Reactor

Nuclear Technology

Work Starts on First Phase of Myrrha

A groundbreaking ceremony has been held at the Minerva particle accelerator construction site in Mol, Belgium, marking the start of the first of three phases of…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Containment Tests Completed at First Zhangzhou Unit

Tests to check the integrity of the containment structure have been completed at unit 1 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant in China's Fujian province. The…

Nuclear Fuel

US to Start Buying up to $2.7 Billion in Domestic Nuclear Reactor Fuel

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm speaks during an interview with Reuters in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Douglas/File Photo Purc…

SMR

SMR Power Plant Planned for Swedish Site

Small modular reactor project development company Kärnfull Next has announced the municipality of Valdemarsvik in Östergötland county in southeas…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Ohi Units Cleared for Another 10 Years' Operation

Japan's nuclear regulator has approved Kansai Electric Power Company's long-term reactor management plan for units 3 and 4 of its Ohi nuclear power plan…

SMR

South Korea Announces Plans for SMR Industrial Hub

Small modular reactors (SMRs) are considered a versatile form of nuclear energy production. Credit: Luo Yunfei/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images.South Kor…

Nuclear Decommissioning

Decommissioning of Finland's Oldest Research Reactor Complete

Decommissioning of the FiR1 research reactor (courtesy of VTT)The VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Fortum have completed decommissioning of the FiR1…

SMR

DOE Announces $900M Funding to Accelerate Light-Water SMR Deployment in the US

Image courtesy of US Department of EnergyThe US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to fund up to $900m to support the initial deploy…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Vietnam and Russia Discuss Nuclear Energy Collaboration

A memorandum has been signed relating to the construction project for a Centre for Nuclear Science and Technology in Vietnam - with discussions also held over t…

Nuclear Fuel

EU Funding Framatome Vver-440 Fuel Development

The EUR10 million (USD10.7 million) contribution from the European Union under the Euratom Research and Training Programme targets the "swift and secure develop…

SMR

South Korea Plans SMR Industrial Complex

President Yoon Suk Yeol has announced plans to create a small modular reactor (SMR) industrial hub in the city of Gyeongju in the southeastern corner of South K…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Containment Dome Installed at Xudabao 4

The dome has been hoisted into place on the reactor building of unit 4 at the Xudabao nuclear power plant in a single stage process, China National Nuclear Corp…

Nuclear Reactor

Saskatchewan to Evaluate Westinghouse Reactor Technology

Saskatchewan Power Corporation, Westinghouse Electric Company and Cameco Corporation will evaluate the potential deployment of Westinghouse nuclear reactor tech…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Nuclear power plant proposed for north-eastern Norway

Norsk Kjernekraft has submitted a proposal to Norway's Ministry of Energy for an assessment into the construction of a power plant based on multiple small m…

Nuclear Reactor

Sanmen 3 Containment Walls Take Shape

The three steel rings forming the walls of the main containment shell have been hoisted into place at unit 3 of the Sanmen nuclear power plant in China's Zh…