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Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cladding: Innovative Materials Enhance Fleet Safety and Performance
An International Atomic Energy Agency team of experts has completed its review of the long-term operational safety of South Africa’s Koeberg nuclear power plant, which is operated by the public utility Eskom.
Noted nuclear scientist passes away
The government of South Africa has announced the passing of Senamile Masango, the country’s first black female nuclear scientist. The 37 year old, who many South Africans thought of as the...
New edition of IAEA’s Climate Change and Nuclear Power available
The 2024 edition of Climate Change and Nuclear Power has been released by the International Atomic Energy Agency. The 99-page report focuses on the need for a significant increase in...
Reports: Japan’s leaders call for nuclear reactor restarts
During some of his first public remarks last week, Japan’s new economy minister Yoji Muto promoted the importance of nuclear energy for his nation.Muto said the new...
The IAEA and two African universities deploy sediment tracking tech in Kenya
Kilindini Harbor in Mombasa, Kenya, is East Africa’s largest international seaport. But rapid development of the Kenyan coastal zone is changing sediment distribution and dispersal patterns...
Fire reported at Zaporizhzhia as Ukrainian troops advance toward Russia’s Kursk plant
Thick, black smoke pouring from one of the cooling towers at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant over the weekend raised alarm about safety at the facility as the military conflict...
IAEA’s Grossi highlights the growing promise of nuclear energy
The peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology today hold more promise to heal the world since Austrian Swedish physicist Lise Meitner and her colleagues discovered nuclear fission in...
Application is open for IAEA Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Program
The International Atomic Energy Agency has announced the opening of this year’s application process for its Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Program (MSCFP), which is designed to “inspire...
Nuclear Energy Declaration adopted at Brussels summit
International leaders and government representatives from nations that are operating or interested in operating nuclear power plants adopted a Nuclear Energy Declaration on March 21 at the...
The World Nuclear Association and the African Commission on Nuclear Energy (AFCONE) last year signed a memorandum of understanding to encourage the use of nuclear energy in support of economic...
U.S., Philippines ink civil nuclear pact
The United States and the Philippines last week signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement—known in policy wonk jargon as a 123 Agreement....
