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IAEA: Iran racing to expand enrichment at underground plant

IAEA: Iran racing to expand enrichment at underground plant

Iran is racing ahead with a planned expansion of uranium enrichment with advanced centrifuges at its underground plant at Natanz and now intends to go even further, a confidential U.N. nuclear watchdog report seen by Reuters showed. The …

Important equipment delivered to future Akkuyu NPP

Important equipment delivered to future Akkuyu NPP

A polar crane with a lifting capacity of about 400 tons was delivered to the Akkuyu nuclear power plant's construction site in the Gulnar district of Mersin province, the press service of Akkuyu Nükleer AŞ reports. The …

Iran pays off part of debt to Russia for Bushehr NPP construction

Iran pays off part of debt to Russia for Bushehr NPP construction

Iran paid off part of its debt to Russia for the construction of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in late 2021 and early 2022, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told reporters following a meeting of co-chairs of the intergovernmental …

UK plans one nuclear reactor each year

UK plans one nuclear reactor each year

The U.K. government has pledged to put new nuclear power at the heart of its plan to wean Britain off imported fossil fuels.  In a fresh energy strategy, ministers pledged to deliver the equivalent of one nuclear reactor each year …

Rostov nuclear plant’s unit 2 shut down

Rostov nuclear plant’s unit 2 shut down

Unit 2 of the Rostov nuclear power plant (NPP) in Russia has been shut down for scheduled maintenance, without any violations that jeopardize its safe function registered, a source in the NPP’s information and public relations department …

The path to renewables is the path to lasting peace in the Caucasus

The path to renewables is the path to lasting peace in the Caucasus

In the wake of 30 years of war, maintaining this fragile peace poses a significant challenge. An unprecedented opportunity for regional energy cooperation, however, unthinkable during the conflict, presents the first piece of the puzzle. Renewables are the second