Indian reactor set to restart as private sector plans progress
The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has announced that it approved the restart and continued operation of unit 2 at the Tarapur power plant in Maharashtra on 7 May following the…
Nuclear fuel loading completed at Rooppur 1
The loading of the fuel began on 28 April, and is a key step as the plant moves towards generating its first electricity. Alexey Deriy, Atomstroyexport JSC Vice President for Projects in…
Experiments provide data for SMR passive cooling system simulations
In conventional reactors, active safety measures such as water spray systems, which require pumps and valves, provide cooling in the event of an emergency. They dissipate heat and keep the…
Norwegian state expedites Kjeller licence transfer
The Institute of Energy Technology (IFE) was established in 1948 with the purpose of conducting research on nuclear energy and developing Norway’s expertise in the field. Norway was the sixth…
Rosatom continuing work for Iran’s Bushehr units 2 and 3
Russia’s state nuclear corporation was also ready to send its specialists back to Iran as soon as it was clear there was no threat of renewed military conflcit, Likhachev told…
TerraPower starts work on flagship Ac-225 facility
The 250,000-square-foot (23,226-square-metre) Bellwether Laboratory, combined with capacity expansion at its laboratory in Everett, Washington, will increase global actinium-225 (Ac-225) production capacity twentyfold, TerraPower Isotopes (TPI) said. This, it said, will…
Construction begins on fourth Taipingling unit
“The Board of Directors of CGN Power Co Ltd is pleased to announce that Huizhou Unit 4 of CGN Huizhou No 2 Nuclear Power Co Ltd, a subsidiary of the…
USA to examine SMRs for commercial shipping
“Global competitors are advancing the integration of nuclear propulsion into the broader maritime industry, including shipyards, ports, insurance regimes, and logistics networks, which places the US at a strategic disadvantage…
Concreting completed of Kursk II’s third reactor building foundation
About 200 workers were involved in the pouring of concrete to form the 5,400-square-metre slab, a process which took four months, said Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear corporation. It added that throughout…
Site of Polish plant deemed suitable
The preliminary site assessment covered: seismic, tectonic, geological-engineering, hydrogeological, hydrological and meteorological conditions of the site area; external events resulting from human activity in the area; external events resulting from…
