Tough new rules for Japanese nuclear power plants have been revealed in draft form. Among them are that power companies should be able to contain a severe accident situation for an entire week without outside help.
The French state has authorised full construction of the world's largest tokamak nuclear fusion reactor with a formal decree to allow creation of a 'basic nuclear installation'.
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The UK energy minister has asked nuclear regulators to begin discussions over Generic Design Assessment for Hitachi-GE's Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR). The design has been proposed for new units at the Wylfa and Oldbury sites.
The US nuclear regulator has found no environmental issue that should prevent Detroit Edison from building and operating an Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) at its existing Fermi nuclear power plant site in Michigan. 48.jpg "Hunterston B (Richard Webb)-48")
UK utility EDF Energy is to extend by seven years the life of four of its Advanced Gas-cooled Reactors - two each at Hinkley Point B and Hunterston B.
Canada's chief nuclear regulator has publicly criticised calls for uranium mining moratoria that fail to take account of scientific research.
The French state has authorised full construction of the world's largest tokamak nuclear fusion reactor with a formal decree to allow creation of a 'basic nuclear installation'.