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USNC technology selected for NASA flashlight
US-based Ultra Safe Nuclear’s (USNC’s) EmberCore technology has been selected by NASA to participate in the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) programme. The Phase 1 study will...
South Korea and Denmark to collaborate on LEU fuel salt production
South Korea’s Kepco Nuclear Fuel (KNF) and GS Engineering & Construction (GS E&C) are to collaborate with Denmark’s Seaborg Technologies to investigate the feasibility of developing a...
Canadian funding for SMRs
The Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) have announced funding of CAD9.4m ($7.13m) over three years,...
Tractebel strengthens collaboration in Nuward SMR project
Belgian engineering firm Tractebel (part of French energy company Engie) has signed a Framework Cooperation Agreement with France’s Nuward and EDF to strengthen and extend...
Poland’s KGHM wins more support for SMR deployment
Polish metals company KGHM Polska Miedź has signed a letter of intent with the Legnica Special Economic Zone (LSEZ) to pursue cooperation in research and development projects...
Leningrad NPP to expand medical radioisotope production
Russian nuclear utility Rosenergoatom (Electric Power Division of Rosatom) is expanding the range of radioactive isotopes produced at NPPs. In the near future, the production of...
Kepco strengthens co-operation with KAIST
South Korea’s Kepco Nuclear Fuel Company (KNF) and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) have signed a mutual cooperation business agreement to improve...
More funding for US Hanford tank waste research & development
A new $30m investment by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Management Office (EM) will fund research and technology development led by DOE’s national laboratories aimed...
Slovenské Elektrárne and partners seek funding for SMR feasibility study
The Slovak Ministry of Economy and power utility Slovenské Elektrárne (SE) have signed a memorandum of cooperation with several companies to support the development of small...
Rosenergoatom to produce medical isotopes at two more NPPs
Production of medical isotopes - iodine-131 (I-131) and molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) is to begin at Russia’s Smolensk and Kursk NPPs following discussions held at Leningrad NPP....
Westinghouse and Astrobotic to collaborate on space technology
US-based Westinghouse Electric Company and Astrobotic have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore collaboration on space technology programmes for NASA and the Department...
US DOE’s Marvel microreactor prototype prepares for testing
An electric-powered prototype of one of the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Marvel microreactors has been installed at a manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania and is gearing up...
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...
