Expansion of Urenco’s Dutch enrichment plant under way
Monday, 10 February 2025 Design of the interior of the hall and the floor finishing (Image: BAM Bouw en Techniek) Urenco announced plans in December 2023 to increase capacity at…
EU project seeks to develop new research reactor fuel
Friday, 7 February 2025 The reactor pool of the FRM II (Image: Wenzel Schuermann / TUM) EU-CONVERSION is considering the conversion of Germany’s FRM-II research reactor and the proposed French…
Grossi says Zaporizhzhia safety talks ‘more critical than ever’
Friday, 7 February 2025 (Image: @rafaelmgrossi/X) Posting on the social media site X, Grossi wrote: “Completed interagency consultations in Moscow with Russian delegation led by Rosatom’s [Alexei] Likhachev. After 3…
Mars in 30 days? Russia unveils prototype of plasma rocket engine
Friday, 7 February 2025 (Image: Rosatom) Rosatom says that the average power of the engine, operating in pulse-periodic mode, reaches 300kW making it possible to accelerate the spacecraft to much higher speeds…
Private players will benefit India nuclear, minister says
Friday, 7 February 2025 The third steam generator for Kaiga 5 and 6 has been flagged off from L&T’s facility in Gujarat (Image: L&T) Singh was speaking to The Indian…
Arizona utilities team up to explore new nuclear sites
Friday, 7 February 2025 Palo Verde (Image: APS) Both small modular reactors (SMRs) and potential large reactor projects will be considered in the siting work. The trio has applied for…
Naarea opens test facility for microreactor development
Friday, 7 February 2025 3D model of a molten salt test loop within the I-Lab (Image: Naarea) Located in Cormeilles-en-Parisis in northern France, the 2400 square-metre facility will host a…
Spain has successfully enhanced regulatory framework, says IAEA
Friday, 7 February 2025 (Image: @mitecogob/X) Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) missions are conducted at the request of IAEA member states to review and suggest enhancements to the regulatory infrastructure…
UK announces planning reforms to speed up nuclear projects
Thursday, 6 February 2025 The Rolls-Royce SMR is one of four designs under consideration for the UK’s SMR programme (Image: Rolls-Royce SMR) “More nuclear power plants will be approved across…
Vietnam looks to accelerate construction of nuclear power plants
Thursday, 6 February 2025 Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaking at the steering committee meeting (Image: VGP/Nhat Bac) The prime minister – who is head of the steering committee for…
