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Second home-built 700 MW nuclear plant at Kakrapar achieves first criticality

The KAPP-4 700-MWe nuclear power reactor in Kakrapar, in Surat, attained criticality on December 17, 2023. It is the NPCIL’s largest indigenous reactor.

The Hindu

WATCH: World’s Biggest Crane Lifts Huge Dome Onto Nuclear Power Station

The world's biggest crane is known as Big Carl.

Zenger

Small Modular Nuclear Reactors' Viability In Future Green Energy Grids Questioned

A cutting-edge nuclear technology is still in its infancy and beset by financial and environmental concerns.

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Xcel Energy fined $14,000 after leaks of radioactive tritium from its Monticello plant in Minnesota

Xcel Energy has been fined $14,000 related to leaks of radioactive tritium from its nuclear power plant at Monticello

The Independent UK

Tenth anniversary of commissioning of Koodankulam plant

The Russian House here in association with the Russian Atomic Corporation Atomstroyexport is organising a meeting to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the commissioning of the first unit of Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant

The Hindu

Microsoft is reportedly eyeing nuclear energy for its AI ventures following the tech's exorbitant power consumption

Microsoft has reportedly set its eyes on nuclear energy for its AI ventures. The company is also training LLMs to help hasten the regulatory process for nuclear projects. A report suggests that Microsoft's Copilot and OpenAI would've consumed enough electricity to power a small country for a year by 2027.

Windows Central

From right or left, UAE ownership of the Telegraph should be unacceptable

To state the obvious, the media is more important to free speech and public debate than a football club or a nuclear power station

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Is COP28 the 'Nuclear COP'?

Instead of opposing nuclear power, climate activists should be thronging the streets demanding a faster rollout.

Reason

Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace speech on nuclear dangers has important lessons even after 70 years

Seventy years ago, on December 8 1953, US president Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered a speech to the United Nations general assembly, setting out his concerns about “atomic warfare”.

The Conversation

4 east African countries are going for nuclear power – why this is a bad idea

The east Africa region has the fastest growing population in Africa. Between 2013 and 2017, its growth rate was twice the African average. The region is also experiencing strong economic growth. It’s sub-Saharan share of GDP has risen from 14% in 2000 to 21% in 2022.

The Conversation

Nuclear power on the moon: Rolls-Royce unveils reactor mockup

Tech giant Rolls-Royce unveiled a mockup lunar nuclear reactor at the U.K. Space Conference in Belfast last month.

Space

Bill Gates’ nuclear reactor company signs a clean energy deal with the UAE, as nuclear power takes center stage at COP28

Gates’ nuclear reactor company signed a memorandum of understanding with the UAE’s state-backed nuclear power company.

Fortune

US Leads Call To Triple Nuclear Power At COP28

More than 20 nations including the United States called for a tripling of nuclear energy to drive down emissions on Saturday as world leaders assembled for a second day at UN climate talks in Dubai.

International Business Times

Nuclear Power Has Role To Play, Atomic Energy Head Tells AFP At COP28

It would be a mistake to reject nuclear power because of problems at a handful of projects, Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said in an interview with AFP. Grossi was speaking at the COP28 conference in Dubai, where on Saturday a group of large countries are…

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The Independent UK

UN atomic chief backs nuclear power at COP28 as world reckons with proliferation

The world wants more nuclear energy as a means to fight climate change and supply an ever-growing demand for electricity, part of a generational shift in thinking on atomic power

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Scotland's nuclear power ban close to 'criminal negligence', claims Tory minister

SCOTLAND’S ban on nuclear power plants is bordering on being “criminally negligent”, a Conservative minister has insisted as he challenged the…

The Guardian - UK

UAE approached to invest in Sizewell C nuclear power plant

UK lines up Middle East investor for stake in £20bn-£44bn project despite growing row over other Emirati investment plans

The Independent UK

Disputes over safety, cost swirl a year after California OK'd plan to keep last nuke plant running

More than a year after California endorsed a proposal to extend the lifespan of its last nuclear power plant, disputes continue to swirl about potential safety risks and future costs tied to the decades-old reactors

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Lawmakers approve lifting Illinois moratorium on new nuclear reactors

Proponents say smaller nuclear reactors will help get the state to its goal of being carbon-free by 2045 by providing an alternative to coal and natural gas. Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to sign the measure.

Chicago Sun-Times

Congressional Dems slam private school tax plan as state lawmakers return to Springfield for veto session battle

Private school tax credits, the lifting of a nuclear power plant moratorium and an elected school board map are among the most pressing issues facing lawmakers Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Japanese consumers are eating more local fish in spite of China's ban due to Fukushima wastewater

Fishing communities in Fukushima feared devastating damage to their businesses from the tsunami-wrecked nuclear power plant’s ongoing discharge of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea

The Conversation

Is nuclear the answer to Australia's climate crisis?

This article is part of a series by The Conversation, Getting to Zero, examining Australia’s energy transition.

The Independent UK

Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant starts 3rd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea

The tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began its third release of treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the sea after Japanese officials said the two earlier releases ended smoothly

Radio France Internationale

Macron is shopping for uranium in Kazakhstan after the loss of Niger

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in uranium-rich Kazakhstan on Wednesday on the first leg of a trip to Central Asia, a region long regarded as Russia's backyard that has drawn fresh Western attention since the war in Ukraine began. His main aim: securing raw materials and possibly a lucrative contract…

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IBD Stock Of The Day Cameco Flashes Buy Signal As Earnings Skyrocket 1,000%

Cameco topped Q3 earnings views Tuesday and hiked its 2023 revenue outlook amid rising demand for nuclear power and geopolitical instability.

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