Etiket: nuclear
Satellite images show how China is quietly rebuilding a secret base for nuclear testing: experts alarmed | Abroad
China is discreetly rebuilding an old military base for nuclear testing. Satellite images analyzed by the newspaper ‘The New York Times’ show that there is suddenly renewed activity in a…
Putin: “We have upgraded our entire nuclear arsenal”
According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia has almost completed upgrading its entire nuclear arsenal. He said this at a meeting of the Ministry of Defense in Moscow. He also…
ROUNDUP/South Korea: North Korea fires missile – USA with nuclear submarine in region
SEOUL (dpa-AFX) – According to the South Korean military, North Korea has once again fired a ballistic missile despite UN ban decisions. The test rocket fell into the sea between…
‘Some nuclear fusion companies are selling flying carpets’
At the end of 2021, the world’s largest nuclear fusion reactor generated a record amount of energy. In five seconds, the European fusion experiment Joint European Torus (JET) produced 59…
Promising cancer therapy depends on Russian nuclear weapons company
A promising cancer therapy, in which the SCK CEN nuclear research center in Mol is participating, depends on ElektroKhimPribor (EKP), the most important Russian nuclear weapons company and a subsidiary…
ANALYSIS. Why the risk of nuclear war increases if we let Putin win
Western support for Ukraine has often been weighed down by fears of nuclear escalation. Don’t push Putin too much into a corner, the message was, because then he could become…
Energy expert explains what keeping nuclear power plants open longer means for your bill and security of supply
After more than a year and a half of negotiations, our government concluded a deal with the French energy giant to keep the nuclear power stations of Doel 4 and…
Feasibility study for the construction of nuclear power plants to start in January | News item
News item | 13-12-2023 | 17:18 The first technical feasibility studies into the construction of two new nuclear power stations in the Netherlands will start in January. The first of…
Government and Engie sign agreement, two nuclear power stations open for 10 years longer: “Belgium remains a nuclear country”
On Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (Open Vld), Energy Minister Tinne Van der Straeten (Green) and Thierry Saegeman (CEO Engie Electrabel) signed the agreement that allows two nuclear…
Nuclear Cabinet approves agreement with Engie to keep nuclear power plants open longer
Last night, the nuclear cabinet approved the agreement with Engie on the extension of the lifespan of the Doel 4 and Tihange 3 nuclear power stations. The ten-year extension has…