Nuclear energy

Iran says no country can deprive it of enrichment rights

A handout photo made available by the Iranian army shows Iranian and Russian soldiers during a joint naval exercise in Sea of Oman, southern Iran, on Feb 19.

US conducts first air transport of nuclear microreactor in bid to show technology's viability

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Michael Duffey on board a C-17 cargo plane that transported Valar Atomics' Ward nuclear microreactor from March Air Force Base in California to Hill Air Force Base in Utah, at the Hill Air Force Base in Utah, U.S., February 15, 2026. REUTERS/Valerie Volcovici

Japan restarts world’s biggest nuclear power plant again

TEPCO switched on the world's biggest nuclear power plant again on Feb 9 after an earlier attempt was quickly suspended due to a minor glitch.

Public education efforts on nuclear energy begin with understanding Singapore’s energy constraints: EMA official

Mr Darryl Chan, Director of the Nuclear Energy Office at Energy Market Authority, on Feb 6, 2026.

New nuclear energy office to help build local talent, assess nuclear technologies

Mr Darryl Chan, director of the Nuclear Energy Office at Energy Market Authority, said his team will be looking to develop expertise not just in nuclear technologies and safety assessments, but also in policy, environmental and economical analysis.

Wanted: Volunteers to host nuclear waste, forever

A radioactive sign is stuck to a container in the low-level waste vaults at the Dounreay nuclear site in Dounreay, Scotland, Britain November 25, 2025. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

How Singapore’s ‘radiation detectives’ ensure safety as South-east Asia explores nuclear energy

Senior scientific officer Eugenia Wong conducting solid-phase extraction which isolates some radioactive substances at the National Radiochemistry Laboratory under NEA.

UN watchdog meets over Ukraine nuclear safety concerns, amid Russia energy attacks

Ukraine's Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is Europe's largest, with six reactors. While the reactors have been shut down, power is still needed for cooling, to stop them going into meltdown.

India could order more home-grown reactors amid nuclear push

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Japan’s nuclear watchdog starts probe of plant operator’s HQ over data fraud

Chubu Electric Power admitted the misconduct in December 2025 and announced the potential underestimation on Jan 5, 2026.

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