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Russian plans to hold drills simulating the use of tactical nuclear weapons, the Defense Ministry announced Monday, days after the Kremlin reacted angrily to comments by senior Western officials about the war in Ukraine. The drills are in response to “provocative statements and threats of certain Western officials regarding the Russian Federation,” the Defense Ministry said in a statement. It is the first time that Russia has publicly announced drills involving tactical nuclear weapons, though its strategic nuclear forces regularly hold exercises. Tactical nuclear weapons have a lower yield co...
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In southeastern Ukraine lies the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station. Captured by Moscow soon after its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the plant has frequently been caught in the crossfire, becoming a continual source of worry for international observers. Some have even warned of nuclear disaster, similar to Chernobyl. The latest concerning incident saw a drone hit the plant in April, with both sides exchanging blame. Firing kamikaze drones at Zaporizhzhia is "a no-brainer", former International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief nuclear inspector Robert E. Kelley tells Euronews. He adds "there's rea...
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Korea’s “artificial sun” broke its own record during a plasma operation in which temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius were supported for 48 seconds, a promising new step toward nuclear fusion. The Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research or KSTAR had previously set a record of reaching 100 million degree plasma for 30 seconds in 2021, the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) said in a statement. Nuclear fusion happens when two light atoms’ nuclei merge to form a single heavier one, generating a huge release of energy. This phenomenon powers stars, including the sun, which is wh...
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French President Emmanuel Macron and Brazilian Lula da Silva will launch a diesel-powered submarine built in Brazil with French technology at the Itaguai shipyard outside Rio de Janeiro. This is the third submarine delivered by Paris to Brasilia. It is part of a Prosub program launched by former French president Nicolas Sarkozy and Da Silva in 2008. Macron is the first French president to visit Brazil in 11 years. The officials are meeting this week to revive the relationship between the countries after years of frictions with former President Jair Bolsonaro. Macron and Da Silva also announced...
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France’s Emmanuel Macron is among some dozen EU government leaders who have called for international cooperation to boost investment in atomic power but green groups dismiss their assertion that it is an essential climate tool to halt global temperature rise. Belgian prime minister Alexander De Croo attracted a raft of world leaders to a nuclear energy summit in the shadow of the iconic Atomium building in Brussels, to support his call for a renewed push for nuclear infrastructure deployment. Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Finland, Hungary, the Netherlands, Sweden, Slovakia, Slovenia and...
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France is this month supposed finally to load in fuel its third-generation nuclear reactor, known as EPR, and a connexion to the grid is expected later this year. Europe's top nuclear energy producer is 12 years behind schedule - a delay that pushes some to doubt the EPR will become operational this year. Nonetheless, France is ramping up its nuclear energy production - something that seemed unthinkable less than a decade ago, due to changeable political views on the matter. Nuclear energy in Europe: Who is for and against it and why?France and Germany arm wrestle over EU electricity reform Fr...
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The chief of the UN's atomic watchdog is visiting Russia to discuss international concern sabout the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which remains caught up in the war between Russia and Ukraine. The plant, Europe's largest nuclear facility, has been caught in the crossfire since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in 2022, seizing the facility shortly after they stormed the country. Its six reactors are currently shut down. Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, told Russia Today that he and Putin discussed the possibility of restarting the plant and whether it will be necessar...
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Wildfires swept across the Texas Panhandle early on Wednesday, causing evacuations, power outages and the shutdown of a nuclear weapons facility. Strong winds, dry grass and unseasonably warm temperatures continue to feed the blazes, which show no sign of stopping. An unknown number of homes and other buildings in Hutchinson County were damaged or destroyed, local emergency officials said. The main facility that assembles and disassembles America's nuclear arsenal shut down its operations Tuesday night. "We have evacuated our personnel, non-essential personnel from the site, just in an abundan...
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The financial branch of the European Union, the EIB, may be willing to bet on less secure investments under its new leadership. In an interview with the Financial Times, president and former Spanish economy minister Nadia Calviño Santamaría signalled that she hopes to increase investment in defence and nuclear projects. The shift is a departure from the risk-averse approach taken by her German predecessor Werner Hoyer, who she replaced last month. To align itself with its climate goals, the EIB is no longer supporting traditional fossil fuel projects, but investing in nuclear power is an uncha...
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The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog warned on Tuesday that Iran is “not entirely transparent” regarding its atomic program, particularly after an official who once led Tehran’s program announced the Islamic Republic has all the pieces for a weapon “in our hands.” Speaking at the World Government Summit in Dubai, Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, alluded to remarks made this weekend by Ali Akbar Salehi. Iran is “presenting a face which is not entirely transparent when it comes to its nuclear activities. Of course this in...
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