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Human error leads to water spill at Finnish EPR

2025-03-10 15:11:56

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#^Human error leads to water spill at Finnish EPR

About 100 cubic metres of slightly radioactive water flowed into rooms within the containment of Olkiluoto unit 3 after a hatch in the reactor pool was not properly closed before the filling of the pool began.

Dukovany's capacity now 300 MWe above launch level

2025-03-10 12:18:43

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#^Dukovany's capacity now 300 MWe above launch level

Czech nuclear power plant Dukovany is heading to a new record output after the return to service of the fourth unit following a shutdown which included 48 investment events helping it to operate with a higher output.

Jordan sees uranium as key for sustainable growth

2025-03-10 12:14:15

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#^Jordan sees uranium as key for sustainable growth

Jordan is working on a feasibility study that will support its efforts to secure funding for commercial-scale uranium mining, according to the head of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission's investment arm.

Second tier of El Dabaa unit 2's inner containment shell installed

2025-03-10 11:34:02

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#^Second tier of El Dabaa unit 2's inner containment shell installed

The installation of the second tier of the inner containment building for Egypt's El Dabaa nuclear power plant's second unit took just over a fortnight to complete.

UK-Japan collaboration in robotics research

2025-03-10 10:57:20

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#^UK-Japan collaboration in robotics research

Japan's Fukushima Institute for Research, Education and Innovation and the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority have signed a memorandum of cooperation on joint research in robotics and autonomous systems, including applications in nuclear decommissioning.

Commissioning milestone for WIPP ventilation facility

2025-03-07 15:15:41

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#^Commissioning milestone for WIPP ventilation facility

The new, state-of-the-art, large-scale ventilation system at the USA's repository for the disposal of transuranic waste has now been fully commissioned and is expected to be fully operational later this year.

UKAEA, Eni partner for tritium fuel cycle facility

2025-03-07 13:44:22

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#^UKAEA, Eni partner for tritium fuel cycle facility

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and Italian multinational energy company Eni SpA have entered into a collaboration agreement to jointly conduct research and development activities in the field of fusion energy. The collaboration primarily starts with the construction of the world's largest and most advanced tritium fuel cycle facility.

KHNP to collaborate with Kazakhstan on uranium research

2025-03-07 13:25:53

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#^KHNP to collaborate with Kazakhstan on uranium research

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power has signed two agreements to collaborate with Kazakhstan on the utilisation of uranium resources dissolved in seawater and groundwater.

Chernobyl: Emergency work completed after drone strike on shelter

2025-03-07 13:25:37

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#^Chernobyl: Emergency work completed after drone strike on shelter

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine has said that work to tackle the smouldering fires in the insulation layers of Chernobyl's giant shelter has been completed, three weeks after it was struck by a drone. The International Atomic Energy Agency says radiation levels have remained at normal levels.

Orano and Energoatom sign enrichment services agreement

2025-03-07 12:40:35

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#^Orano and Energoatom sign enrichment services agreement

France's Orano has signed an agreement to supply enrichment services for Ukraine's Energoatom through to 2040.