Contracts awarded for Dukovany control system modernisation
The ten-year modernisation project must also avoid any negative impact on the continued stable operation of the units. Czech company ZAT will be responsible for the delivery of its SandRA…
Research aims to bring MSRs closer to commercialisation
Molten salt reactors (MSRs) use molten fluoride salts as primary coolant, at low pressure. They may operate with epithermal or fast neutron spectrums, and with a variety of fuels. Much…
The Chukotka icebreaker’s emergency diesel generators tested
The Chukotka is the fifth of Russia’s Project 22220 fleet of nuclear-powered icebreakers, and is being built at the Baltic Shipyard. The keel was laid down in December 2020 and it was…
Potential for CANDU units in Turkey to be explored
The Canadian company is part of AtkinsRéalis Group, which said the agreement provided a framework “for the exchange and sharing of relevant technical data, information, experience, know‑how and expertise” and the…
Aalo secures fuel and turbine for experimental reactor
Through the fuel supply contract, Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF) plans to deliver fabricated fuel rods to Aalo in early 2026. These fuel rods will power Aalo-X, Aalo’s first experimental extra…
South Korea to cooperate with the Philippines on nuclear power projects
The MoU was signed on Wednesday in Manila during a state visit by South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung to the Philippines. It was signed by Export-Import Bank of Korea…
The mouse-sized robot developed to inspect the Large Hadron Collider
The issue CERN, the European Council for Nuclear Research, is located near Geneva in Switzerland. Its underground Large Hadron Collider (LHC) consists of a 27-kilometre ring of superconducting magnets in which subatomic…
Standard design approval sought for i-SMR
The Innovative Small Modular Reactor (i-SMR) – being developed by a consortium led by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) – is…
KHNP, EMA to cooperate on Singapore SMR study
The MoU was signed on 1 March by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) Acting President and CEO Dae-wook Chun and Energy Market Authority (EMA) Chief Executive Puah Kok Keong…
Safety work planned for Chernobyl turbine hall
The operators of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant – State Specialised Enterprise Chornobyl NPP (ChNPP) – explained that the work is required because parts of the turbine hall and deaerator…
