Fuel loading under way for Palisades restart, Holtec announces
The reactor core consists of 204 fuel assemblies, which includes some partially used assemblies from the Michigan plant’s final operating cycles before it was closed down for decommissioning in 2022.…
India and Uzbekistan eye uranium deal as ties grow
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev “held wide-ranging and substantive discussions … on the entire gamut of the bilateral strategic partnership”, India’s Ministry of External Affairs…
Ampera, LLNL team up for TRISO fuel development
The collaboration will evaluate and optimise liquid-metal-jetting technology to produce highly uniform, spherical thorium-232 kernels for tri-structural isotropic (TRISO) fuel. The Thorium Unimodal Droplet Ejection for Reactors (Thunder) project builds…
Outer dome hoisted at Xudabao unit 1
The steel dome module is an important component of the shielded building, situated on top of a steel-concrete composite structure, and supporting the passive containment cooling water storage tank. The…
Newcleo-led consortium to develop floating nuclear plant
The consortium – which includes classification society Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore and French engineering company ABMI Groupe – was selected under the call-for-projects “Supporting the decarbonisation of the French…
Welding of Akkuyu 2’s primary circuit completed
The welding of the main coolant pipeline at the Turkish site was completed in 73 days and included 32 pipeline joints, which all underwent a high-temperature treatment, with special surfacing…
Testing under way for Atucha 2’s dry storage facility equipment
The ASECG II (Almacenamiento en Seco de Combustibles Gastados de Atucha II) facility is seen as a key part of the necessary work for the long-term operation of the unit.…
US Army selects five microreactor techs for deployment
The technology and locations are: Antares Nuclear, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina; BWXT Advanced Technologies, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky; General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, at Fort Hood, Texas; Radiant Industries, at…
Multinational support for ATLAS maritime nuclear initiative
The joint statement was issued as the inaugural Atomic Technologies Licensed for Applications at Sea (ATLAS) meeting takes place in the USA. The joint statement says: “Nuclear energy, in particular…
Fortum’s NuCore Energi applies for Swedish state support for new nuclear
Fortum launched the feasibility study in October 2022 to explore the commercial, technological, and societal prerequisites for new nuclear in Finland and Sweden. The study involved in-depth discussions with several…
