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Germany ends nuclear era by shutting down last three power plants
The plan to completely abolish the use of nuclear energy in Germany was originally slated for 2022. However, Russia’s invasion in Ukraine dwindled gas supplies while energy ministers in Europe’s largest economy scrambled to look for ways to keep the lights on
Eleven EU states unite to strengthen nuclear energy ties: statement
Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia agreed "to support new projects" alongside existing nuclear plants.
Myanmar, Russia sign pact on developing nuclear power
Russia has been promoting cooperation on nuclear power with several Southeast Asian nations including Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines
Japan reverses nuclear phaseout plan adopted after Fukushima disaster
The new policy says Japan must maximise the use of existing nuclear reactors by restarting as many of them as possible and prolonging the operating life of old reactors beyond their 60-year limit, and by developing next-generation reactors to replace them
Goodbye oil, gas and alternative energy too? Russia's 'Breakthrough' seeks energy from spent nuclear fuel
Theoretically, it will be a world where hydrocarbons will not be needed to produce energy but still be used for making plastic or lubricants or other nice things
Russia's energy clout doesn't just come from oil and gas - it's also a key nuclear supplier
Russia also has 43 per cent of the global enrichment capacity, followed by Europe (about 33 per cent), China (16 per cent) and the US (7 per cent)
Nuclear scientists come one step closer to developing a clean energy source
The energy only lasted for 100 trillionths of a second but it took them closer to the holy grail of fusion ignition - where more energy was created than what they were using.
First nuclear plant in Belarus stops power output day after it was inaugurated
Authorities say the plant's construction was plagued by accidents, stolen materials and the mistreatment of workers.
Russian hackers who pose threat to US election have breached nuclear plants, power grid in the past
The timing of the attacks so close to the election and the potential for disruption set off concern inside private security firms, law enforcement and intelligence agencies
Mansion without a toilet: Towns in Japan seek to house, store nuclear waste out of necessity
Radioactive waste needs to be stored away for a few centuries in thick concrete structures underground so it won’t affect humans and the environment.
China is both the largest coal consumer and the largest clean energy market in the world
In the past three years, China's carbon emissions have begun to rise and emissions from fossil fuels and concrete production rose by 4 percent,
Scientists may have discovered a fifth fundamental 'force of nature,' they’re calling it X17
The phenomenon involving helium has no fitting explanation basis the four known forces that govern the natural world.
Donald Trump serves notice to walk out of Paris Accord on climate change even as diplomats plot to save It
The Donald Trump administration formally notified the United Nations on Monday that it would withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change, leaving global climate diplomats to plot a way forward without the cooperation of the world’s largest economy
Has technology made moving nuclear materials safe? Depends on whom you ask
There’s enough high-level nuclear waste awaiting disposal in the U.S. to fill a football field 20 meters deep.
Russia's floating nuclear power plant completes Arctic transfer, reaches Pevek port
The world's northernmost nuclear power plant will start operating once connected to the local electricity grid.
Hassan Rouhani says US 'afraid' of Mohammad Javad Zarif, mocks decision to freeze Iran foreign minister's American assets
Iran's president Hassan Rouhani on Thursday mocked US decision to impose sanctions on foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, saying it showed Washington was "afraid" of him as tensions again flare between the arch-enemies
Dawn of the Nuclear Age: 74 years ago, the first atomic bomb was tested in a desert in New Mexico
Trinity test is estimated to cost $2 billion and was conducted in deep in the desert in New Mexico.
Iran looking at breaking uranium stockpile limit within 10 days, statement puts pressure on Europe to improve terms for nuclear deal
Iran will break the uranium stockpile limit set by Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers in the next 10 days, the spokesman for the country's atomic agency said Monday
CERN's LHCb experiment hints at why universe has more matter than antimatter
The LHCb experiment has observed an anomaly in particles made of charm quarks for the first time.
Toshiba designs robot to probe depths of Japan's melted Fukushima nuclear reactor
The 3 reactors at Fukushima suffered core meltdowns after a massive earthquake & tsunami in 2011.