Canada to offer training as part of IAEA Rays of Hope initiative
James Scongack, Chair of the Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC), and IAEA Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi – see picture above – discussed the proposed contributions in a meeting in Vienna…
Environmental approval for Saskatchewan uranium project
The Saskatchewan Minister of Environment the company’s Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the shallow, high grade Patterson Lake South (PLS) project on 18 February. The approval follows technical acceptance of…
TerraPower’s Natrium reactor enters UK GDA process
TerraPower submitted its Generic Design Assessment (GDA) application in October, the first regulatory filing for Natrium technology in a market outside the USA. Chris Levesque, President and CEO of Terrapower,…
Illinois governor aims to speed up nuclear new-build
Eleven nuclear reactors currently supply more than half of Illinois’ electricity. Energy legislation passed by Illinois lawmakers and signed by Pritzker in 2021 ensured the continued operation of the state’s…
Urenco installs innovative heat network at Dutch site
The company said an internal heat network will provide a contained, thermal energy distribution system, taking residual heat from the cooling of its uranium cylinders. Hot water will be generated…
Copenhagen Atomics secures thorium supply from Norway
Copenhagen Atomics is developing a containerised molten salt reactor. Moderated with unpressurised heavy water, the reactor consumes nuclear waste while breeding new fuel from thorium. Small enough to allow for…
Denison granted licence for Wheeler River
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) released the decision of its administrative tribunal approving the Environmental Assessment (EA) and issuing the Licence to Prepare Site & Construct a Mine and…
Russian regulator issues operating licence for second Zaporizhzhia unit
Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom said that obtaining the licence “confirms that the power unit’s equipment, safety systems, and personnel qualifications fully comply with the strict requirements of Russian nuclear energy…
US seeks to boost nuclear energy ties in Slovakia, Hungary
In a departmental statement, following Rubio’s trips to the two countries, it was announced that the recently-signed US-Slovakia intergovernmental agreement will begin with US funding for the Front-End Engineering and…
Construction phase completed in Bruce 3 refurbishment
The Bruce site, 18 kilometres north of the town of Kincardine in Bruce County, is home to eight operating Candu units: units 1-4 are known together as Bruce A and…
