Norwegian regulator approves transfer of Halden licence
Wednesday, 5 March 2025 (Image: NND) Established as an agency under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries in February 2018, Norwegian Nuclear Decommissioning (NND) is responsible for decommissioning the…
Myanmar and Russia sign SMR cooperation agreement
Wednesday, 5 March 2025 (Image: Rosatom) The agreement sets out the terms and main areas of interaction between the parties and the possibility of a further expansion of capacity to…
Penn State applies to build Westinghouse microreactor
Wednesday, 5 March 2025 eVinci (Image: Westinghouse) Westinghouse and Penn State signed a memorandum of understanding in May 2022 to partner on research and development efforts focused on exploring and…
Court rules Oyster Creek fuel storage casks are permanent
Tuesday, 4 March 2025 A canister being transferred to the storage system at Oyster Creek in 2022: the facility is used to store both used fuel and highly radioactive reactor…
ANSTO begins decommissioning Australia’s first reactor
Tuesday, 4 March 2025 HIFAR’s control room will be included in the first stage of decommissioning work (Image: ANSTO) The 10 MWt reactor’s full name is the High Flux Australian…
Dutch province provides funding for MSR development
Tuesday, 4 March 2025 (Image: DIFFER / Bart van Overbeeke) In January, Dutch technology companies Demcon, Thorizon and VDL Group signed a project agreement to develop and test technology for…
South Korea enacts legislation on high-level waste
Tuesday, 4 March 2025 The National Assembly building in Seoul (Image: frakorea / Wikipedia) The High-Level Radioactive Waste Special Act was passed by the National Assembly during a plenary session…
Hinkley Point C: EDF tests new acoustic fish deterrent system
Tuesday, 4 March 2025 (Image: EDF) The company building the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in southwest England had originally been given planning permission in 2013 for a scheme…
Pivotal moment for Moltex recycling process
Monday, 3 March 2025 Moltex’s vision features WATSS and SSR-W plants on the same site (Image: Moltex) The innovative process – short for Waste to Stable Salt – extracts valuable…
Cabinet moves to reverse Italy’s anti-nuclear stance
Monday, 3 March 2025 Pichetto Fratin speaking at a press conference following the cabinet meeting (Image: Ministry of Environment and Energy Security) On 28 February, on the proposal of President…
