Second US port to explore nuclear maritime technologies
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) launched an initiative in May to develop small modular reactors (SMRs) for use in commercial shipping. As a first step, the agency issued a Request for…
Immersive environment to accelerate UK nuclear decommissioning
Developed by engineering services and nuclear company AtkinsRéalis in partnership with Sellafield Ltd and immersive technology specialist Igloo Vision Ltd, the facility brings together remotely operated robotics systems and data…
Urenco breaks ground for new enrichment capacity
The company announced its plans to expand its US capacity by nearly 50% in June, making a strategic, multi-billion-dollar investment to fund the construction of a new enrichment plant at…
Passive safety module installed at Zhangzhou 4
The passive reactor cavity water injection tank is an important component of the reactor cavity cooling system. It has a total height of 22 metres and has a fully enclosed…
Regulatory approval for expansion of Chernobyl waste facility
The Buriakivka RAW Disposal Facility is one of the key components of the system for managing the large volumes of accident-related radioactive waste generated as a result of the 1986…
Kaleidos microreactor begins journey to Idaho
“We said we’d make a microreactor that is transportable by land, sea and air. We did. Kaleidos is traveling more than 1,000 miles on a trailer bed,” the company said. …
Detritiation facility reopens at Culham
In the last three years of plasma operations, the Joint European Torus’s (JET’s) deuterium-tritium experiments resulted in residual tritium being retained within the tokamak’s walls and internal components. This reflected…
FANCO advances engagement with regulator on HALEU plant
First American Nuclear Co (FANCO) notified the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) of its plans to submit an application for a licence to possess and use special nuclear material for…
Singapore, China agree to nuclear cooperation
The MoU was signed on 17 August by the Ministry of Trade and Industry’s (MTI’s) Permanent Secretary (Energy & Trade) Augustin Lee and China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) Vice-Chairman Liu…
India begins public consultation on SHANTI Bill rules
The SHANTI Bill – to give it its full name, the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025 – completed the legislative process in…
