Second Indian fuel cycle complex gets operating licence
The Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC) is an industrial unit of India’s Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) which manufactures fuel for India’s pressurised heavy water reactors in its safeguarded facilities at…
Fusion industry leaders call for EU long-term plan
“For too long, Europe has relied on external dependencies for energy, critical technologies, and strategic raw materials,” they say in to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, EU Energy…
Fuel loading begins at Changjiang 3
The first of 177 nuclear fuel assemblies was loaded into the reactor on 30 April, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced. “This marks the official entry of unit 3 of…
Tangerine peel’s radiation health benefits researched
Sang-Hyun Park’s team at the institute’s Advanced Radiation Research Institute identified the efficacy of the antioxidant – hesperidin – in restoring liver, heart and kidney tissues damaged by radiation. Korea Atomic Energy…
Grid connection requested for US fusion power plant
An interconnection application is the formal process of requesting to “plug in” a new power plant to one of the USA’s regional transmission organisations – it kicks off a series…
Canada announces new nuclear strategy and microreactor initiative
Hodgson made the announcement at the Canadian Nuclear Association Conference, which taking place in Ottawa from 28-30 April. Citing the endorsement by 38 countries of the goal of at least…
Pilot operation completed of fuel with minor actinides
Minor actinides – notably neptunium, americium and curium – are a group of transuranic elements that do not occur naturally but are formed in nuclear fuel during reactor operation. They…
Cold tests completed for Lufeng 5
Cold testing is a key moment for a nuclear power unit as it moves from the installation phase to the commissioning phase. Such tests are carried out to confirm whether…
Belgian government in talks to take over nuclear power plants
Engie, the French parent of Belgian power company Electrabel, and the Belgian government said their Letter of Intent covers a proposed transaction which “encompasses the full scope of the nuclear…
Rostekhnadzor approves Kursk II’s first unit’s readiness
The certificate, presented by Andrey Tyurin, Acting Head of the Don Interregional Territorial Administration for Nuclear and Radiation Safety, to Kursk Nuclear Power Plant Director Alexander Uvakin, (see picture above),…
