Enrichment of natural uranium and waste using lasers is much cheaper than enrichment using centrifuges and can fully provide the US nuclear power industry with nuclear fuel. The first full-scale laser system module for the Global Laser Enrichment (GLE) Commercial Uranium Enrichment Experimental Demonstration Facility (GLE) has completed testing and will be shipped to the…
Will nuclear power return to Italy? What the new minister Pichetto said
Speaking at the Energy Council, the new Minister of the Environment of the Meloni government also spoke of nuclear power One of Meloni’s ministers already at his European debut. This is the newly appointed Minister of the Environment and Security – who is no longer called Energy Transition – Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, who spoke at…
Finland postpones launch of new nuclear power plant reactor due to malfunction
The start of a new nuclear reactor in Finland, which was supposed to take place in December, will be delayed due to a malfunction. On Wednesday, October 19, Bloomberg reported. The station must cover the shortage of electricity that arose after the cessation of imports from Russia in May. The delay is due to damage…
Greta Thunberg supported the energy plans of the Minister of Finance of Germany on nuclear power plants
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg unexpectedly supported the plans of German Finance Minister Christian Lindner to extend the operation of nuclear power plants. The Epoch Times writes about this on October 13. FDP leader Christian Lindner has received unexpected support for extending the life of German nuclear power plants from Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg.…
Found a way to clean swamp meadows from radioactive dirt
In order to be able to grow fodder grasses on radioactive soils, it is necessary to develop effective methods for their melioration. Specialists studied the specifics of the distribution of radioactive cesium after the Chernobyl accident in peat-bog soils. It turned out that a significant part of it is still in the upper soil layers.…
Politico: Russia’s nuclear power will not be included in the new package of EU sanctions
The sphere of nuclear energy, most likely, will not fall under sanctions as part of a new package of EU restrictions on Russia, Politico reports, citing diplomats. According to the publication, it is not easy to introduce restrictions against the industry. The main difficulties are related to problems that may arise during the maintenance of…
Nuclear energy more innocent than the green would have you believe
We would be better off listening to the experts at the Nuclear Energy Study Center in Mol than to the fueling of green ministers and their militants. Nuclear power stations are a valuable contribution to sufficient energy in the coming years and a barrier against Putin’s poker game with gas and oil. The fear of…
Japan aims to develop nuclear power and build new reactors
Japan will develop nuclear energy, including the design and construction of new reactors, which is necessary to create a green economy, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday. “Nuclear and renewable energy are critical to continue the green transformation of the economy,” he was quoted as saying by The Japan Times. He noted that…
“The issue of nuclear safety is central to the debate on energy transition”
Whistleblower and former member of the management team of the Tricastin nuclear power plant, Hugo calls in a forum in the “World” for the urgency of a “transparent dialogue” to build together a plan to strengthen safety. nuclear energy in France, at a time when “our country’s energy situation has never been so critical”. The…
Germany’s “gas crisis” rekindles debate on the future of its nuclear power plants
While Russia has reduced its gas deliveries by 40%, Berlin has triggered the second level of alert of the gas emergency plan and is wondering about the future of the last three nuclear reactors Is Germany on the eve of a new energy revolution? All certainties are in any case in the process of tipping…