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VIDEO: Rolls Royce to Provide Neutron Flux Monitoring Systems for New Nuclear Reactors in China

Rolls Royce was awarded a multi-million euros contract by China National Nuclear Corporation to provide the Neutron Flux Monitoring System for two nuclear react…

Nuclear Technology

Managing Ageing Research Reactors to Ensure Safe, Effective Operations

As over two thirds of the world’s operating research reactors are now over 30 years old, operators and regulators are focusing on refurbishing and modernizing …

SMR

What are Small Modular Nuclear Reactors?

Small modular reactors could allow energy developers to build smaller nuclear plants than conventional construction would.

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Small Nuclear Reactors Would Provide Carbon-Free Energy, but Would They Be Safe?

Regulators have approved designs for 12 small reactors to be built in Idaho, but opponents say the project is dangerous and too late to fight climate change.

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Romania and US to Sign Agreements for Nuclear Reactors Construction

The Government of Romania reportedly plans to sign cooperation and financing agreements with the US for the construction of two nuclear reactors.

Nuclear Power Plant

Six Korean Reactors Shut Down Due to Salinity During Recent Typhoons

The recent shutdown of six nuclear reactors at South Korea’s Kori and Wolsong nuclear power plants during the typhoons Maysak and Haishen resulted from the fai…

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Rolls-Royce Wins Contract for ZhangZhou Units

Rolls-Royce, the British engineering firm, has been awarded a "multi-million-euro" contract by CNNC to provide the Neutron Flux Monitoring System for two nuclea…

Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear Generation in 2019 Close to Record High

Nuclear reactors generated a total 2657 TWh of electricity in 2019, up from 2563 TWh in 2018.

Nuclear Technology

Small Reactors Feasible in Puerto Rico, Study Concludes

Advanced nuclear reactors can meet Puerto Rico's unique energy needs by complementing renewable sources with zero-emission electricity resilient to extreme natu…

Nuclear Technology

DOE Launches Program to Demonstrate Advanced Nuclear Reactors Within 5 Years

Private developers of nuclear reactors in the United States are demonstrating their technology in the United States.

Nuclear Fuel

Framatome and the Technical University of Munich to Develop New Fuel for Research Reactor

Commercial development of uranium - molybdenum fuel (UMo) for nuclear research reactors.

Wind Farm

Giant Wind Park Starting Up is Another Blow to Nuclear Industry

Sweden’s biggest wind farm began producing power this month, and the region’s nuclear reactors are feeling the heat.

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Pentagon Plans for Mobile Nuclear Reactor, Document Reveals

The Pentagon announced three contracts to begin design work on small mobile nuclear reactors as part of a push to bring nuclear power to U.S. forces overseas an…

Nuclear Technology

Oak Ridge National Laboratory to Collaborate with TVA on Avanced Reactors

The US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) are to collaborate on the economic feasibility of po…

Rolls-Royce Develop Plans for Mini Nuclear Reactors

These power stations can be mass manufactured and delivered in segments, on the back of a lorry, which allows for greater understanding of their total cost.