Keywords: Nuclear Energy


Morocco takes part in the 70th IAEA General Conference

Morocco is participating in the 70th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), being held in Vienna from September 14 to 18, as the international community faces growing geopolitical tensions and renewed challenges surrounding nuclear safety, security and non-proliferation. A......

Russia and India prepare nuclear energy cooperation agreements

Russia and India have completed preparations for a package of documents aimed at expanding bilateral cooperation in nuclear energy, according to Alexey Likhachev, head of Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom. Speaking to the Russian newspaper Izvestia, Likhachev said several agreements with......

Nuclear: Saudi Arabia Prepares to Strengthen IAEA Oversight Powers

Saudi Arabia may soon accept a broader nuclear oversight framework from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). According to Rafael Grossi, the agency's director general, Riyadh is working on measures that, while not fully adopting the IAEA's additional protocol, could grant it comparable inspection......

Russian scientists develop system to produce water, electricity and clean hydrogen fuel

Scientists at a technical university in St. Petersburg have developed a proposed integrated system designed to produce fresh water, electricity and low-carbon hydrogen fuel within the same facility. The concept, presented in research published in Progress in Energy, aims to address several challenges......

Rosatom says construction of Hungary’s Paks II nuclear plant remains on schedule

Construction work on Hungary’s Paks II nuclear power plant is continuing according to the agreed timetable, with activity accelerating at several key areas of the project, according to Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev. Likhachev said construction of the buildings and critical facilities......

Golfech nuclear reactor shut down again as heatwave pushes Garonne toward 28°C

A reactor at France’s Golfech nuclear power plant has been taken offline again as a persistent heatwave drives up the temperature of the Garonne River, forcing the operator to comply with environmental restrictions. EDF said production unit No. 2 was shut down as a precaution on Saturday evening,......

Turkey aims to complete Akkuyu nuclear power plant by 2030

Turkey has reaffirmed its ambition to bring all four reactors of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant into operation by 2030, marking a major milestone in the country's long-term strategy to diversify its energy mix and strengthen energy security. Turkish officials stated that testing of the plant's......

Finland approves world's first deep geological repository for spent nuclear fuel

Finland has reached a historic milestone in nuclear waste management after its radiation and nuclear safety authority endorsed the operating license for the world's first deep geological repository designed for the permanent disposal of spent nuclear fuel. The project marks a significant step toward......

Hungary shuts down nuclear power plant for first time in 44 years as heatwave lowers Danube levels

Hungary has ordered the unprecedented shutdown of its only nuclear power plant after exceptionally low water levels in the Danube River disrupted cooling operations, marking the first complete closure of the facility in its 44-year history. Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced that the final operating......