Höganäs to help Blykalla develop materials for SMR
Thursday, 30 January 2025 The SEALER reactor (Image: Blykalla) Blykalla said the partnership spans three key areas: industrialisation, qualification, and commercialisation. It focuses specifically on the industrial production of advanced…
Hungary’s foreign minister sees SMR cooperation with UK
Wednesday, 29 January 2025 (Image: Péter Szijjártó/Facebook) Speaking after a meeting in London with his British counterpart, David Lammy, he posted a video message on Facebook saying they had agreed…
NextEra initiates regulatory process to restart Duane Arnold
Wednesday, 29 January 2025 Duane Arnold (Image: NextEra) The single-unit 615 MWe boiling water reactor plant was shut down after more than 45 years of operation. The plant was the…
Podcast: The international forum helping make advanced reactors a reality
Wednesday, 29 January 2025 The Generation IV International Forum dates back to January 2000 and is a grouping of countries that cooperate on research and development on next-generation nuclear energy systems,…
PULSAR consortium designs nuclear power system for lunar missions
Wednesday, 29 January 2025 (Image: Tractebel) The project – announced in June 2022 – is being funded by the European Commission’s Euratom Research and Training Programme, and is in addition…
Canada, Poland sign nuclear energy cooperation agreement
Wednesday, 29 January 2025 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (left) and Prime Minister Donald Tusk (right) after signing the agreement (Image: Government of Poland) Signed also by Polish Prime Minister Donald…
IAEA assists Estonia in drawing up nuclear law
Tuesday, 28 January 2025 (Image: Estonian Ministry of Climate) The Estonian parliament – the Riigikogu – passed a resolution in June last year supporting the adoption of nuclear energy in…
EDF aims to maintain output of UK nuclear fleet in years ahead
Tuesday, 28 January 2025 The Sizewell B plant (Image: EDF Energy) EDF manages the UK’s eight nuclear power plant sites, five that are operating (Sizewell B, Torness, Heysham 2, Heysham…
Lightbridge and Oklo aim to co-locate fuel fabrication facilities
Tuesday, 28 January 2025 (Image: Lightbridge/Oklo) Lightbridge Fuel is a proprietary next-generation nuclear fuel technology for existing light water reactors and pressurised heavy water reactors. The company says the metallic…
US NRC adds ‘enabling’ focus to mission statement
Tuesday, 28 January 2025 NRC’s Maryland headquarters (Image: Michael Grizer/NRC) The new mission statement says: “The NRC protects public health and safety and advances the nation’s common defence and security…
