Orano contracted to make MOX fuel for Japanese reactors
Tuesday, 3 December 2024 A MOX fuel assembly (Image: MHI) On 18 November, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) announced it had received an order from Kyushu Electric Power Company to supply…
South Africa ‘committed to new nuclear and PBMR’
Tuesday, 3 December 2024 The 29 November event was themed Advancing Nuclear Technology’s Contribution for Just Energy Transition, Energy Security and Provincial Economic Development (Image: Africa4Nuclear) Zizamele Mbambo was speaking…
Long-term safety at Dutch plant assessed
Tuesday, 3 December 2024 The Borssele plant (Image: EPZ) The 485 MWe (net) pressurised water reactor at Borssele – operated by EPZ – has been in operation since 1973 and…
Final cycle of REMIX nuclear fuel trial under way
Tuesday, 3 December 2024 (Image: Rosatom) Instead of standard enriched natural uranium, the REMIX fuel assemblies contain pellets of a mixture of enriched uranium with recycled uranium and plutonium obtained from…
Ontario explores potential new generation sites
Monday, 2 December 2024 The sites are all in the south of Ontario, in regions the government says are experiencing significant growth (Image: OPG) Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator has…
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…
