Nuclear Power plant

Nuclear Power plant

Steam rises from a cooling tower of the Electricite de France (EDF) nuclear power station in Civaux, France, 8 October, 2021. Photo: Reuters

How a nuclear energy reactor works

At the centre of a nuclear plant is the reactor core, where the chain reaction takes place

Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant. File photo: Md Tajul Islam

Fuel loading at Rooppur nuclear plant's first unit set to begin Tuesday

A view shows the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Netishyn, in Khmelnytskyi region, Ukraine February 13, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Ukraine's reliance on nuclear power increases during war

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh take part in a signing ceremony of an agreement on cooperation in the construction of a nuclear power plant on the territory of Vietnam, in Moscow, Russia, on 23 March 2026. Photo: Reuters

Russia, Vietnam agree deal on nuclear power plant construction

Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant. Photo: Md Tajul Islam/TBS

Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant slated for June grid integration

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa power station. Photo: Collected

Japan restarts world's biggest nuclear plant again

The words 'Russian Moon Mission', Moon and a Russian flag are seen in this illustration, August 21, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Russia plans a nuclear power plant on the moon within a decade

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)'s Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant, one of the world's largest nuclear facilities, stands along the seaside in Kashiwazaki, Niigata prefecture, Japan December 21, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Issei Kato

Japan prepares to restart world's biggest nuclear plant, 15 years after Fukushima

A view shows construction works on the site of the new Sizewell C nuclear power plant, currently being built next to Sizewell B nuclear power plant in Suffolk England, June 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Chris Radburn/File Photo

Britain and US to sign nuclear power pact during Trump's visit

Governments often rely on foreign loans. Russia’s loans covered 90% of the Rooppur Nuclear Power plant project's cost. Photo: Collected

IAEA team notes Bangladesh's commitment to nuclear safety at Rooppur plant

Smoke rises following an Israeli attack in Tehran, Iran, June 18, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Israel hits nuclear sites, Iran strikes hospital as war escalates

Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg

Russia's Rosatom to lead consortium to build first nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan: Kazakh agency

A view shows Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant from the bank of Kakhovka Reservoir near the town of Nikopol after the Nova Kakhovka dam breached, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine 16 June 2023. Photo: Reuters

Financial folly or pressure tactic? Trump eyes Ukraine's occupied nuclear plant