Nuclear power

Nuclear waste

Hanford Cites Progress in Retrieving Tank Waste, Preps for Future Transfers

Photos taken inside Hanford’s Tank AX-101 before workers started removing radioactive and chemical waste from it in January. As of April 18, crews have re…

Nuclear Technology

Dynamic Radioisotope Power System Development for NASA Missions

The multimission radioisotope thermoelectric generator for NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is tested at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in 2020. The…

Nuclear Technology

US Warns Russia Not to Touch Us Technology at Zaporizhia NPP

The US has sensitive nuclear technology at a nuclear power plant inside Ukraine and is warning Russia not to touch it, according to a letter the US Department o…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Bangladesh Pays Russia in Yuan for NPP to Avoid Sanctions

Bangladesh has recently approved payment of $318m for payment to Russia in the Chinese currency of yuan for construction of the Rooppur NPP. At a recent meeting…

Nuclear waste

US DOE Contract Awarded for Hanford Site Work

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Environmental Management (EM) has awarded the Hanford Integrated Tank Disposition Contract (ITDC) to…

Nuclear Technology

Japan Adopts National Strategy on Nuclear Fusion

Japan has adopted its first-ever national strategy on nuclear fusion reflecting the need to create a domestic fusion industry. The strategy calls for the wider …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Construction Begins at Unit 2 of China’s Lianjiang NPP

Drilling of the foundation pit has begun for unit 2 of China’s Lianjiang NPP in Guangdong, marking the first phase of the Lianjiang Nuclear Power Project,…

Nuclear Fuel

Urenco, Cameco Sign Supply Deals for Bulgaria’s Kozloduy

Urenco and Cameco are joining Westinghouse in the supply chain for one of the Kozloduy units in Bulgaria as the country diversifies its nuclear fuel supplies.Ko…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Partnership Formed to Deploy Seaborg’s Power Barge

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Seaborg Technologies have established a consortium to develop floating nuclear power plan…

SMR

US-Korean Partners to Build SMR-Powered Hydrogen Production Facility

Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) of the USA has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Korea's Hyundai Engineering and SK E&C to conduct…

Nuclear Technology

Video Game Tech Could Be a Game-Changer for the Nuclear Workforce

Nuclear experts like Virginia Tech professor Alireza Haghighat have noted the biggest challenge to building new nuclear in the U.S. is workforce training at all…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Rosatom Is Shipping Key Equipment For Tianwan NPS in China

On 21 April 2023, Atommash – a production site of AEM-Technologies, JSC (a part of the machine-building division of Rosatom — Atomenergomash) shipped a r…

Nuclear Technology

Rosatom obtained a license for the first land-based SMR in Russia

On April 21, Rosenergoatom, a Joint-Stock Company, obtained a license issued by the Federal Service for the Supervision of Environment, Technology and Nuclear M…

Nuclear Technology

Bruce Power, Ats Industrial Automation Collaborate on New Automated Tooling Technology

Bruce Power and Cambridge-based ATS Corporation’s (ATS) Industrial Automation business are collaborating on new automated tooling for inspection and insta…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Nuclear Energy Disputes: What Can India Learn From Global Trends?

As one of the world’s most active regions for nuclear development, India is pinning a lot of hope on nuclear power. How can the supply chain mitigate proj…