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UK and Japan strengthen collaboration on HTGR fuel
The UK National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) have signed a memorandum of collaboration (MOC) on coated particle fuel for use in high...
Uzbekistan progresses plans for NPP construction
Rosatom and Uzbekistan nuclear utility Uzatom are working on a contract for the construction of a NPP in Uzbekistan. Rosatom is also ready to offer Uzbekistan options for low-power...
Ghana and China to co-operate on HPR 1000 nuclear project
Nuclear Power Ghana (NPG) and China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) Overseas Limited signed a cooperation and framework agreement on the margins of the 26th World Energy Congress...
IAEA submits report on nuclear energy to G20
The IAEA has submitted a report to the G20 on nuclear energy’s role in achieving energy security and climate change goals. The Agency has launched its participation with the G20 (Group...
CA01 'super module' installed at Lianjiang 1
The CA01 super module has been installed at unit 1 of the Lianjiang NPP in China’s Guangdong Province, according to the Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design...
Framatome and KHNP to assess feasibility of medical isotope production at Wolsong
France’s Framatome and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to demonstrate the feasibility of producing non-carrier added...
Westinghouse fuel licensed for use at Kozloduy
Bulgaria’s Nuclear Regulatory Agency (AYaR - Agentsiyata za Yadreno Regulirane) has licensed the use of Westinghouse fuel for unit 5 of the Kozloduy NPP. Loading of the new fuel,...
IAEA reports enhanced safety at Dutch research reactor
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Safety Assessment for Research Reactors (INSARR) team said the operator of the Hoger Onderwijs Reactor (HOR) in the Netherlands...
EDF report on Hinkley Point C project emphasises training
A recent report by EDF, Hinkley Point C Socio-Economic Impact Report 2024, says 7,885 people have already trained at Centres of Excellence for welding, mechanical, electrical...
Russia develops new generation of radiation-resistant cameras for NPPs
Roselectronics, part of Russian State Corporation Rostekh, has developed a new generation of industrial television systems with high radiation resistance. They are designed to...
South Korea and US to cooperate on research reactor proliferation resistance
South Korea is to co-operate with the US in optimising nuclear proliferation resistance in its research reactors for export. A joint statement issued by the Korean Ministry of Science...
CNSC approves environmental assessment for SMR at Darlington
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has announced the Commission’s decision that the existing environmental assessment for the Darlington New Nuclear Project (DNNP) is applicable...
China starts mass production of carbon-14 isotope
China has started the mass production of carbon-14 at a commercial nuclear reactor, according to the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC). The carbon-14 isotope (C-14) was...
Framatome to start production of innovative fuel for German research reactor
Framatome and Germany’s Technical University of Munich (TUM) have signed a cooperation agreement to establish an industrial manufacturing process for molybdenum-uranium (U-Mo)...
Sheffield Forgemasters granted ASME status
UK-based Sheffield Forgemasters has been awarded a strategic nuclear qualification, which the company says positions it to support development and delivery of the next generation of...
Engineering and geological research completed for Yakutia SMR
Russian company Orgenergostroy has completed a complex of engineering and geological surveys to develop design documentation for the construction of a low-power NPP (ASMM -...
Ongoing drone attacks heighten concerns over nuclear safety at Zaporizhia NPP
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in its latest update on the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) said it was informed about a further attempted drone attack on the plant’s training...
AtkinsRéalis opens new technology centre in Washington
Canada-based AtkinsRéalis (part of the SNC-Lavalin Group) has opened its new $20m AtkinsRéalis Technology Center (ATC) in Richland, Washington state. AtkinsRéalis said the ATC will...
WEC begins construction of heavy machining and nuclear fabrication facility
WEC Group, a key player in the UK's subcontract manufacturing sector, has begun construction on a new state-of-the-art, 60,000 sq ft heavy machining and nuclear fabrication facility...
