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Sellafield faces huge fine over worker's exposure to radiation Nuclear regulator prosecutes waste firm after injury leaves employee open to exposure Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan_uk Britain’s biggest nuclear waste storage and reprocessing site is facing a potential (…)

London offers to backstop all debt for Hitachi's UK nuke plant project** TOKYO — The British government has proposed to Hitachi Ltd. that London backstop all loans to cover a new nuclear power plant in the country to be built and operated by a subsidiary of the Japanese firm. The (…)

House votes to advance Yucca Mountain nuclear waste project By Timothy Cama The House passed a bill Thursday that seeks to move forward a process toward building the Yucca Mountain facility in Nevada that would store the nation’s radioactive nuclear waste. The Nuclear Waste Policy (…)

Exclusive : PGE picks Baltic wind over nuclear as Poland embraces green power Agnieszka Barteczko, Pawel Goraj WARSAW/GDYNIA (Reuters) - State-controlled PGE (PGE.WA) has abandoned its leading role in plans to build Poland’s first nuclear power station as it focuses on new wind farms (…)

Padlocks stolen from EDF's Flamanville nuclear site, EDF says no impact on safety Reuters Staff PARIS (Reuters) - French state-owned power group EDF said some padlocks had been stolen from its Flamanville nuclear power site, although EDF said there was no impact on the plant’s (…)

Cherbourg. L’État commande un 5e sous-marin nucléaire à Naval Group Le Suffren en construction dans les locaux de Naval Group à Cherbourg (2014). | Ouest-France Archives Margot HAIRON. La ministre des Armées Florence Parly a annoncé, vendredi 4 mai 2018, la commande d’un (…)

Huy : les centrales nucléaires inquiètent de plus en plus Par IRIS ZARBO De nombreuses questions quant à la réaction à adopter en cas de problème. Pour les experts, il est important de ne pas céder à la panique. La cellule de crise pense qu’il est nécessaire de mettre (…)

Cracks in nuclear reactor threaten UK energy policy Problems at Hunterston B in Scotland trigger doubts over six other 1970s and 80s plants Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan_uk The government’s energy policy is under renewed pressure after the prolonged closure of one of Britain’s (…)

Les vétérans du nucléaire souhaitent « être reconnus » Mémoire René Rey, Christian Crampe et Guy Buetas présentent l'exposition de photos, documents et récits./ Photo Simone Beugin. L'Aven (Association des vétérans des essais nucléaires) a tenu son assemblée générale à (…)

Floating nuclear power plant entering Norwegian waters The controversial Russian installation will spend the next two weeks along the Norwegian coast. By Atle Staalesen The Akademik Lomonosov is followed with a close eye by Nordic authorities as it is towed across the Baltic Sea, (…)