First BRICS expert session on nuclear energy held in China
Thursday, 1 May 2025 (Image: Rosatom) The BRICS Nuclear Energy Platform was created in October 2024 and is intended to share experience and support the development of nuclear technologies among…
Alpha Ring unveils table-top fusion research tools
Thursday, 1 May 2025 The signing ceremony for the MoUs, with Prince Albert II, standing, centre (Image: Axel Bastello/Palais Princier) Two Alpha-E fusion devices, in Taiwan and California, were remotely operated…
Nordic Investment Bank to help finance Olkiluoto upgrades
Wednesday, 30 April 2025 Olkiluoto units 1 and 2 (Image: TVO) Olkiluoto units 1 and 2 – which were first connected to the grid in September 1978 and February 1980,…
Doosan selected as Candu Energy preferred vendor
Wednesday, 30 April 2025 (Image: Doosan Enerbility) According to Doosan Enerbility, it was selected by Candu Energy – a subsidiary of AtkinsRéalis – following the shortlisting of nine companies from…
World Bank looking into support for nuclear energy
Wednesday, 30 April 2025 (Image: World Bank) Ahead of the organisation’s recent Spring meetings, World Bank President Ajay Banga said that he would be seeking executive board approval at their June…
Thorizon partners with molten salt energy storage provider
Wednesday, 30 April 2025 Pierucci and Claquin (Image: Thorizon) The two companies say that as part of the collaboration they will develop a joint offering for industrial energy user and work together on…
Regulator agrees Japan’s Tomari 3 meets safety requirements
Wednesday, 30 April 2025 The Tomari plant (Image: Hokkaido EPC) The Tomari plant comprises two 550 MWe pressurised water reactors (PWRs) (units 1 and 2) and a 912 MWe PWR…
Expert group recommends options for Norwegian waste disposal
Tuesday, 29 April 2025 (Image: Jan Johannessen / NND) Established as an agency under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries in February 2018, Norwegian Nuclear Decommissioning (NND) is responsible…
Partnership to accelerate development of Blykalla SMR
Tuesday, 29 April 2025 The SEALER reactor (Image: Blykalla) Blykalla – formerly called LeadCold – is a spin-off from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, where lead-cooled reactor…
Beloyarsk issued with licence for BN-1200 reactor
Tuesday, 29 April 2025 Beloyarsk unit 4 (Image: Rosenergoatom) In June last year JSC Atomenergoproekt and Rosenergoatom – Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom’s engineering and power plant operating divisions, respectively – signed…
