A Russian nuclear power station in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don activated emergency shutdown procedures after a steam leak was discovered. “Unit Two at Rostov Nuclear Power Plant has been shut down and put on maintenance because of a steam …
China on Sept. 16 denounced the new security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States as “extremely irresponsible” and urged them to abandon a “Cold War” mentality. China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian criticized the pact called …
North Korea appears to have restarted its Yongbyon nuclear reactor that is believed to produce plutonium after being inactive since December 2018, the United Nations (UN) atomic agency said. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in its annual report …
Operators of Japan’s stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant have revealed plans to build an undersea tunnel to release over a million tons of treated water into the sea. The one-kilometer tunnel was announced on Wednesday, two years after the Japanese …
China has shut down the Taishan nuclear reactor for “maintenance” because of alleged minor fuel damage. China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) has only switched off the new-generation European Pressurised Reactor (EPR) at Taishan in Guangdong province today despite being …
Taishan Nuclear Power Plant co-owner Electricite de France (EDF) announced that the situation at the plant is serious and evolving. EDF said it would have shut down a reactor if the facility were in France but that their Chinese partner …
Rep. Ha Tae-Keung of South Korea’s parliamentary intelligence committee claimed on Friday that North Korean hackers breached the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) in Daejeon, South Korea. “The incident could pose serious security risks if any core information was …
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment claimed that the radiation level at the Taishan nuclear reactor increased after its fuel rods were damaged, but it is within the prescribed limits, and there is no radioactive leakage. The ministry’s statement came …
The French co-owner of the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant, Framatome reported that there was an “imminent radiological threat” after a buildup of noble gas was detected. According to an alleged letter sent by Framatome to CNN and the US Department …
This article was updated at 2021-04-13 15:10.South Korea has summoned Japanese ambassador to Seoul following Japan’s decision to release the Fukushima nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean in a cabinet meeting Tuesday. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s cabinet has now …