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IEA presses need for pro-nuclear policies
2019.05.28The International Energy Agency (IEA) has made policy recommendations for the many countries that see a role for nuclear power in their energy transitions in a new report it plans to discuss today at the 10th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM10) being held this week in Vancouver, Canada. Nuclear Power in a Clean Energy System is the Paris-based agency's first report addressing nuclear power in nearly two decades in order to "bring this important topic back into the global energy debate", it said.
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Russia launches world's largest nuclear-powered icebreaker
2019.05.28A ceremony was held on 25 May at the Baltic Shipyard in Saint Petersburg to mark the launch of the Ural nuclear-powered icebreaker.
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Speech: Nuclear needed to decarbonise economies
2019.05.21The International Energy Agency’s recent workshop Nuclear Power in a Clean Energy System was "extremely timely and important" because "time is of the essence if we are to successfully decarbonise our economies", Jean-Bernard Lévy, CEO of EDF, said in a special address to participants in the meeting. The following is the text of his speech on 25 February.
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Steam generators in place at Tianwan unit 6
2019.05.16The third and final steam generator has been installed at unit 6 of the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China's Jiangsu province. The ACPR1000 reactor is scheduled to enter commercial operation by the end of 2021.
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Terrestrial Energy joins Generation IV Forum
2019.05.16Terrestrial Energy, a developer of advanced nuclear power plants using Integrated Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) technology, has been admitted to the Generation IV International Forum (GIF). It is currently the only private sector company to hold this status.
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IAEA highlights benefits of isotope-enabled water balance model
2019.05.14The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) plans to discuss its isotope-enabled water balance model during its International Symposium on Isotope Hydrology that is taking place between 20 and 24 May in Vienna, Austria.