Core catcher installed at Leningrad’s eighth unit
The core catcher, also known as a melt trap, is a key bit of safety equipment. It is a container in the form of a cone made of thermally resistant…
Tianwan 8 completes key commissioning tests
Such tests are carried out to confirm whether components and systems important to safety are properly installed and ready to operate in a cold condition. The main purpose of cold…
Westinghouse and Amentum sign AP1000/AP300 collaboration agreements
The Westinghouse APX strategy aims to offer a single technology platform for its AP1000 reactors and for its SMR version, the AP300. The idea is for the smaller version to…
BWXT sells medical business for USD800 million
BWX Technologies (BWXT) says the sale will enable it “to concentrate resources and capital on accelerating growth in its core nuclear national security and commercial nuclear power markets, areas central…
Finnish regulator gives positive decision on used fuel repository
Radioactive waste management company Posiva submitted its application, together with related information, to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment on 30 December 2021 for an operating licence for the…
Mid-year updates from major uranium producers
Kazakhstan’s national atomic company said its production on both a 100% basis (that is, the entirety of production of the entities in which the company has an interest) and attributable…
Greek ministers to examine nuclear energy options
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, speaking at a Council of Ministers meeting, said the creation of the ministerial committee was of “special importance”. Greece has historically not deployed nuclear power, but…
China approves construction of eight more reactors
The Phase II units (3 and 4) of China National Nuclear Corporation’s Jinqimen plant in Zhejiang Province and the Phase III units (5 and 6) of China General Nuclear’s Taipingling plant…
Commonwealth Fusion Systems raises a further USD1 billion
“With this capital, and the USD863 million the company raised last year, CFS has now raised a total of USD4 billion,” the company said. “This USD4 billion represents about 30%…
New Chinese reactors reach start-up milestones
According to World Nuclear Association figures, China’s total installed nuclear generating capacity has now increased to 63.98 GWe, moving ahead of France’s 63 GW for the first time and putting…
