Tag: Nuclear
Tehran calls on Washington to make gestures
Negotiations on the nuclear deal between Iran and major powers have made progress in recent days, according to all parties. But while Westerners are asking Tehran to make decisions, the…
Nuclear: what the construction of the 6 new EPRs promised by Macron could cost
Emmanuel Macron’s announcements on energy, eight days ago, could not have been clearer: France is “all-in” on nuclear power. With the aim of producing more and more carbon-free electricity over…
“Iran Is After Nuclear Energy Not Nuclear Weapons”
While trying to revive the agreement signed in 2015 to restrict Iran’s nuclear program, Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei made a statement regarding the country’s nuclear program. Khamenei said that Iran’s…
Nuclear fusion: DeepMind helps physicists control plasma in tokamaks
Researchers at the Variable Configuration Tokamak in Switzerland turned to DeepMind, a company specializing in artificial intelligence. Using a specially trained AI to automatically configure the magnetic fields allows them…
Nuclear risk? impending invasion? Tensions between Russia and Ukraine deciphered
INTERVIEW. While the conflict between Ukraine and Russia has been going on for several months, the tension has risen a notch in recent days. If Moscow claims to withdraw troops…
Climate: no net zero carbon emissions without nuclear power, say researchers
The nuclear debate is raging. A little more still in these times of presidential campaign. The work unveiled today by researchers could shed light on the issue beyond Franco-French political…
Italy hit hard by exponential rise in energy prices
Italy stands out from its European partners by its massive imports of oil and natural gas which is used to produce 42% of its electrical energy. And although the peninsula…
Macron’s nuclear announcements: are EPR2s really less expensive?
To resume “the thread of the great adventure of civil nuclear power in France”, in his words, Emmanuel Macron is betting on a new model of EPR (European pressurized reactor).…
In Belfort, Emmanuel Macron goes all-in on nuclear power
The decorum left little doubt about the tenor of the speech to come. Behind his desk, nestled in the heart of the GE Steam Power factory in Belfort, which looks…
Nuclear recovery plan: what to remember from Macron’s announcements in Belfort
“The world of tomorrow will be more electric (…) We must be able to produce up to 60% more electricity than today. And the key, to do this in the…