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Europe's largest nuclear reactor enters service in Finland

Hours after Germany closed out its atomic era by turning off its last three nuclear reactors, the largest single reactor in Europe entered regular production in Finland, its operator said Sunday.

read more... 17/04/2023

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EDF’s riverside reactor build plans “irresponsible”

France’s plan to build two riverside reactors is “irresponsible”, given the acceleration of global warming-related water strain, nuclear expert and critic Yves Marignac told Montel.

read more... 10/04/2023

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Newcleo aims to raise $1.1bn to build small nuclear reactors

UK-based energy company Newcleo intends to raise £900m ($1.1bn) to develop a fleet of nuclear reactors, The Times has reported.

read more... 21/03/2023

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Finland's OL3 nuclear reactor resumes test output

Finland's much-delayed Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) nuclear reactor resumed test production of electricity on Wednesday after an outage of more than two months, facility operator TVO said.

read more... 15/03/2023

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France's nuclear watchdog says corrosion crack flagged by EDF at Penly 1 reactor

France's state-controlled nuclear energy operator EDF has detected a new crack located at its Penly 1 reactor in its latest update on stress corrosion issues, France's ANS nuclear safety watchdog said on Tuesday, adding it had asked the company to "revise its strategy" for repairing its plants.

read more... 08/03/2023

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