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Typhoon "White Dolphin" Approaches Fujian-Zhejiang Coast, Ningde Nuclear Power Initiates Typhoon Emergency Deployment

Typhoon "White Dolphin" Approaches Fujian-Zhejiang Coast, Ningde Nuclear Power Initiates Typhoon Emergency Deployment

According to the forecast of the Central Meteorological Observatory, Typhoon White Dolphin is expected to make landfall along the coast from Zhoushan, Zhejiang to Fuding, Fujian between the night of August 9 and the morning of August 10, with an intensity of 12 to 14 levels at landfall, classified as a typhoon or severe typhoon. Affected by this round of typhoon, Fujian has upgraded its emergency defense level. The Fujian Provincial Meteorological Observatory upgraded the typhoon warning to Level II at 9:00 on August 9, and the Fujian Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters upgraded the typhoon emergency response to Level II at the same time. Heavy to torrential rain is expected in northern Fujian from August 9 to 10, with localized extremely heavy rain. State Grid Fujian Electric Power has issued a Level III warning for typhoon and rainstorm, and activated a Level IV emergency response for typhoon, rainstorm, and flood disasters. Located in Fujian...

2026-08-10

Putin Signs Decree Posthumously Awarding "Order of Courage" to Chief Engineer of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

Putin Signs Decree Posthumously Awarding "Order of Courage" to Chief Engineer of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

Russian President Vladimir Putin recently signed a decree posthumously awarding the Order of Courage to Alexander Yakovlev, chief engineer of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, who was killed in an attack, in recognition of his bravery demonstrated in the line of duty. According to previously released information, the Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on July 15 stating that a service vehicle of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was attacked by a drone that day, and Yakovlev was killed in the attack. The statement said the attack posed a threat to the safe operation of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is one of the larger nuclear power facilities in Europe, and its operational safety has long drawn external attention...

2026-08-05

Kazakhstan's National Nuclear Center Experimental Base Supports Nuclear Power Safety and Advanced Energy Research

Kazakhstan's National Nuclear Center Experimental Base Supports Nuclear Power Safety and Advanced Energy Research

On July 30, Vyacheslav Gnyrya, Deputy Director of the Institute of Atomic Energy at the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan (NNC RK), presented the development of the center's experimental research base. He stated that Kazakhstan is leveraging existing research facilities to establish a scientific foundation for next-generation reactor technologies and controlled thermonuclear fusion energy research. According to the presentation, the NNC RK experimental base is a strategic scientific research infrastructure developed over decades in Kazakhstan, featuring research reactors, specialized test facilities, and materials science equipment capable of simulating conditions difficult to replicate in operating nuclear reactors, including the behavior of nuclear fuel, structural materials, and safety system components under high temperatures, intense irradiation, and transient conditions.

2026-07-31

Heavy water leak at Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 in South Korea found to be far larger than initially reported

Heavy water leak at Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 in South Korea found to be far larger than initially reported

The actual scale of the heavy water leak that occurred at Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, in September last year, is reported to be far larger than the initially disclosed figure. The Gyeongju Environmental Movement Alliance disclosed on the 30th that a detailed internal report obtained from Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) shows the total amount of heavy water leaked was 1,311.15 kg, approximately five times the initially reported 256 kg, of which 5.14 kg was recorded as having leaked outdoors. After the incident, Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) had reported a heavy water leak of 256 kg and stated that no external leakage occurred. The detailed report now made public reveals...

2026-07-30