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Nuclear Reactor

US Regulator Approves Microreactor Fuel Qualification Methodology

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted final approval for the Fuel Qualification Methodology (FQM) Topical Report, paving the way for NANO Nucle…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

First Pump Installed at Linglong One

China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has installed the first of four main pumps at the ACP100 small modular reactor (SMR) demonstration project, known as L…

Battery Recycling

Actilium Breaks Ground on the U.K.’s First Large-Scale Battery-Recycling Plant

Altilium Metals Ltd., based in Plymouth, U.K., has started construction on the U.K.’s first large-scale electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling facility with i…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

China-Led Lunar Base to Include Nuclear Power Plant on Moon’s Surface, Space Official

Preliminary plans for the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), led by China and Russia, include the development of a nuclear reactor on the moon’s…

Electric Vehicles

China’s CATL Launches 10 More New Models for Battery Swapping With Automakers

At the Shanghai auto show on Wednesday, the general manager of CATL’s battery swapping unit, a division of the Chinese battery manufacturer CATL (300750.S…

Nuclear Reactor

China Refuels Thorium Reactor Without Shutdown

Chinese scientists have achieved a global first by refueling an experimental thorium-fueled molten salt reactor without shutting it down. The prototype, located…

Metal

CMOC to Acquire Cangrejos Project Owner Lumina Gold for $420M

CMOC Singapore, a subsidiary of China-based CMOC Group, has agreed to acquire Lumina Gold, a Canadian company, in a deal valued at approximately C$581 million (…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Main Circulation Pumps Installed in Akkuyu’s Second Unit

The Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Turkey’s Mersin province has reached a significant milestone with the installation of the main circulation pump units at…

Geothermal Heating Project

Enertech to Provide Manufacturing for Large-Scale Geothermal Heat Pump Deployment

Enertech Global, a geothermal heat pump manufacturer, has been chosen by Dandelion Energy as the manufacturing partner for a major project to install geothermal…

Nuclear Technology

Westinghouse, University of Saskatchewan to Collaborate for Evinci Deployment

Westinghouse Electric Company and the University of Saskatchewan have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to advance the deployment of the eVinci microreactor in S…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Second Pakistani Hualong One Unit Passes Final Acceptance

On April 18, a ceremony at the Karachi nuclear power plant in Pakistan’s Sindh province marked the final official acceptance of Unit 3. Built by the China…

Offshore Wind Power

Polish Contractor Wins BC-Wind Substation Job

Polish company P&Q has entered into an agreement with Ocean Winds Polska to provide a high-voltage substation and cable connection for the BC-Wind offshore wind…

China

BASF Completes Divestment of Shares in Its Two Joint Ventures in Korla, China

BASF SE, based in Ludwigshafen, Germany, has sold its shares in two joint venture companies, BASF Markor Chemical Manufacturing (Xinjiang) Co., Ltd. and Markor …

Nuclear waste

Reconstruction of Italian Waste Store Begins

Work has commenced to demolish and rebuild an interim storage facility for low-level radioactive waste at the Caorso nuclear power plant in Italy. The new struc…

Metal

Macro Secures Mining Services Contract for Iron Ore Project in WA

Macro Metals has revealed that its subsidiary, Macro Mining Services (MMS), has secured a mining services contract from RE:GROUP for the Extension Iron Ore Proj…