X-energy, IHI to explore collaboration
Under the MoU, the two companies will establish a cooperative framework to examine opportunities centred primarily on X-energy’s Xe-100 advanced reactor design. The collaboration will focus on the design, engineering,…
Serbia and EDF discuss roadmap to nuclear energy
According to the proposed timeline, the aim would be for Serbia to be ready to select a technology and enter the construction contracting process by 2032, with a nuclear power…
Poland’s radioactive waste management reviewed by IAEA mission
The 10-day Integrated Review Service for Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Management, Decommissioning and Remediation (ARTEMIS) mission to Poland took place from 8 March and was at the request of…
Licensing of Oklo pilot reactor facilities advances
Oklo announced that it has signed a Department of Energy (DOE) Other Transaction Agreement to support the design, construction, and operation of its first reactor, the Aurora powerhouse at Idaho…
‘Projectile’ hit 350 metres from Bushehr nuclear reactor – IAEA
The statement, posted on social media channel X on Wednesday at 16:31 GMT, added Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi as saying: “Although there was no damage to the reactor itself nor injuries…
AtkinsRéalis collaborates with Nvidia on nuclear-powered AI factories
“These technologies, along with OpenUSD, provide AtkinsRéalis with a framework to design and optimise integrated infrastructure systems in a 3D digital twin before building in the real world,” AtkinsRéalis said.…
APS to seek fresh Palo Verde life extension
The Notice of Intent to submit a Subsequent License Renewal Application in late 2027 will take all three units to 80 years of operation – unit 1 to 2065, unit…
Pilot operation of accident-tolerant fuel completed
The fuel assemblies with experimental fuel elements have undergone a standard cycle of nuclear fuel operation for Russian VVER-1000 reactors – three fuel campaigns of 18 months each. Accident tolerant…
Cambridge Atomworks, Mott MacDonald sign microreactor MoU
The Odin microreactor is described as “a low-pressure, molten-salt-cooled, solid-fuel fission reactor integrated with power conversion and heat rejection systems, enabling substantial and compact, standalone electricity supply without external connections”.…
Key contracts awarded in UK fusion programme
In October 2022, the West Burton coal-fired power plant site in Nottinghamshire, England, was selected to host the UK’s Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP). The demonstration plant is due…
