Walmart signs nuclear power purchase agreement with Constellation
The agreement is for about 176 MW of supply, including 30 MW of expanded generating capacity, at the two-unit Dresden Clean Energy Center. It is Walmart’s first nuclear power purchase…
Russia planning ‘high-capacity’ nuclear fuel reprocessing plant
Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom said the reprocessing and recycling of used nuclear fuel, for reuse, is a key part of efforts to create a closed nuclear fuel cycle. Announcing the…
AtkinsRéalis kicks off US licensing for CANDU technology
The filing marks the start of formal pre-application engagement with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and is a key milestone in its strategy to deploy “proven large-scale nuclear power in…
Major component milestone for Indian reactor
Manufactured by L&T Heavy Engineering, the manufacturing arm of Larsen & Toubro, at its Hazira facility, the component weighs 107 tonnes and is about 9.3 metres across with a thickness…
Fusion supply chain spend up, but challenges remain
The figure, in the report, is based on interviews with 25 fusion companies and 67 fusion suppliers. It suggests that progress is being made to overcome the “chicken-and-egg” problem of fusion…
Cold hydraulic tests under way at Turkey’s Akkuyu 1
Alexei Likhachev, director general of Russia’s state nuclear corporation, visited the site on Monday (see picture above) to review the progress of commissioning work. The visit came the week after…
Canada aims to grow nuclear and uranium capacity, at home and abroad
The Nuclear Energy Strategy for Canada was unveiled by Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson, and sets out how Canada intends to strengthen energy affordability, security and sustainability…
Smolensk II’s new concrete mixing unit commissioned
Ivan Sidorov, Director of the Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant, told a task force meeting that contractor Titan-2’s concrete mixing facility was ready for the pouring of first concrete, which is…
Agreement secures management of Canadian low-level legacy waste
The project is part of the Port Hope Area Initiative (PHAI), the Canadian federal government’s commitment to develop and implement a safe, long-term solution for the management of low-level historic…
IAEA produces global mapping tool of used nuclear fuel
The agency says that 41% of used nuclear fuel is in wet storage, “mainly the pools that cool … [it] after it leaves the reactor and other centralised pools. Another…
