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Not so fast: California's last nuke plant might run longer than 2025

An aggressive push toward renewable energy has run headlong into anxiety over keeping the lights on in California, where the largest utility is considering whether to try to extend the lifespan of the state's last operating nuclear power plant. California is the birthplace of the modern environmental movement that for decades has had a fraught relationship with nuclear power, which doesn't produce carbon pollution like fossil fuels but leaves behind waste that can remain dangerously radioactive for centuries. Now environmentalists find themselves at odds with someone they usually see as an ally: Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, a green energy advocate who supported the 2016 agreement calling for the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant to close by 2025 but now is a leading voice to consider a longer operating run. Newsom often is mentioned as a possible presidential candidate and an attorney for a consumer advocacy group that routinely challenges plant operator Pacific Gas & Electric in

Nuclear power can help countries secure energy transitions: IEA reports

A total of 32 countries have nuclear plants and nuclear power is the second largest source of low emissions power after hydropower, the IEA said

Nuclear power is the future. Tiger Global and Bill Gates know it

Nuclear power stands to be the solution, or at least fill major energy gaps, in the coming years

Pokhran I: The event that ushered the nuclear era for Indian defence

Codenamed "Smiling Buddha", India became world's sixth nuclear power outside the five permanent members of the United Nations

North Korea launches ballistic missile amid rising animosities with West

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that the missile was fired from the North's capital region and flew to the waters off its eastern coast

Finland ends deal with Russian corporation Rosatom for nuclear power plant

A Finnish nuclear energy company said Monday it has decided to terminate with immediate effect a contract with Russian state energy corporation Rosatom for the delivery of a nuclear power plant

Nuclear fusion sees sudden bursts of potential breakthroughs

The fusion of a kilogramme of deuterium could release at least four million times as much energy as burning a kilo of coal

IAEA loses contact with monitoring systems installed at Chernobyl plant

The site, located in an Exclusion Zone, includes decommissioned reactors as well as radioactive waste facilities

Over half of Ukraine's energy comes from nuclear sources, shows data

France and Slovakia are the only countries to have a higher share of domestic generation from nuclear

Philippines approves revival of nuclear power to help replace coal

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order to include nuclear power in the country's energy mix

Nuclear power relevant for meeting sustainable energy needs, says Shringla

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Monday underlined the relevance of nuclear power in a message to an event launched by India's embassy in Vienna on the occasion of National Science Day.The Indian embassy in Vienna launched a quiz competition on 'Nuclear Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future' on the occasion of National Science day.National Science day is celebrated every year on February 28 to commemorate the discovery of the 'Raman Effect' by scientist C. V. Raman, who was awarded the Nobel Prize."Nuclear power technology has assumed new relevance as a non-fossil resource for meeting the sustained energy needs of humanity amid the challenges of climate change," Foreign Secretary said in a message to the event.He also highlighted the theme of this year's national science day, 'Integrated Approach in Science & Technology for Sustainable Future' saying that the theme is particularly relevant in the light of the challenge of climate change and the sustainable ..

Ukraine's nuclear power reactors running safely and securely, says IAEA

IAEA has said it was informed by Ukrainian authorities that the country's nuclear power reactors are continuing to "operate safely and securely".

Russia-Ukraine crisis: Higher radiation levels reported at Chernobyl

The still-radioactive site of the 1986 nuclear disaster lies some 100 kilometres from Kyiv

India's nuclear power capacity to be hiked to 22,480 MW by 2031: Govt

Minister of State in the Department of Space and Department of Atomic Energy Jitendra Singh said the present installed nuclear power capacity in the country is 6,780 MW

Installed nuclear power capacity grew by over 40% in last 7 years: Govt

The country is pursuing an indigenous three-stage nuclear power programme to provide long term energy security in a sustainable manner: Jitendra Singh

UAE reviews Barakah nuclear plant progress, approves 2022 operational plan

The Board of Management of the UAE's Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) convened and approved the operational plan of FANR for the year 2022.

BHEL bags Rs 1,405 crore order from NPCIL for 12 nuclear steam generators

State-owned BHEL has bagged an order worth Rs 1,405 crore from the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd for supply of 12 nuclear steam generators.

US government assessing reported leak at Chinese nuclear power plant

EDF said a build-up of inert gases at the nuclear power station in Taishan seemed to be due to issue with some fuel rods.

UK to build more nuclear weapons to counter challenges posed by China

Calling out the challenges posed by China, the United Kingdom will build more nuclear weapons and expand its presence in the fields of space and cyberspace, announced Prime Minister Boris Johnson

L&T arm to build 2 units of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project

The construction arm of L&T has secured an order in the range of Rs 1,000-2,500 crore to construct the Main Plant Civil Works of the Kudankulam 5 and 6 units.