Category: Nuclear

US Westinghouse to Supply Fuel to Both Czech Nuclear Plants

PRAGUE—The Czech Republic’s power company signed a deal with U.S. energy giant Westinghouse Electric Co. to supply nuclear fuel for the Dukovany nuclear plant, eliminating the country’s dependence on Russia for such fuel. State-controlled power company CEZ said that Pennsylvania-based Westinghouse will start fuel deliveries to Dukovany next year. Russia’s TVEL, which is part of…


Biden Admin Identifies Key Areas in Clean Energy Acceleration Roadmap

The Department of Energy (DOE) identified three targeted areas in a clean energy technologies roadmap. In a series of “Pathways to Commercial Liftoff” reports released on March 21, the Biden administration listed clean hydrogen, long-duration energy storage, and advanced nuclear as the key technologies to attain Biden’s emission elimination plan. The Biden administration wants to…


120 Subvariants of COVID-19 Discovered in China; Next Wave in May or June: Expert

China is bracing for another COVID-19 wave after health workers recently discovered 120 new subvariants. While the West has mostly begun to move on from the pandemic, China could be hunkering back down. This comes as Beijing scraps production of its domestic vaccines, due to low efficacy rates. What does the looming wave mean for…


No Change to US Nuclear Posture Following Russia’s Pledge to Arm Belarus: State Department

The United States will not adjust its nuclear posture following an announcement by Russia that it will place tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus. Russian President Vladimir Putin said over the weekend that Belarus could house Russian tactical nuclear weapons by the beginning of summer. The Biden administration says that Russia is not seriously considering…


Utility Shuts Down Minnesota Nuclear Plant Over Radioactive Leak

A utility company said it will shut down its nuclear power plant in Minnesota after it found a radioactive substance that’s being leaked into nearby groundwater. Xcel Energy confirmed Thursday it will start the shutdown of the Monticello power plant on Friday to perform repairs to “permanently resolve a leak of water containing tritium at the…


SVB Collapse: Would the US Help Chinese Drugmakers?

Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse is rippling into China. Thousands of Chinese companies are listed among the bank’s clients—with over $240 million in assets on the line—and 57 are on a special list belonging to the Chinese Communist Party. Those same companies fall under the “foreign depositors” category that the United States is set to protect….


UN Nuclear Watchdog: 2.5 Tons of Uranium Missing in Libya

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Some 2.5 tons of natural uranium stored in a site in war-torn Libya have gone missing, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said Thursday, raising safety and proliferation concerns. However, forces allied to a warlord battling the Libyan government based in the capital of Tripoli claimed on Thursday night that they recovered the…


UK Reclassifies Nuclear Power as Environmentally Sustainable

Nuclear energy is set to be classified as sustainable so the industry can have the same access to investment incentives as renewables, the UK chancellor has said. In his Spring Budget delivered on Wednesday, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt said the government will launch a Great British Nuclear scheme to “bring down costs” and…


Australia Says Nuclear Subs Needed to Counter Militarization

CANBERRA, Australia—Australia’s defense minister said Tuesday a deal to buy nuclear-powered attack submarines from the United States was necessary to counter the biggest conventional military buildup in the region since World War II. Australian officials said the deal will cost up to $245 billion over the next three decades and create 20,000 jobs. It comes…


Trump Warns Should Never Draw Russia and China Closer

Due to the failed leadership of the Biden administration, China and Russia are becoming close, and the risk of nuclear war is increasing. This was the key takeaway from former President Donald Trump’s CPAC speech on Saturday. Trump said that while he was in office, an important national security goal was to “never allow Russia…