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Nuclear Reactor

Texas A&M Partners With Energy Companies on Nuclear Reactors

Texas A&M University will be the first university to host multiple commercial-scale nuclear energy reactors, through an emerging partnership with four energy co…

Nuclear Reactor

First Plasma Generated in SMART Tokamak

First plasma in the SMART Tokamak, recorded with a super-fast camera in the visible spectrumThe SMART tokamak - an experimental fusion device designed, built an…

Nuclear Reactor

Expansion of Test Programme for MOX Fuel for VVER Reactors

The third cycle of tests of MOX fuel in the MIR research reactor is to begin following the successful completion of the second phase of the programme which aims…

Nuclear Reactor

New Material Proposed in Trt Tokamak Project

Specialists at JSC NIIEFA and MISIS have developed a composite of tungsten and copper, using additive technologies, for the plasma-facing elements of the tokama…

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France’s Nuclear Ambitions Face Hurdles

France’s Court of Auditors has urged the government and EDF to address many uncertainties before continuing their ambitious programme for the construction…

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AECL, CNL Gauge Interest in Use of Small Reactor Designs

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories have issued a Request for Expression of Interest to better understand market interest in licen…

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Nuclear Power Startup CCTE Wants to Harness India’s Untapped Deposits

CCTE now plans to work with state-run NTPC Ltd. and engineering firm Larsen & Toubro Ltd. to deploy the new technology.India’s distant goal of harnessing …

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Nuclear Energy Research Drives Innovation in Gen-IV Reactor Safety and Efficiency

Matthew Weathered's THETA experiment offers high fidelity data for nuclear reactor computer code development within one of METL's 71-cm diameter test ve…

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French Auditor Warns of Challenges to EPR2 Programme

A cutaway of the EPR2 reactor designThe French nuclear industry is "far from ready and must still overcome many challenges" to construct six EPR2 reactors in Fr…

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NANO Announces MMR Rebrand on Completion of USNC Technology Acquisition

A rendering of the newly renamed KRONOS MMR Energy SystemThe Micro Modular Reactor (MMR) Energy System that is part of NANO Nuclear Inc's newly completed US…

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UK Government Considering Role for SMRs in AI Expansion

A new AI Energy Council is to be established to study the opportunities for "renewable and innovative energy solutions, including small modular reactors" as par…

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Angra 2 Agreement Targets Radiopharmaceutical Production

Operator Eletronuclear and the Brazilian Society of Nuclear Medicine have signed an agreement aimed at producing radioisotopes at Angra nuclear power plant'…

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S. Korea’s Nuclear Agency Launches Investigation Into Abnormal Discharge of Radioactive Waste

South Korea's nuclear safety agency has launched an investigation into the abnormal discharge of liquid radioactive waste from a nuclear reactor to the sout…

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Dutch Consortium to Develop Molten Salt Reactors

Dutch technology companies Demcon, Thorizon and VDL Group have signed a project agreement to demonstrate and validate the manufacturability, safety, and functio…

Thermal Coal

Eight Indiana Coal Sites Offer ‘Intriguing Opportunities’ for Nuclear Plants, per New Purdue Study

British engine maker Rolls Royce, a large Indiana employer, is working to develop a small modular nuclear reactor, or SMR, although the project is still only in…