Paks II gets key approval for pouring of first concrete
Monday, 2 December 2024 Preparatory soil works taking place in September (Image: Paks II) Szijjártó said that the regulator’s lifting of the retention point was one of the most important…
UK regulator completes site-based climate change inspections
Monday, 2 December 2024 The Sizewell B plant was one of five sites inspected (Image: EDF Energy) The Chief Nuclear Inspector’s (CNI’s) themed inspections were introduced by the Office for…
Backfilling of Gorleben mine starts
Monday, 2 December 2024 The road milling machine gradually removes the salt from the Gorleben salt dump and throws the loosened rock into the container of a tractor driving ahead.…
Expansion of nuclear needs change in risk perception, report says
Monday, 2 December 2024 (Image: TBI) “A new nuclear age is beginning, and with it a true understanding that we can no longer afford to ignore the potential of this…
Newcleo submits SMR design for UK assessment
Monday, 2 December 2024 (Image: Newcleo) Generic Design Assessment (GDA) is a process carried out by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) and the Environment Agency (EA) – and where…
Go-ahead for expansion of Swedish repository
Friday, 29 November 2024 The blue area shows where SKB plans to extend the existing SFR repository (Image: SKB) The SFR repository is situated 60 metres below the bottom of…
IAEA warns of impact on nuclear safety of attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
Friday, 29 November 2024 The IAEA’s Grossi, pictured in September (Image: Dean Calma/IAEA) In the agency’s latest update it said that the nuclear power plants – Khmelnitsky, Rivne and South…
Denison collaborates on uranium exploration as Wheeler River environmental approval progresses
Friday, 29 November 2024 Examining core samples at Wheeler River (Image: Denison) Wheeler River is the largest undeveloped uranium project in the eastern portion of the Athabasca Basin, in northern…
LANL researchers complete HALEU criticality experiment
Friday, 29 November 2024 A graphite fuel ‘cup’ containing fuel pellets ready for insertion into a Deimos graphite monolith (Image: DOE) Criticality benchmarks are essential to nuclear design and safety…
Canada selects location for used nuclear fuel repository
Thursday, 28 November 2024 (Image: NWMO) “This is a historic moment,” Nuclear Waste Management Organization President and CEO Laurie Swami said. “This project will solve an environmental issue and supports Canada’s…
