Nuclear

Nuclear Fuel

NRC Issues License for Holtec’s New Mexico Consolidated Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted Holtec International a license to build and operate a consolidated interim storage facility (CISF) for spent…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

EDF’s French Nuclear Output up Nearly 15% In April

EDF publishes 2022 annual resultsPARIS (Reuters) - Nuclear power generation at EDF's French reactors in April rose 14.7% year on year to 25.0 terawatt hours…

Nuclear Technology

Augmented Reality Enhances Radiation Protection Training

A method using augmented reality (AR) to create accurate visual representations of ionising radiation, developed at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge …

Nuclear Technology

High Support for Advanced Nuclear Worldwide, Survey Finds

There is widespread public support for advanced nuclear energy technologies, according to a new, multinational survey of attitudes toward nuclear energy. The re…

Spent Fuel (Used Fuel)

NRC Gives Approval for Holtec’s New Mexico Used Fuel Facility

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued the final licence to Holtec International to build and operate the Hi-STORE consolidated interim storage f…

SMR

Korea Considers Deployment of Nuscale SMR for Hydrogen Production

Private power generation company GS Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Uljin County in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, to consid…

Nuclear Fusion

Microsoft Has Deal to Buy Fusion Power from Helion

Software giant Microsoft on May 10 announced it has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with nuclear fusion startup Helion Energy to buy electricity from He…

Nuclear waste

IAEA Commends Sweden’s Management of Radioactive Waste

Sweden demonstrates a solid commitment to ensuring the safe implementation of nuclear radioactive waste and used fuel management activities, including its effor…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Hungary Confirms No Changes in Paks II Contract

Hungarian Foreign Affairs & Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó has confirmed that the modifications made to the contract for construction of th…

Nuclear Decommissioning

Cavendish Contracted to Support Decommissioning of Japan’s Monju Reactor

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) has awarded UK-based Cavendish Nuclear, a subsidiary of Babcock International Group, a contract to support of the decommis…

Nuclear Reactor

First Concrete for Korea’s New Research Reactor

The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) has said that first concrete has been poured for its Kijang Research Reactor (KJRR) at the Radiology Science …

SMR

Holtec and Hyundai Win Korean Financial Support for SMR-160

South Korean national financial institutions K-Sure (Korea Trade Insurance Corporation) and Kexim (Export-Import Bank of Korea) have both signed agreements with…

Nuclear Technology

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 Emirate…

Nuclear Reactor

Fuelling to Begin as First Refurbished Bruce Unit Prepares for Restart

Bruce Power has reached the major milestone of "substantial completion" of the construction phase of Major Component Replacement portion of refurbishment of Bru…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

UAE Signs Nuclear Deals With Chinese Companies

TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation signed three agreements with China National Nuclear Corporation and its subsidiaries during…