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An earthquake of at least 5.5 magnitude struck southern Iran last week, just 60 miles from the country's Bushehr nuclear power plant. Iran media has reported that the plant was not damaged by the quake which occurred at around 11am local time April 19., 2018. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) ...

New cracks have been discovered in the Hunterston B nuclear reactor in North Ayrshire raising concerns that it may not be safe to restart. The cracks in the ageing reactor, due to be restarted a month behind schedule on the 1 May 2018, has critics to calling for its permanent shutdown. Recent checks on the ...

GE Hitachi (NYSE:GE) must innovate to remain viable as the economics of nuclear power plants often wrap the construction of new facilities in red tape, a top official said this week at the 2018 State Energy Conference of North Carolina. Executive VP Jon Ball says GE Hitachi is developing a reactor called ...

The groundbreaking ceremony of Turkey's first nuclear power plant, Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), will be held in the southern province of Mersin on the Mediterranean coast on Tuesday. The Akkuyu NPP will be built by Russian State Nuclear Energy Agency Rosatom and will compose of four units ...

Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices fell this week as demand eased in North Asia on expectations for higher temperatures in the region and as nuclear reactors restart in Japan, limiting the need for gas for power generation. Spot prices for May delivery LNG-AS slipped to around $7.70 per million ...

The Philippines is pressing on with plans to build small, modular reactors to fuel growth in the next two decades, rowing against anti-nuclear sentiments and safety concerns still prevailing across much of South-east Asia. "That is for energy security, not just for now but for the future, and making the ...

(CNN) New satellite imagery examined by Western experts suggests North Korea has begun preliminary testing of one of its nuclear reactors at the Yongbyon research facility. The disclosure comes as preparations get underway for the summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean ...

The slow-moving small modular reactor (SMR) market saw some positive activity in recent weeks, even as one expert predicted the technology would never achieve commercialization. Earlier this month, the World Nuclear Association reported that Ukraine had signed a memorandum of understanding with ...

It is the first time that multiple nuclear reactors within the same vicinity have been in operation since the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, triggered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The No. 3 reactor at the Oi plant is a mere 14 kilometers from the No. 3 and 4 units at the Takahama plant, all in ...

Roving jellyfish and seaweed have long been unwanted guests at Scotland's last two nuclear power stations. Now the marine algae have hit again, forcing one of the plants to partially power down despite freezing temperatures pushing up demand for electricity. During last week's cold weather, excessive ...

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) supports a moderate level of Department of Energy (DOE) research funding to make nuclear power safer and more secure—for example the agency's program to develop accident tolerant fuels for nuclear reactors. Conversely, UCS does not support programs that ...

NEW DELHI: Westinghouse Electric Co is emerging out of bankruptcy and is ready to supply six nuclear reactors to India on schedule, US Energy Secretary Rick Perry said. “The Trump administration thinks nuclear energy is very important. It's important domestically, it's important internationally. You are ...

The Japanese government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also supports restarting nuclear reactors that have cleared post-Fukushima safety reviews. Yoneyama won the Niigata governorship in October 2016 with the support of the Japanese Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party, which are both ...

Shortcuts on safety standards, poor maintenance and disdain for operational protocols at North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear power plant are putting 100 million people across north-east Asia in “mortal danger”, according to a new report. Authored by Oleg Shcheka, a professor of physics and chemistry who is ...