All Nuclear power articles – Page 2

News
Austria’s bid to sue EU over UK nuclear plant fails

2018-07-16T14:46:00Z

Judge rejects Austria’s legal challenge of UK state aid for planned nuclear power station
Feature
Oak Ridge at 75

2018-03-16T10:44:00Z

As Oak Ridge National Laboratory celebrates its 75th anniversary, Kit Chapman visits the birthplace of the atomic age
News
Investigation blames Russian facility for last year’s ruthenium isotope leak

2018-02-23T14:00:00Z

Russian government denies that the release is the result of an accident during refinement of fission products
Podcast
Strontium aluminate

2018-02-01T16:25:00Z

A glow-in-the-dark compound that defies naming conventions
News
Russia denies involvement in leak of radioisotope detected over Europe

2017-11-23T14:57:00Z

Ruthenium-106 is thought to have escaped from a nuclear reprocessing facility, possibly in Russia
Research
Chernobyl disaster mystery solved

2017-11-22T14:55:00Z

A nuclear explosion – not high pressure steam – started the chain reaction of events that destroyed the reactor
News
Russia urged to reduce uranium stockpile

2017-09-19T13:22:00Z

International nuclear experts warn that nuclear threats posed by Russia’s 680 tons of highly enriched uranium must be minimised
News
Warnings that radiochemistry is dying

2017-07-31T14:50:00Z

Critical nuclear know-how is dwindling as the younger generation avoid this vital field
News
Britain’s nuclear future threatened by Brexit

2017-05-03T10:30:00Z

Warnings on failure to plan for life outside of Europe’s nuclear body
Opinion
Taking the nuclear option

2017-03-01T15:54:00Z

If the UK is to leave Euratom then it needs to quickly take advice from the community
News
Scientists condemn UK plan to leave European nuclear agency

2017-01-31T09:17:00Z

Leaving Euratom could ruin international research projects and hold up nuclear power plant development
News
New nuclear faces public suspicion in China

2016-10-31T11:27:00Z

Ambitious plans to build more than 60 nuclear plants by 2030 have sparked protests across the country
Opinion
How to warn future civilisations about radioactive waste

2016-09-22T09:36:00Z

Informing future societies about radioactive waste disposal sites is a unique challenge
News
UK gives go-ahead for new nuclear plants

2016-09-15T15:07:00Z

Hinkley Point project can proceed but financial safeguards will be enforced on investors
News
Hinkley Point investor faces espionage charges

2016-08-15T16:50:00Z

Nuclear firm allegedly obtained US information and expertise without government approval
News
Hinkley Point plant beset by further delays

2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Government postpones final go-ahead at Hinkley Point in Somerset until the autumn
News
UK’s new nuclear plant may cost £37bn

2016-07-11T00:00:00Z

Government estimate marks another price rise for delayed Hinkley Point project
Opinion
Shadow of Chernobyl

2016-04-26T00:00:00Z

Mark Peplow takes the long view on the cost of nuclear power
Podcast
Uranium dioxide

2016-04-06T00:00:00Z

This week’s compound has had a glowing career in the arts and a runaway success in the energy sector
News
Lights out for UK’s oldest nuclear power plant

2016-01-06T00:00:00Z

Full decommissioning process of Wylfa site will take up to 90 years