Brazil establishes new uranium-focused working group
The new group established by the council (the Conselho Nacional de Política Mineral) has been given 90 days to “assess the current state of mapping and knowledge about uranium mineral resources…
Dukovany project on schedule, says Czech ministry’s progress report
In the department’s update on progress in the year since the contract with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) was signed for two new nuclear units near the Dukovany Nuclear…
Ampera makes 3D-printed microreactor module
Ampera is developing subcritical thorium-based microreactor systems that are energy dense and do not require refuelling. Through its proprietary tri-structural isotropic (TRISO) fuel platform, neutron-source technology and advanced additive manufacturing,…
Agreement could see prototype microreactor built at Berkeley
In September last year, a planning application was submitted for a new nuclear energy-focused facility on a brownfield site that was once part of the Berkeley nuclear power plant in…
Skanska contracted for Swedish repository expansion work
The SFR repository is situated 60 metres below the bottom of the Baltic Sea and began operations in 1988. The facility comprises four 160-metre-long rock vaults and a chamber in…
Control room simulator launched for lead-cooled BREST-OD-300 reactor
The simulator – see picture above – is in the Educational, Training and Information Centre of the Siberian Chemical Combine in Seversk, Tomsk Oblast in Russia. The new unit The…
Criticality for fourth US microreactor to meet 4 July deadline
Austin, Texas-based Aalo was named in August last year by the Department of Energy (DOE) as one of 11 advanced reactor projects initially selected for support through its Nuclear Reactor…
UKAEA, Eni create joint venture for fusion fuel cycle
The joint venture – named RH3OVA and incorporated in the UK – offers end-to-end services across the fuel lifecycle, from early-stage feasibility studies to deployment and operational support. Deuterium and…
Fuel loading completed at Mochovce 4
The loading of the fuel into the new reactor in Slovakia marks the transition from the construction phase to the start-up phase of a new nuclear power unit. The VVER-440 unit…
Fresh look needed at licensing approach for small reactors – Likhachev
In comments carried by Russia’s state nuclear corporation’s Strana Rosatom publication, Likhachev said: “The rapid activation of the US administration and developers is a clear example that forecasts for accelerated development…
