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Nuclear Technology

UK Establishes New Body to Deliver Its Fusion Programme

UK Science Minister George Freeman has announced the establishment of a new organisation to deliver the UK’s fusion programme. UK Industrial Fusion Soluti…

Nuclear Reactor

France’s Nuclear Policy Council seeks to “remobilise” the nuclear sector

France’s Nuclear Policy Council (CPN - Conseil de Politique Nucléaire), headed by President Emmanuel Macron is making preparations to deal with win…

Energy Security

Centrus Competes Construction, Initial Testing of Haleu Demonstration Cascade

Marking a major milestone, Centrus Energy—a firm under contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to demonstrate production of high-assay low-enriched u…

Nuclear Reactor

X-Energy, Alberta Explore Opportunities to Support SMR Projects

X-energy Canada, a subsidiary of U.S. mall modular reactor and fuel technology company X-energy, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Invest Alberta Co…

Nuclear Technology

Modern Surface Assessment Technologies Address Today’s Inspection Challenges in Nuclear Power Plants

While nuclear power plants are some of the most highly regulated and safe worksites in the world, inspection challenges remain. According to estimates by indust…

Nuclear Power Plant

Shine Receives Final EIS to Operate Its Mo-99 Production Facility

SHINE’s Chrysalis production building, under construction in October 2022. (Photo: SHINE)The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued the final supplement…

Nuclear Reactor

Belgium Mulls Life Extension for More Reactors

Belgium's Doel nuclear power plant. (Photo: N. Hippert/IAEA)The Belgian government is exploring the idea of extending the operational life of its three olde…

Nuclear Power Plant

Belarus NPP Unit 2 Preparing for Trial Grid Connection

The first trial connection to the grid of unit 2 at the Belarusian NPP is planned for March-April, according to Deputy Minister of Energy Mikhail Mikhadyuk. The…

United States

CNL and Jubilant Radiopharma Collaborate on Actinium-225

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) is to collaborate with US-based Jubilant Radiopharma to develop alpha radiopharmaceuticals. The joint project comes under CN…

Nuclear Power Plant

IAEA Reports Enhanced Safety at Czech Research Reactor

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Safety Assessment of Research Reactor (INSARR) team says the Czech Republic has enhanced safety at its m…

Nuclear Power Plant

Russia and Myanmar sign Intergovernmental Agreement on nuclear energy cooperation

On February 6, in Yangon (Myanmar), Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev and the Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr. Myo Thein Kyaw signed the In…

Nuclear Reactor

Facing the Monster

Thirty years ago last November, the IAEA’s INSAG-7 report took the prevailing narrative of the Chornobyl disaster and turned it on its head. Here, a key a…

Nuclear Reactor

IAEA Chief’s Fresh Zaporizhzhia Talks, Ukraine Brings in Nuclear Sanctions

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi is expected in Russia this week for more talks on establishing a safety and security z…

Nuclear Power Plant

France, India and UAE Announce Cooperation Roadmap

The foreign ministers of the three nations have formally announced a trilateral initiative which will focus on solar and nuclear energy, as well as the fight ag…

Nuclear Reactor

Rench Ministerial Council Prepares for Nuclear Revival

The Nuclear Policy Council (Conseil de Politique Nucléaire, CPN) - headed by President Emmanuel Macron - met on 3 February to "take stock of the entire F…