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US says it has adequate supplies of Mo-99 made without HEU
31 December, 2021
US Secretary of Energy Jennifer M Granholm and US Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra jointly certified in December that there is now enough worldwide supply of the medical isotope molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) made without using highly enriched uranium (HEU) to meet the needs of patients in the USA.

UK’s  Hunterston B reactor 3 closes after 46 years
02 December, 2021
The UK’s Hunterston B1 (Reactor 3) was permanently closed down on 26 November, marking the end of 46 years of operation for this 490MWe advanced gas-cooled reactor (AGR).

Westinghouse signs contract with Ukraine for first AP1000
25 November, 2021
Westinghouse Electric Company and Ukrainian nuclear utility Energoatom on 22 November signed a contract in Kiev outlining details of their agreement to bring Westinghouse AP1000 reactors to the Khmelnitskyi NPP.

US Infrastructure Bill includes $62bn for DOE
18 November, 2021
US President Joe Biden has signed into law the bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Investment Act. The $1,200 billion Billcovers all aspects of the economy including provisions for some investment in advanced nuclear reactor demonstration projects and investment in research hubs for next generation technologies such as carbon capture and clean hydrogen.

OPG awards BWXT contract for components for Darlington refurbishment
08 November, 2021
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and BWX Technologies on 4 November announced a contract for Fuelling Machine (FM) head engineering and component supply as part of refurbishment of the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station.

Rusatom Overseas and Gazprom Neft to cooperate on hydrogen energy
17 October, 2021
Rusatom Overseas (part of Rosatom) and Gazprom Neft on 12 October signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of hydrogen energy and the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions.

University of Bristol team undertakes research at Chernobyl NPP
17 October, 2021
Researchers from the University of Bristol are leading activities with Ukrainian researchers and engineers at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP) to carry out radiation mapping research

First ANEEL thorium-based advanced nuclear fuel pellets manufactured
06 October, 2021
US-based Clean Core Thorium Energy said the first fuel pellets of its proprietary thorium-based nuclear fuel called Advanced Nuclear Energy for Enriched Life (ANEEL) have been manufactured by Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station’s Nuclear Engineering and Science Center in partnership with the US Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL).

CNL completes refuelling of SLOWPOKE-2 research reactor
27 September, 2021
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) announced that it has safely completed a project to refuel the Royal Military College of Canada’s (RMC) SLOWPOKE-2 nuclear reactor.

Cameco and X-energy to co-operate in support of Xe-100 SMRs
21 September, 2021
Cameco has entered a non-binding and non-exclusive Memorandum of Understanding with X-energy to explore possible areas of cooperation to support the potential future deployment, fuelling and servicing of Xe-100 small modular reactors (SMRs) in Canada and the USA.

Germany closes Gorleben salt dome
20 September, 2021
The closure of Germany’s Gorleben mine was announced on 17 September in a joint press release from Germany’s Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety; the Lower Saxony Ministry for the Environment, Energy, Building and Climate Protection; the Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE); and the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung/Finallagerung mbH (BGE - Federal company for final storage).

Speakers revealed for virtual conference on nuclear decommissioning
16 September, 2021
Nuclear Engineering International magazine is pleased to confirm the full speaker line-up for its virtual conference Nuclear Decommissioning: Plans and Innovations which takes place next week, Tuesday 21 September at 13:00 BST.

WNA Nuclear Fuel Report urges uranium development
09 September, 2021
The World Nuclear Association (WNA) on 8 September launched the 2021 edition of The Nuclear Fuel Report, concluding that the positive trend in nuclear generating capacity projections that began in the previous (2019) report continues.

Fortum and Uniper to co-operate in nuclear decommissioning
09 September, 2021
Power company Fortum is entering into close co-operation with its strategic subsidiary Uniper to offer nuclear decommissioning and dismantling services for nuclear companies.

Foundation slab concreted at Russia’s BREST-OD-300 reactor
23 August, 2021
The foundation slab has been concreted at the BREST reactor, under construction at the Russia’s Siberian Chemical Combine (SCC) in Seversk, part of Rosatom’s Fuel Company TVEL, Rosatom reported on 19 August.

US National Labs recycle radioactive source
18 August, 2021
The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) reported on 10 August that collaboration between National Laboratories had resulted in the reuse of a radioactive source. An EM programme at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site has taken the “reduce, reuse, and recycle” concept to the next level by sending a legacy radioactive source to another DOE site for reuse, it said.

General Atomics marks completion of first central solenoid module for ITER
17 August, 2021
US-based General Atomics (GA) on10 August marked the completion and shipment of the first Central Solenoid module for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) under construction in Saint-Paul-lès-Durance in southern France, with a celebration at the firm’s Magnet Technologies Centre (MTC) in California. The module recently arrived in France after being shipped from the MTC in late June and is scheduled to reach the ITER site in the coming weeks. Five additional modules, plus one spare, are at various stages of fabrication, with the second module expected to ship this month. The Central Solenoid will be assembled as the modules arrive on site and is scheduled to be fully installed in 2023-24. ITER is scheduled to begin its first plasma operations in 2025.

X-energy expands TRISO-X to commercialise its advanced nuclear fuel
12 August, 2021
US-based X-energy announced on 9 August that it will expand its fuel division as a wholly owned subsidiary called TRISO-X to commercially develop its proprietary tristructural isotropic (TRISO) fuel for the burgeoning advanced nuclear energy sector. Dr Pete Pappano, X-energy’s Vice President of fuel production, will lead the new company as its President. Since joining X-energy in 2015, Dr Pappano has been instrumental in supporting the company’s ability to produce advanced nuclear fuel at a commercial scale. As the leader of X-energy’s ARC15 project, a five-year programme funded by the Department of Energy, he established a commercial-scale fuel line at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which has demonstrated the company’s patented TRISO fabrication process leading to higher yields and higher quality fuel.

Canada Strengthens Nuclear Collaboration with Romania
11 August, 2021
Canada’s Department of Natural Resources on 5 August announced that Romania had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Canada committing the two countries to strengthening cooperation on nuclear energy, including collaboration on Candu refurbishments and new build projects in Romania.

Helion prepares to build Polaris fusion prototype
03 August, 2021
US fusion energy developer Helion Energy said on 27 July that it had broken ground on a new facility in Everett, Washington. “This new facility will focus on helium-3 production and bring more than 150 clean energy jobs to the area,” it noted. The new facility will accelerate Helion’s efforts to build the world’s first commercially-viable fusion power plant, the company noted. The facility will house Helion’s seventh generation fusion prototype, known as Polaris. Construction is expected to be completed in early-2022.