Nuclear energy

Japan’s top Chubu execs to resign, application to restart nuclear reactors withdrawn over data scandal

A report also found that the company’s senior management had pressured staff to restart the reactors as soon as possible.

Chiefs of Japan’s nuclear plant operator to quit over data fraud

It was also reported that Chubu Electric was preparing to withdraw its application to restart the Hamaoka reactors in Japan’s Shizuoka prefecture.

Russian nuclear head says Ukraine attacked fuel trucks, endangered nuclear plant

Russia and Ukraine have repeatedly accused each other of endangering the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine.

SingHealth to support UN atomic agency in strengthening regional capabilities

SingHealth will be designated as an anchor centre of the UN atomic agency IAEA, to strengthen regional capabilities in the application of nuclear capabilities in medical sciences.

What is the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?

Brokered ceasefire comes into effect for repairs at Ukraine’s occupied nuclear plant

A Russian soldier standing guard at a checkpoint near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in 2023. Russian forces seized ⁠the plant - Europe’s largest - in 2022.

If S’pore decides on nuclear power, major grid changes may not be required

SP PowerGrid chief executive Jimmy Khoo on Sept 2 said that the grid is a key piece in the energy transition.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 30, 2026

Bikash Tharu, 28, had a narrow escape on August 26 because he was late for work at a dam along the Bhotekoshi river.

The political power struggles behind Taiwan’s referendum on nuclear power

The Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant (background) in Taiwan’s Pingtung county in May 2025, before it shut down. The upcoming Nov 28 referendum on nuclear power will be the fourth on Taiwan’s nuclear policy in eight years.

Ukraine’s occupied nuclear plant running on generators, with only 10 days’ worth of diesel

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant - Europe’s largest - needs power to keep its six non-operating reactors cool.

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