Hundreds of these tiny atomic terrors are still unaccounted for in the rugged landscape of the former Soviet Union. By Erin Marquis, 16 June 23, https://jalopnik.com/ussr-sprinkled-more-than-2-500-nuclear-generators-acros-1850501190 Ah, the USSR. It was a strange place with strange ideas. Ideas such as planting unprotected mini nuclear power sources into inhospitable and hard-to-reach areas. I mean, nothing should go wrong…
EDF UK reports a significant rise in profits, amounting to £1.12bn, thanks to the performance of its nuclear electricity generators and high electricity prices
New office provides local support for Australia & New Zealand ROSHHAAYIN, Israel, Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ Waterfall Security Solutions, the leader in OT cybersecurity, today announced the opening of its Australian office. The Australian expansion is in response to the increased demand for Waterfall products in the region. Regional instability and recent cyberattacks impairing industrial operations have motivated governments and private businesses to pay special attention to the protection of critical infrastructures. These factors have accelerated already strong interest in the region for Waterfall's Unidirectional Gateways and related products. "We are happy to be expanding to Australia," said Lior Frenkel, CEO and Co-Founder of Waterfall Security. "We look forward to helping strengthen regional defenses against attacks on manufacturing and critical infrastructures." Waterfall's Australia / New Zealand office is part of the company's continued ra
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By Global Times Published: Apr 14, 2021 06:33 PM
Photo taken on December 22, 2018 shows generators of the second phase at Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant in Lianyungang city in East China s Jiangsu Province. Photo: Xinhua
China has taken the global lead in nuclear energy construction capacity, as the installed capacity of nuclear power generating units under construction remained the world s largest in the past few years with 17 units currently under construction, according to the Blue Book of Nuclear Energy 2021 released by China Nuclear Energy Association on Wednesday.
A total of 17 nuclear power generating units are under construction with a total capacity of 18.53 million kilowatts, CNEA Secretary General Zhang Tingke said in an interview with CCTV on Wednesday, adding that all nuclear power projects under construction are making steady progress, and China has fully mastered the core technology of manufacturing advanced nuclear power equipment.