Tag: Nuclear Energy
Shelling Threatens Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant, and U.N. Pleads for Access
Shelling in Ukraine once again threatened the largest nuclear power plant in Europe on Thursday, damaging equipment on…
Fighting Around Ukrainian Nuclear Plant Heightens Safety Fears
DRUZHKIVKA, Ukraine — Fighting raged on Saturday near a sprawling nuclear power plant in the south of Ukraine,…
Germany, Facing Energy Crisis, Gives Nuclear Another Look
LANDSHUT, Germany — When Angela Merkel pulled the plug on nuclear power after the Fukushima meltdown, she set…
Nuclear Power Gets New Push in U.S., Winning Converts
Ms. Capito has argued that coal-fired power plants, which have been closing as the nation moves away from…
Fusion Energy Advance Is Hailed by a Seattle Start-Up
Zap Energy, a fusion energy start-up working on a low-cost path to producing electricity commercially, said last week…
French Nuclear Power Crisis Frustrates Europe’s Push to Quit Russian Energy
PARIS — Plumes of steam towered above two reactors recently at the Chinon nuclear power plant in the…
Fears Grow Over Iran’s Nuclear Program as Tehran Digs a New Tunnel Network
The deal, which President Donald J. Trump abandoned in 2018, limited Tehran’s ability to install new centrifuges and…
Iran Begins to Dismantle Nuclear Program Cameras After Western Criticism
Iran began dismantling the U.N. monitoring system of its nuclear program this week, partly blinding nuclear inspectors in…
How the Ex-Chancellor Gerhard Schröder Became Putin’s Man in Germany
But it was more than that, Mr. Schröder said. “I had been chancellor. I couldn’t go back to…
Russian Blunders in Chernobyl: ‘They Came and Did Whatever They Wanted’
CHERNOBYL, Ukraine — As the staging ground for an assault on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, the Chernobyl…
Germany’s Dependence on Russian Gas Is Difficult to Break
LUBMIN, Germany — Past a nudist beach and a sleepy marina, a gigantic mesh of metallic pipes rises…
Russia’s Aggression Prompts Calls to Rethink U.S. Uranium Imports
WASHINGTON — As Western leaders have raced to respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with steps to reduce…