A crucial operation to remove a small amount of radioactive debris from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant is underway by plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco).

Scientists are preparing to take samples of water near the Fukushima Nuclear Power Station following a major release of treated radioactive water in August.

Japan will start releasing over a million metric tonnes of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant on Thursday 24 August 2023, despite opposition from Chinese authorities and environmentalists.

Japanese regulators have begun the final inspection before treated radioactive wastewater is released from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean.

Hyundai Motor Group is planning to integrate humanoid robots into its manufacturing plants in a bid to improve efficiency and reduce the number of ‘hazardous’ tasks undertaken by human operators.

Japan’s HTV-X cargo spacecraft has successfully blasted off on its first-ever mission to the International Space Station.

UK AI start-up Wayve and Nissan have begun testing self-driving tech on production vehicles ahead of a planned 2027 launch.

Japan Engine Corporation has launched the world’s first fully functional, full-scale commercial ammonia-fuelled ship engine.

French energy giant EDF is petitioning the UK government to allow it continue operating the Sizewell B nuclear power plant for 20 y

Government plans to cut environmental protections in a bid to make it easier to build nuclear power plants is “misguided” a

The second nuclear reactor has been delivered to Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant, marking a major milestone before its planned 2029 opening.

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Humanity is closer to catastrophe than ever amid rising nuclear tensions, AI risks, biological security concerns and the worsening climate crisis, according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

Frederick Lamb has never forgotten that evening in July 1961 when John F Kennedy, only a few months into his presidential term, instructed Americans in a television address to build bomb shelters in their gardens to prepare for a possible escalation of the Cold War.

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has safely converted a can of plutonium residue into a stable waste form for the first time.

A £70m contract has been awarded to Costain to carry out the demolition and height reduction of reactor buildings at Trawsfynydd nuclear power station.

A series of regular chats with a humanoid robot has been shown to provide emotional support for informal caregivers, a University of Cambridge study has found.

A 1-metre-long underwater robot with soft manipulator technology aims to tackle the costs and challenges of subsea infrastructure inspection.

A robotic platform inspired by California blackworms, known for tangling together into a moving blob, has been built by researchers at Harvard University.

Beetles equipped with microchip backpacks could one day help locate survivors after a disaster, according to researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia.

Drax power station plans to stop burning controversial Canadian wood pellets and switch to a US-only supply from 2027.

Researchers are planning to extract gas that has built up under a landfill site in Wiltshire and use it for heat, power and CO2 in a growing dome to create ideal year-round growing conditions for crops.

When the National Energy System Operator (NESO) announced a new pipeline of deliverable energy projects at the end of last year,

Virgin Media O2 has switched on its ‘Direct to Cell’ satellite mobile connectivity, which will rapidly expand data coverage to underserved, primarily rural areas of the UK.

Drax power station plans to stop burning controversial Canadian wood pellets and switch to a US-only supply from 2027.

South Korean tech giant Samsung says it is the first to deliver next-generation high-bandwidth memory chips (HBM4) at scale.

Improvements to battery chemistry inspired by designs developed over 120 years ago could find use in energy storage today.

Capturing and reusing the heat generated by industry could boost the UK’s competitiveness, according to the Royal Society.