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Inside the Candu MCR simulator The Candu MCR simulator continues to be a much-used asset providing valuable hours to experiment, test ideas without real-world risk and learn from simulated malfunctions that would...
Driving change with IMSR Terrestrial Energy’s integral molten salt reactor is redefining what a nuclear plant can do. Simon Irish and David LeBlanc explain.
Canada thinks big about small Canada’s SMR Roadmap, released in early November 2018, charts a path forward for demonstration and deployment of small modular reactors. John Stewart provides a preview...
New ways to split atoms In Canada, nuclear innovation has been happening for decades through research and development. Now, with further technology advances in traditional Candu plants and small...
Dismantling Ignalina Vladimir N. Kuznetsov* speaks to NEI about decommissioning plans for Ignalina.
Managing simulator upgrades As simulator vendors and operating utilities gathered in Birmingham for the European Nuclear Power Plant Simulation Forum (ENPPS) early October, an issue for discussion was...
Analysing activation products German researchers are working on a new method for assessing waste arising from decommissioning of nuclear power plants.
Offering new clear visibility By leveraging the latest innovations in data science, the North American nuclear industry alone could generate $4bn in savings over the next three years.
The cost of abandoning nuclear Two recent reports indicate that unless nuclear energy is meaningfully incorporated into the global mix of low carbon energy technologies, the challenge of climate change will be...
Tracking casks New nuclear countries face challenges designing systems for safe and secure transport of nuclear materials. M. I. Youssef, M. Elzorkany, G. F. Sultan and Hassan F. Morsi, propose...
Decontamination at Biblis A&B A new process was used to achieve decontamination factors of up to 85, with the added benefit of utilising only existing plant systems. Anna Prüllage, Markus Thoma, Laura...
Screening soil A free release measurement system has been used to characterise and sort soil during remediation of a redundant nuclear fuel factory in Belgium. Felix Langer, Jörg Feinhals and...
Emptying the MSSS Work to empty a high-hazard silo at the Sellafield site has taken a significant step forward, with removal of solid waste set to start in 2019.
Adopting ATF Westinghouse Electric Company and its partners are adopting a two-phase approach to accident tolerant fuels development, as Peng Xu, Robert L. Oelrich, Sumit Ray, Christian Deck...
Russia: keeping the SMR dream afloat Judith Perera gives an insight into Russia’s plans for small modular reactor (SMR) development.
Bringing a new twist to nuclear fuel Enfission believes its innovative helically-twisted metallic nuclear fuel design has the potential to improve reactor safety, increase proliferation resistance and reduce operating...
Building Rooppur Saurav Jha looks at the unique role India will have in providing industrial support for Bangladesh’s Rooppur nuclear plant.
Generating partners Can nuclear and renewables learn to live together to keep Britain’s lights on? Tony Roulstone examines the issue.
Concrete solutions to plant ageing With a lifetime of 60 years or more, nuclear power plant concrete structures are subject to ageing and degradation. Mark Lemon outlines some typical refurbishment solutions.
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