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With the shutdown of its last three nuclear power plants, Germany has completed its phase-out of nuclear power. As the minister responsible for nuclear safety in Germany, I believe that this was an excellent -- indeed, visionary -- move. There are many important justifications, but five are especially compelling.

Bangkok Post

Ukrainians Mark Chernobyl Disaster amid Nuclear Threats

Workers at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on Wednesday marked the 37th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear disaster amid an ongoing war and nuclear threats, somberly laying flowers at a monument for victims. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used the day to repeat his warnings about the potential threat of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukrainians mark Chernobyl disaster amid nuclear threats

Workers at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant have marked the 37th anniversary of the world’s worst nuclear disaster amid an ongoing war and nuclear threats

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Company seeks first-time restart of shuttered nuclear plant

A company hopes to restore a dead nuclear power plant to life for the first time in the U.S. The Palisades plant in southwestern Michigan closed in May 2022

The Independent UK

Ukraine condemns Russian nuclear 'blackmail' on Chornobyl anniversary

Ukraine marked the 37th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster on Wednesday by urging the world not to bow to Russian "blackmail" over nuclear facilities it has seized during its invasion.

Reuters

Without Nuclear Power, Germany's Energy Future Looks Short of Energy

Green dreams are no substitute for good planning and reliable electricity.

Reason

Nuclear liability issues not yet resolved for Jaitapur project: French company EDF

Two years after the French energy company Electricite de France (EDF) submitted its techno-commercial offer for the construction of six nuclear power reactors in Maharashtra’s Jaitapur, talks between Indian and French officials over several issues, including liability, have not resulted in any breakthrough yet.

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Nuclear Power Could Usher in an Atomic Era of Space Exploration

How far away are these technologies from becoming humanity’s tried and true method to power vehicles and usher in a new era of extraterrestrial exploration?

Inverse

‘There’s a lot of posturing’: Europe’s nuclear divide grows as one plant opens and three close

Europe’s first new plant in 16 years comes on stream in Finland day after Germany pulls plug on last reactors

The Guardian - UK

Russian-held Ukraine nuclear plant to stop using US fuel - Ifax

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine which Russia captured last year will stop using U.S.-produced nuclear fuel as quickly as possible, the Interfax news agency quoted a Russian official as saying on Thursday.

Reuters

Text messages from no campaign herald new phase of voice debate – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Chernobyl: The world's worst nuclear disaster

The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant explosion resulted in the most horrific nuclear disaster in the world.

LiveScience

Environment groups sue EU over green label for gas, nuclear

Environmental groups have started legal action against the European Union’s executive branch in a bid to block a move to include natural gas and nuclear power generation on a list of sustainable activities

The Independent UK

US ready to lend Poland $4 billion for nuclear energy plan

A project to develop some 20 small nuclear power reactors in Poland is moving forward, with a cooperation agreement between the Polish energy giant PKN ORLEN and two U.S. government financial institutions

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The Independent UK

Europe's most powerful nuclear reactor kicks off in Finland

Finland’s much-delayed and costly new nuclear reactor, Europe's most powerful by production capacity, has completed a test phase lasting over a year and has started regular output, significantly boosting the Nordic country’s electricity self-sufficiency

Asharq Al-Awsat

Over and Out: Germany Switches off Its Last Nuclear Plants

“Nuclear power, no thanks!” What was once a slogan found on the bumper of many a German car became a reality Saturday, as the country shut down its three remaining nuclear power plants in line with a long-planned transition toward renewable energy. The shutdown of Emsland, Neckarwestheim II and Isar…

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Germany pulls the plug on its last nuclear power plants

Germany has shut down its three remaining nuclear power plants in line with a long-planned transition to clean, green renewable energy.

Reuters

As Germany ends nuclear era activist says still more to do

Heinz Smital was a 24-year-old nuclear physics researcher when he first saw how far nuclear contamination could spread after the Chornobyl disaster in 1986.

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Foreign Policy

Germany Turns Out the Lights on Nuclear Power—at Last

It’s taken a few decades, but the final shutdown comes at a delicate time.

The Independent UK

Powering down: Germany's last nuclear plants in final hours

Germany has begun winding down its three remaining nuclear power plants as part of a long-planned transition toward renewable energy

The Guardian - UK

Germany’s last three nuclear power stations to shut this weekend

Closures, delayed after Russia reduced Europe’s gas supplies, leave conundrum for energy policymakers

Bangkok Post

Germany retires last nuclear plants

At 10pm on Saturday, the Isar-2 nuclear plant near Munich will begin winding down its power generation in steps of 10 megawatts per minute.

Reuters

Atomic 'angst' over? Germany closes last nuclear plants

Germany will pull the plug on its last three nuclear power stations by Saturday, ending a six-decade programme that spawned one of Europe's strongest protest movements but saw a brief reprieve due to the Ukraine war.

The Independent UK

German town bids farewell to nuclear, eyes hydrogen future

Germany is shutting down its last three nuclear power plants on Saturday as part of an energy transition agreed to by successive governments

Asharq Al-Awsat

Wind and Solar Hit Record 12% of Global Power Generation Last Year

Wind and solar energy represented a record 12% of global electricity generation last year, up from 10% in 2021, a report on Wednesday found. The report by climate and energy independent think tank Ember said last year could have marked peak emissions from the power sector, which is the largest…

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