2023. Grossi said: “This is part of additional measures to facilitate broader participation in monitoring treated water release and independently verify safety.”

Sweden’s Kärnfull Next Secures Land Rights For SMR Nuclear Park: Sweden-based small modular reactor (SMR) project development company Kärnfull Next is moving ahead with plans to develop an SMR park with four to six nuclear plants in the southeast of the country. The company said it has secured land rights for the project in the municipality of Valdemarsvik in Ostergotland county, south of the capital Stockholm. The decision is based on a new cooperation agreement with landowner Latona Group, securing permanent land rights for the project. Kärnfull Next said in a statement that project planning for the SMR park was now “intensifying”.

Japan: IAEA Samples Water with Experts from China, Korea and Switzerland: The IAEA Director General and his team have been collecting water samples off the coast of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, with scientists from China, Korea and Switzerland, as part of additional measures to promote transparency and build trust in the region, during the ongoing release o

IAEA to Host International Symposium on AI and Nuclear Energy in December: The IAEA will host the first ever International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Energy at its headquarters in Vienna from 3 to 4 December 2025.

French nuclear giant Orano triples profits: Paris (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 French nuclear giant Orano said Wednesday it had nearly tripled its profits in 2024 thanks to contracts with Japanese utilities and a rise in the price of uranium. Its net profits rose to 633 million euros - up from 217 million euros in 2023 - despite having lost control of its subsidiaries in Niger, it said Wednesday. "2024 will go down as a special year with exceptional financial res #nuclear #nuclearjobs

IAEA Completes the Integrated Safety Assessment Mission for Bolivia's First Nuclear Research Reactor: An IAEA team of experts said that the Agency for Nuclear Energy of Bolivia, operator of Bolivia's first nuclear research reactor that is under construction, has developed a management system implementing the IAEA's safety standards.

IAEA Director General Joins International Experts for Seawater Sampling Near Fukushima: IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi joined scientists from the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, and Switzerland, along with IAEA experts, as they collected seawater samples near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station today.

France sets new plasma record in hunt for nuclear fusion: Paris (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 French scientists on Tuesday announced that they had reached a "crucial milestone" in the long road towards nuclear fusion by managing to maintain raging-hot plasma for a record 22 minutes. Nuclear fusion has the much-vaunted potential to provide the world with clean, safe and nearly inexhaustible energy - but the scientific holy grail has remained stubbornly elusive over decades. The i #nuclear #nuclearjobs

Swiss Nuclear Utility Signs Uranium Contract With Kazakhstan In Move Away From Russia: Swiss nuclear operating utility Axpo has signed new uranium supply contracts for its Beoznau and Leibstadt nuclear power stations in an effort to diversify its fuel supply chain away from Russia, the Swiss company said in a statement. According to the statement, new natural uranium supply contracts have been signed with Kazakhstan because Russian companies will no longer supply uranium to Axpo. Contracts have also been signed with Canada, Axpo said. Axpo said that after the start of Russia’s war on Ukraine, the company decided not to enter into any new contracts with Russian suppliers and to terminate existing ones if possible.