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Training a nuclear workforce
28 March, 2024
Launching a new Power Generation Group brings renewed focus on training and development for the nuclear generation sector. NEI discovers why this is key to the Net Zero transition.

INPRO: Supporting reactor innovation
27 March, 2024
Innovative Nuclear Reactors & Fuel Cycles (INPRO), an IAEA programme, was established in 2000 to ensure that nuclear energy contributes to global energy needs until the end of the 21st century and beyond. Here we explore INPRO’s achievements.

Mesh, robots and radioactivity
21 March, 2024
The increasing use of sensor carrying robots in nuclear environments mean even momentary drop-offs in wireless signals can mean productivity loss and risk worker safety. Withstanding a nuclear plant’s notoriously radioactive and hazardous environment means adopting a new solution to keep operations constantly moving.

SMR buildout needs a new Marshall Plan
20 March, 2024
SMRs remain the most economically viable, and often the only practical, option for replacing coal. If pursuing net-zero is a genuine goal, the world requires an initiative akin to the Marshall Plan to assist the most carbon-intensive regions in the transition.

Stripping liners safely for decommissioning using 3-D tools
14 March, 2024
Tasked with stripping a large uranium vessel of its rubber liner for decommissioning, 3-D tooling proved to be a safe and effective solution for one Canadian project.

Renewing the licence renewal at Diablo Canyon
13 March, 2024
Diablo Canyon has won a reprieve from closure and the potential to operate until the mid 2040s. Now its life extension application is under initial assessment by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

The complexities of developing Accident Tolerant Fuel
07 March, 2024
Accident Tolerant Fuels are seen to offer both safety and economic benefits. Although some designs under consideration are evolutionary rather than revolutionary, it’s clear that progress is positive.

Taking stock of the SMR promise
06 March, 2024
Taking stock of the changing discourse on SMRs within the nuclear community over recent years is yielding insights into the prospects for this suite of technologies. SMRs may or may not prove to be a successful standalone technology, but their promise for the nuclear sector and society goes much wider than that.

Navigating nuclear politics
29 February, 2024
A stark contrast is emerging between the global call to phase out fossil fuels and the challenges faced in aligning nations towards a climate-friendly future. What is the interrelationship of these two narratives, the global challenges in combating climate change, and the implications for nuclear energy ambitions.

An uplift for nuclear in Europe?
28 February, 2024
Investment analysis suggests the mood music is positive for Europe’s nuclear sector as the push for a low-carbon energy system gathers pace.

Net zero nuclear: Momentum to action
22 February, 2024
It is beginning to feel inevitable that many nations will include nuclear energy among their key tools to mitigate climate change, but to do so at a palatable cost means a laser-like focus on the right project management strategy if positive sentiment is to be translated into positive action.

Critical service in SMR development
21 February, 2024
There is considerable interest in the Small Modular Reactor (SMR) market but, as it stands, no design has yet become commercially available. What are the key points needed to unlock the technology’s great promise?

Audits and the waste data trail
14 February, 2024
The layered system of governance for nuclear materials generates huge volumes of data across multiple stakeholders in multiple jurisdictions. Now, blockchain technology may help to address a major data challenge faced by the nuclear industry.

INL's microreactor: A MARVEL machine
13 February, 2024
The MARVEL microreactor is on a fast track to development at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) where it will be the point of the spear on advanced microreactor deployment.

The case for a nuclear Kazakhstan
08 February, 2024
As the world shifts towards clean and sustainable energy, Kazakhstan stands on the cusp of a significant move into nuclear energy. President Tokayev has suggested a national referendum to gauge the country’s position on building a nuclear power plant (NPP), setting the stage for an in-depth discussion about our energy trajectory.

An advanced nuclear reactor game plan
07 February, 2024
Benefits await for first movers on advanced reactor deployment at scale but a number of barriers much be overcome before that can become reality. A new report details both the scale of the challenge and the rewards.

Breaking down the ILW category
01 February, 2024
The need to expand nuclear waste disposal sites and reduce costs has prompted the UK government to question some longstanding assumptions on waste management.

Commercialising fusion technology
31 January, 2024
The UK has published an update to its fusion strategy. It aims to leverage its experience hosting the JET facility at Culham and turn the programme definitively towards commercial development.

Nuclear’s pursuit of synfuels
25 January, 2024
With the clock ticking in the run up to net zero emissions, synfuels are seen as a key plank in the energy transition. What role can nuclear play in the production of synfuels?

Framatome boosts blasting operations
24 January, 2024
Installing a new blast room has allowed Framatome to improve safety while cutting costs at its US pump and motor service centre.



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