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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

France shuts down Fessenheim nuclear plant

France shuts down Fessenheim nuclear plant

EDF SA, a French energy company, said that it had completed the shut down of one reactor at its oldest nuclear power plant in Fessenheim near the border of Germany. The nuclear power plant's second and last reactor will be shut down on June …

Iran to start using centrifuges at Fordow plant

Iran to start using centrifuges at Fordow plant

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced that Tehran will start injecting uranium gas into 1,044 centrifuges on November 6. He stressed that the signatories to the 2015 Nuclear Agreement have to implement the deal …

Nuclear power plant might appear in Almaty region

Nuclear power plant might appear in Almaty region

The Kazakh authorities decided that the nuclear power plant might be built in Ulken village, Almaty region, Kazakh Energy Minister Magzum Mirzagaliyev said during the Senate meeting. According to him, there is no …

Uzbekistan and Russia agreed to build nuclear power plant

Uzbekistan and Russia agreed to build nuclear power plant

Uzbekistan said it reached agreement on joint construction of a nuclear power plant with Russia. It will help to decrease countries dependence on coal and gas. However, as Eurasianet.org notes, opponents of this agreement say that power plant …

 EU: Armenian NPP should be shut down as soon as possible

EU: Armenian NPP should be shut down as soon as possible

Armenia’s Metsamor nuclear power plant should be shut down as soon as possible, the deputy head of Division for the Eastern Partnership countries at European External Action Service, Dirk Lorenz, said. "It is …