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…
Holtec’s SMR-300 test facility taking shape at INL
Holtec says that fabrication of key test components and preparations for facility installation are under way. The facility at Idaho National Laboratory, supported by the US Department of Energy’s Advanced…
Drilling of deposition holes starts at Onkalo
Radioactive waste management company Posiva said a kick-off meeting was held on Tuesday, where it went through the safety aspects, technical specifications and more detailed plans for the drilling operation…
Reactor technology selection process progresses in Netherlands
The design study, known as Front-End Engineering Design (FEED 1), will be carried out in two phases. The first phase (FEED 1a) is not dependent on the location of the…
Rosatom and Egypt discussing more potential units
Alexei Likhachev, Director General of the Russian state nuclear corporation, met with Egypt’s Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Esmat on Tuesday in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, to discuss progress on…
