Nuclear power

Nuclear Fusion

Tokamak Energy ST80-HTS Hailed as Next Step to Grid Fusion

Tokamak Energy has revealed plans for its latest prototype fusion reactor, claiming grid fusion is just over a decade away.

Nuclear Power Plant

U.S. Developing Domestic Uranium Strategy -Energy Secretary

The United States is working on supplying its own uranium for existing and advanced nuclear reactors that could become commercial in the future to reduce depend…

SMR

NuScale and Prodigy Advance SMR Marine Facility Design

NuScale Power and Prodigy Clean Energy have announced a new concept design for a transportable and marine-based small modular reactor (SMR) power generating fac…

Nuclear Technology

Canada Commits C$970 Million to New Nuclear Power Technology

Canada will provide C$970 million ($708 million) in financing to develop a grid-scale small modular reactor (SMR), a new nuclear technology touted as a key part…

Nuclear Reactor

GE-Hitachi Site Expanding With Advanced Reactor Fuel Facility

Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas (GNF-A) and TerraPower announced a plan to build a natrium fuel facility at existing GE-Hitachi operations near Wilmington, North C…

Nuclear Power Plant

New Slovak Nuclear Plant Moves Closer to Launch

Slovakia's new 471 megawatt (MW) Mochovce Unit 3 nuclear power plant over the weekend took another step towards being ready to launch in early 2023, reaching a …

Nuclear Fusion

Tokamak Energy Achieves Triple Product With ST40 Spherical Tokamak

UK-based private fusion energy developer Tokamak Energy has announced that its ST40 spherical tokamak has achieved a triple product result of 6×1018 keV.s.m-3.…

Nuclear Reactor

Key Milestone Achieved in Development of Molten Chloride Fast Reactors

Georgia-based utility Southern Company and nuclear reactor design firm TerraPower have installed a test facility at TerraPower’s laboratory in Everett, Washing…

SMR

Hyundai E&C Accelerating Commercialization of SMRs

Hyundai E&C announced on Oct. 19 that it has held a ceremony with its partner Holtec International of the United States to initiate detailed design and commerci…

Nuclear Reactor

Five New Ways to Tap the Potential of Nuclear Energy

Argonne uses multidisciplinary expertise and preeminent high performance computing facilities to explore the potential of nuclear energy.

Nuclear Power Plant

Germany Pushes to Extend Lifespan of Three Nuclear Plants -Letter

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has asked the economy, environment and finance ministries to lay the legal framework to keep the country's three nuclear power pla…

Nuclear Power Plant

EDF to Start Negotiations to End French Nuclear Plant Strikes

French electrical operator EDF will start negotiations on Tuesday to end strikes at 10 French nuclear power plants, a company spokesperson said on Monday.

Nuclear Reactor

EDF’s St. Laurent 1 Reactor Returns to Network After Shutdown

EDF's 900 megawatt (MW) Saint Laurent 1 reactor in central France has returned to the network, an EDF spokesperson said in an email to Reuters.

Nuclear Power Plant

The Global Energy Crisis Is Contributing to a Nuclear Renaissance

Japan is considering extending a limit on the operation lifespan of nuclear plants.

SMR

Fortum Launches Study Into New Nuclear to Meet Energy Challenges

Fortum is starting a two-year feasibility study to explore the conditions needed for new nuclear developments in Finland and Sweden.