IAEA announces support for COVID-19 effort
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will provide diagnostic kits, equipment and training in nuclear-derived detection techniques to countries asking for assistance in tackling the worldwide spread of the novel coronavirus causing COVID-19.
”India to embrace mixed energy basket, with continued coal usage”
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday said that India will target to have a mixed energy basket with both renewable and non-renewable sources of energy.
Russia to take back nuke waste, to assist Bangladesh post-warranty period
Russia will take back the nuclear waste to be produced during the operation of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP).
India’s reactor building has progressed only with Russia: Expert
The Indian reactor building program has not gone off well except for the cooperation with Russia, while the rising cost of nuclear technology has been a key factor in this situation, according to a New Delhi based expert.
China’s nuclear power output jumps 18% year on year
Its nuclear generating capacity increased by 9.1% year on year, from 44.64 GWe to 48.74 GWe, which followed an 18% increase in capacity between 2017 and 2018.
Finnish firm launches SMR district heating project
VTT Technical Research Centre in Finland has today announced the launch of a project to develop a small modular reactor for district heating.
New renewable device generates electricity ”out of thin air”
Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the US have developed a device that uses a natural protein to create electricity from moisture in the air.
