Kansas site selected for underground reactor demo
The company said it intends to break ground for the demonstration project on 9 December, and – subject to authorisation from the US Department of Energy (DOE) – achieve criticality…
First nuclear fuel delivered for Kudankulam unit 3
The fuel assemblies, manufactured in Russia at the Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant, for the VVER-1000 reactor, were flown by cargo plane. In total seven flights will be required to deliver…
Brazilian development bank gauges consultancy interest in uranium expansion
State-owned Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil (INB) launched the Pró-Urânio programme in 2024 “with the aim of expanding and accelerating the exploration of new deposits, and which will involve BNDES (Brazilian…
TAE, UKAEA create joint venture
At the centre of the partnership is the new joint venture TAE Beam UK – a collaborative entity that will harness the partners’ collective scientific leadership, commercialisation experience and market innovation…
Bilibino’s units being shut down for decommissioning
The first of the three 12 MWe EGP-6 light water graphite-moderated reactors to be taken offline was Bilibino Unit 2. Unit 3 is scheduled to be shut down on 11 December,…
Deep Isolation completes three-year waste canister project
The project’s name stands for Universal Performance Criteria and Canister for Advanced Reactor Waste Form Acceptance in Borehole and Mined Repositories Considering Design Safety. It included the development of waste…
‘Philanthropy can help nuclear energy growth in emerging economies’
, carried out by Bayesian Energy and Radiant Energy for the US-based Rockefeller Foundation, included Brazil, Ghana, India, Nigeria, the Philippines, Rwanda and South Africa in its assessment. Ashvin Dayal,…
First fuel produced for molten salt reactor experiment
The Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE) project – a public-private collaboration between Southern Company, TerraPower, CORE POWER, and the US Department of Energy (DOE) – is planned to be the…
Laurentis, BWXT and CNPSA sign Bulgarian new nuclear contract
The contract signed by project company Kozloduy NPP-New Build EAD with Laurentis Energy Partners, its subsidiary Canadian Nuclear Partners SA (CNPSA) and BWXT Canada was announced in Sofia at an event attended…
Utility consortium looks to Nebraska new build
Four public power utilities – Lincoln Electric System, Nebraska Public Power District, Omaha Public Power District and Grand River Dam Authority – have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to form the…
