Stellaria, CEA to consider experimental MSR at Cadarache
The letter of intent concerns the establishment of an ‘Alpha’ Basic Nuclear Installation (INB) – an installation involved in the handling, processing, or storage of alpha-emitting radioactive materials – at…
Czech SMR project – early works contract signed
The early works contract allows preparation to start of site-specific documentation and materials for the licensing and permitting process, including for the environmental impact assessment and nuclear and construction permitting…
Inner dome installed at Shidaowan unit 1
The Hualong One reactor design features a double-layered containment building, the main function of which is to ensure the integrity and leak tightness of the reactor building, and it plays…
French nuclear supply chain boosting capacity
Orano Projects, a subsidiary of Orano, inaugurated its new building on Friday. The ceremony took place in the presence of state representatives, local elected officials, institutional and economic stakeholders from…
US plant cleared for extended operation in record time
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has renewed the operating licence for HB Robinson Steam Electric Plant Unit 2 – a single-unit pressurised water reactor plant – for 20 years.…
US Air Force announces selections for microreactor deployments
The three companies have been selected by the Department of the Air Force (DAF), in conjunction with the Defense Innovation Unit, under the Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations (ANPI) programme,…
Operating licence issued for Bangladesh’s first nuclear power unit
The checks included verifying “system design characteristics after the reactor unit had been run at nominal parameters. Dummy fuel assemblies were unloaded from the reactor core, and commissioning work on…
Chernobyl at 40: The decommissioning challenge
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Uzbek uranium mine enters commercial production
“Pilot industrial operations at the deposit began in December 2024, and over two years of active work, the Company has reached the stage of commercial production,” said Djamal Sabakhonovich Fayzullayev,…
TerraPower starts construction of ‘first US utility-scale advanced nuclear plant’
The technology Terrapower’s Natrium 345 MWe sodium-cooled fast reactor has a molten-salt-based energy storage system which allows it to temporarily boost output to 500 MWe when needed, enabling the plant…
