Nuclear energy

Russia says Ukrainian drone kills chief engineer at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Alexei Likhachev said in a statement that a Ukrainian drone had struck a service car between the plant’s site and the town of Enerhodar, killing the engineer, Alexander Yakovlev, and the driver.

Files relating to India’s largest nuclear power plant Kudankulam exposed in data breach

The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, located in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, is the largest of India’s seven nuclear plants.

France powers down nuclear reactors over heatwave

The Golfech nuclear power plant in south-western France is one of three nuclear reactors that have gone offline in the country due to the ongoing heatwave.

A nuclear debut in Bangladesh tests developing world’s atomic shift

Once fully completed in 2028, the two Russian-designed reactors at the Rooppur facility will be able to supply as much as 15 per cent of the country’s electricity.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, July 10, 2026

FILE PHOTO: Andy Burnham, British member of parliament (MP) for Makerfield, arrives for a radio interview on LBC's "Tonight with Andrew Marr", in London, Britain, July 2, 2026. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/File Photo

World’s largest particle smasher halts for 4 years in upgrade to boost hunt for dark matter

The tunnels of the Future Circular Collider (FCC) and the current Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva.

Nuclear plant in Switzerland shut down due to heatwave

epa13058501 Children cool off by playing in the water of the public fountain in Milan Park during a heat wave in Lausanne, Switzerland, 23 June 2026. A heat wave is hitting Switzerland and is expected to last at least until 29 June. The Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss) has raised the heat warning in most of the country from a level 3 to a level 4 alert. EPA/LAURENT GILLIERON

Ecosystem of Japan’s Minamitori Island at risk from nuclear waste site survey: Lab

Japan is planning to replace up to 14 nuclear reactors by the 2050s, as it looks to meet rising power demand at home and cope with increasing geopolitical risks abroad.

No lifting of UN sanctions on Iran without France’s approval, foreign minister says

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot at the doorstep of the NATO Foreign Ministers' meeting at the Clarion Hotel and Congress Sea U in Helsingborg, Sweden, 22th May 2026. TT News Agency/Johan Nilsson/ via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

Rolls-Royce picked by Sweden for new small nuclear reactors

The Swedish government in 2025 chose to opt for so-called small modular reactor technology as the country has decided to build new nuclear reactors for the first time in 50 years.

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