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China launches test platform for uranium extraction from seawater
China National Nuclear Corporation’s (CNNC's) test platform for uranium extraction from seawater has been put into operation and opened to the public in Hainan Province. The...
Innovative nuclear sludge retrieval technique trialled at Forth’s Deep Recovery Facility
A new technique to remove sludge from nuclear fuel ponds has been successfully trialled at the Deep Recovery Facility (DRF) operated by UK engineering firm Forth. The facility has...
More DOE awards for nuclear technologies
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $22.1m to 10 industry-led projects, including two aimed at expanding clean hydrogen production with nuclear energy and one focused...
UAE signs nuclear energy cooperation agreements with China
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signed three memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with Chinese nuclear energy organisations to boost co-operation. The Emirates Nuclear...
South Korea and USA boost in high-tech and energy cooperation including nuclear
South Korea and the USA have signed 23 business agreements to boost bilateral cooperation on advanced industries and energy during a business partnership event in Washington. Some...
Saskatchewan and New Brunswick co-operate on SMR development
The governments of Canada’s Saskatchewan and New Brunswick provinces have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance co-operation on the development of small modular...
US Senate considers legislation to support deployment of advanced reactors
The US Senate Energy & Public Works Committee (EPW) has introduced new legislation based on bipartisan support for advanced nuclear reactor developments, including expanding levels...
X-Energy and Kinectrics collaborate on design of helium test facility
US-based X-Energy Reactor has joined forces with Kinectrics - engineering, testing and certification services company - to design, construct and operate a commercial-scale helium...
USNC signs more agreements in Poland for its MMR
US-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) has signed an agreement with Polish chemical company Grupa Azoty Police and the West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin....
UKAEA to partner with the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) to co-operate in research and...
U-Battery personnel join Ultra Safe Nuclear’s UK team
US-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) has announced the addition of key UK personnel to its team supporting the Advanced Modular Reactor (AMR) Research, Development...
MoltexFLEX to develop technology to measure molten salt characteristics
UK-based MoltexFLEX says it has commissioned technology to measure the viscosity and density of molten salts at temperatures up to 1,000°C. The company, together with...
Euratom to support nuclear research with €132m in funding
The European Commission (EC) has adopted the Euratom Work Programme for 2023-2025 implementing the Euratom Research & Training Programme and supporting nuclear research with €132m...
UK Space Agency funds Rolls-Royce to develop Moon base nuclear power
Rolls-Royce has secured funding from UK Space Agency (UKSA) to support research into how nuclear power could be used to support a future Moon base for astronauts. The work is...
TRISO-X tests fuel for nuclear thermal space applications
US-based X-Energy Reactor Company subsidiary TRISO-X has completed testing of its coated particle fuel for nuclear thermal propulsion applications. The work was undertaken as part of...
Russia’s IPPE improves production process for actinium-225
Russia’s AI Leipunsky Institute of Physics & Power Engineering (IPPE) together with V/O Izotop JSC (part of Rusatom Healthcare), have optimised the production process for...
More funding for IAEA lab renovation project
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA's) planned new laboratory greenhouses have recently received pledges of €5.5m from 12 countries. The greenhouses are part of the...
CEA launches two nuclear start-ups
France’s Alternative Energies & Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) has launched two start-ups - Hexana and Stellaria. They will rely on CEA’s technologies and patents to develop...
Shine receives environmental permit for Mo-99 production facility
US-based Shine Medical Technologies has received the final supplemental environmental impact statement (EIS) from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a licence to operate...
