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U-Battery progress U-Battery’s parallel development in the UK and Canada is hitting milestones toward first-of-a-kind operation in 2028. Jacquie Hoornweg reports
Innovation for sustainable recovery in Europe Could small modular reactors have a role in supporting Europe’s green recovery plans? Rumyana Vakarelska reports
JAWS 2.0 for remote retrieval A new retrieval tool can save nuclear plants outage time, radiation exposure and money, says Bruce Pellegrino
Empowered by fusion Matt Gallimore speaks to NEI about Assystem’s work on nuclear fusion
Nuclear energy and COP26 Tim Yeo reflects on 2020 and looks ahead to COP26 in November 2021
Fusion projects make progress in 2020 China’s HL-2M tokamak fusion reactor in Chengdu, Sichuan Province has finally been commissioned, while South Korea’s K-STAR fusion reactor has broken its own record for plasma...
Nuclear at a crossroads Nuclear Engineering International sits down to interview Sama Bilbao y Leon, the newly appointed director general of the World Nuclear Association, exploring Sama’s background, her...
Training NuScale SMR operators NuScale commissioned its first simulator in 2012 to support licensing efforts. Now, with a design certification from the US nuclear regulator in hand, the company is preparing...
Nuclear skills development in the South West The UK’s National College for Nuclear is embracing virtual reality and remote technology to train the future nuclear workforce. By Mary Payne
Forget nuclear power; think nuclear energy It is not often that a new business model for nuclear is proposed, but a recent request for proposals from the UK’s Sizewell C is a first step in the process by which it might offer...
Simulator instructor station for a new generation This simulator instructor station has a user interface similar to a smart phone and allows the instructor to walk down the hall with the whole plant simulation in his or her hand
The social costs of nuclear power plant closure A report from US-based Nuclear Decommissioning Collaborative examines the socioeconomic impacts of decommissioning on nuclear plant host communities
Refurbishing a contaminated nuclear casing With increasing pressure in the nuclear industry to reduce overall costs, innovation can mitigate maintenance costs. Faisal Salman explains how creative thinking and reverse...
Top nuclear power stories of 2020 We summarise some of the top nuclear power stories of 2020 – from the startup of the UAE's first nuclear power plant, to progress on the ITER fusion project and increased interest...
Making history in Tennessee The Uranium Enrichment Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee was in operation for 40 years. It has taken almost as long — 35 years — to clean it up. Mike Butler and Susanne Dupes look to...
Surfacing support It is often forgotten that used fuel disposal programmes around the world continue to make steady progress, usually thanks to bottom-up processes of community involvement....
Anomaly detection at Palo Verde nuclear plant A data analytics platform developed for the Palo Verde nuclear plant has been able to detect distinct anomalies and would have provided early warning of equipment failures. By Greg...
The future of the UK's nuclear transport division The UK’s International Nuclear Services specialises in irradiated fuel management and transporting nuclear materials. Seth Kybrid speaks to NEI about the company’s activities and...
Irish expert group considers nuclear energy A group of experts have called for a national conversation about the future of Irish electricity production. The group, 18for0, was formed as a result of shared concerns about...
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