Tag: Nuclear Energy
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Japanese experimental nuclear fusion reactor inaugurated: a step towards clean and unlimited energy
It is a joint project between the European Union and Japan, and is the precursor to its bigger brother, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), under construction in France. The ultimate aim of both projects is to coax hydrogen nuclei to fuse into a heavier element, helium, releasing energy in the form of light and…
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Russia is considering canceling the nuclear test ban treaty
Just hours after Putin’s comments, Russia’s top lawmaker Vyacheslav Volodin said the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, would swiftly consider if Russia’s ratification of the treaty needed to be revoked. “At the next meeting of the State Duma Council, we will definitely discuss the issue of revoking the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban…
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President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia’s mission is to create a “new world” and blamed Western hegemony for Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine.
“We are essentially tasked with building a new world,” Putin said. He said that the West’s goal is to create global “hegemony”. He said, “The West always needs an enemy.” As Moscow becomes more isolated in the West and faces unprecedented sanctions over its Ukraine campaign, Putin accused the West of trying to create a…
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Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant: Nuclear fuel handing over ceremony today
According to the information of the World Nuclear Association, the countries using nuclear energy are – America, China, France, Russia, South Korea, Canada, Ukraine, Germany, Japan, Spain, Sweden, Belgium, UK, India, Czech Republic, Finland. , Switzerland, Bulgaria, Pakistan, Hungary, Slovakia, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico, Romania, Argentina, United Arab Emirates, Belarus, Slovenia, Netherlands, Iran and Armenia.…
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EU-Bangladesh energy cooperation: a new era with the ‘Global Gateway Strategy’
Ustubs also discussed general cooperation matters and the upcoming EU intervention with Prime Minister’s Private Industry and Investment Advisor Salman Rahman, Finance Ministry’s Economic Relations Division Secretary Sharifa Khan as well as the ministry’s Secretary MD Human Kabir. Railways and Rear Admiral Mohammad Khurshid Alam (Retd.), Acting Foreign Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs. Throughout his…
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Bangladesh is set to become the first country to use nuclear energy
Also, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi is also scheduled to attend the event. However, it has been learned that he can also attend the event virtually. Science and Technology Minister Yefesh Osman and Director General of Russian state-run nuclear energy company Rosatom Alexei Likhachev are likely to be present in Rooppur.…
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Zelensky to IAEA: Russia holds nuclear plant hostage
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the head of the UN nuclear watchdog that security at the Zaporizhia nuclear power station could not be guaranteed until Russian troops left the facility. On Monday, the President met with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, at the Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Station, northeast of…
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US official says North Korea does not appear ready for imminent nuclear test
South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said Wednesday’s launch could include strategic cruise missiles. “Strategic” is generally used to describe weapons that have nuclear capabilities. North Korea’s last known firing of strategic cruise missiles was on March 12, when it said it fired two from a submarine. Asked about North Korea’s flurry of tests, Brier said…
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France in new row over nuclear-derived hydrogen with Germany and Spain
“Perhaps the French calculation was that it would be more readily accepted by the partners, but that is a different matter.” french menace Macron will take the issue to an EU summit on Thursday and two European officials said he may threaten to block the pipeline in retaliation. “It is clear that France will give…
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Explosion near Ukraine nuclear plant, says UN watchdog; Russia calls it a provocation
The plant was captured in early March, shortly after Russian forces invaded neighboring Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of firing near the front line, prompting the IAEA to assign experts to all five of Ukraine’s nuclear stations. Grossi, who visited Ukraine last week, said the IAEA regularly reports explosions near the plant.…
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Nuclear reactor experiment dismisses a dark matter hope
Nuclear reactor experiment dismisses a dark matter hope
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Bangladesh hopes to power first nuclear power plant despite delays
Meanwhile, some experts and members of the public are concerned about safety following the 1986 Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine and the 2011 Fukushima nuclear reactor crisis in Japan. Mohd, a 30-year-old waiter at a restaurant opposite Rooppur nuclear plant. Millen said, “I don’t want to imagine what could happen in the unlikely event of an…
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the end is nigh? Climate, nuclear crises raise fears of worst
For thousands of years, apocalyptic prophecies have borne little fruit. But with threats from nuclear war and climate change rising, should the planet at least start considering the worst? When the world rings up in 2022, few would have expected the US president to be talking about the risk of doomsday after Russia’s threats of…