Reconstruction of Italian waste store begins
Tuesday, 22 April 2025 (Image: Sogin) Radioactive waste resulting both from previous plant operations and from decommissioning activities at Caorso is currently stored in three on-site interim storage facilities. The…
Second Pakistani Hualong One unit passes final acceptance
Tuesday, 22 April 2025 The final acceptance ceremony (Image: CNNC) The ceremony was held at the Karachi site on 18 April, with representatives from China and Pakistan jointly signing the…
Westinghouse, University of Saskatchewan to collaborate for eVinci deployment
Tuesday, 22 April 2025 Michael Bradley, Dean of the USask College of Engineering, and Leah Crider, Westinghouse Vice President of eVinci Commercial Operations, sign the agreement (Image: Westinghouse) Under the…
Main circulation pumps installed in Akkuyu’s second unit
Tuesday, 22 April 2025 (Image: Rosatom) The four main circulation pump units are used to ensure circulation of coolant in the primary circuit of the reactor core, with a pressure…
Framatome opens new fuel fabrication facility
Tuesday, 22 April 2025 Framatome’s Lionel Gaiffe opening the new facility (Image: Framatome) The Romans-sur-Isère site includes workshops operated by CERCA, Framatome’s subsidiary for the fabrication of fuel elements for…
Korean-led consortium awarded US research reactor contract
Thursday, 17 April 2025 The contract signing ceremony (Image: KAERI) The University of Missouri (Mizzou) launched an initiative in March 2023 to build a new, larger research reactor, NextGen MURR.…
Westinghouse and McMaster deepen eVinci collaboration
Thursday, 17 April 2025 McMaster’s John Preston and Westinghouse’s Leah Crider sign the MoU (Image: Westinghouse) Under the agreements Westinghouse and McMaster University, which is based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada,…
In Quotes: Bruce Power’s James Scongack
Thursday, 17 April 2025 (Image: Canadian Nuclear Isotopes Council) What is the Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council? We have a very proud history of medical isotope development in Canada and have…
First main pump installed in Chinese SMR
Thursday, 17 April 2025 (Image: CNNC) The shielded main pump of the ACP100 – also referred to as the Linglong One – is a single-speed vertical fully-sealed pump, which must…
TerraPower begins UK design assessment process
Thursday, 17 April 2025 (Image: TerraPower/X) The nuclear innovation company said it has submitted a letter to the UK’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) that formally establishes…
