DOE approval of Xcimer fusion power plant preconceptual design
Athena is the reference architecture for Xcimer’s planned fleet of fusion power plants. Designed for continuous operation, industrial scale, and a fuel cycle that renews itself, Athena integrates the company’s…
Japan, Kazakhstan extend cooperation on fast reactors
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) and the National Nuclear Centre of the Republic of Kazakhstan (NNC RK) have been advancing the phased EAGLE Projects on core safety experiments of…
BN-1200 targeted for construction start in 2027
The unit, which will be the fifth at the site in Russia’s Sverdlovsk region, will become the world’s largest fast-neutron reactor. The sodium-cooled BN-series fast reactor plans are part of Rosatom’s…
Chile and Argentina sign nuclear cooperation agreement
The two countries have had agreements on cooperation in the area of peaceful uses of nuclear technology dating back to 1976. This latest agreement was signed by representatives of Argentina’s National Atomic…
SMRs to be considered at Romanian port
“As ports electrify and grow, DP World sees access to reliable, low-carbon energy as critical to future competitiveness,” the company said. “Rising demand from electrified equipment, shore power, AI data…
Dummy fuel successfully loaded in Akkuyu 1
The dummy fuel is designed to be an exact replica of nuclear fuel in design, weight and dimensions, and its loading is key to checking systems for loading the real…
Australian thorium to fuel Ampera energy system
Thorium is a slightly radioactive element that is more than three times as abundant in the Earth’s crust as uranium. Although not fissile (capable of sustaining a nuclear chain reaction…
Fuel manufactured for Kudankulam 4’s initial loading
Under the contract agreed in 2024 with the Russian state nuclear corporation, TVEL will supply fuel for the lifetime of the VVER-1000 units, which comprise units 3 and 4 at…
Renewed Bruce 3 back in service
The Major Component Replacement (MCR) which the Candu unit has undergone saw robotic tools used on a reactor face to rebuild a Candu reactor for the first time. The project…
Orano starts construction at Mongolia uranium project
“Yesterday, in the presence of Mr Batjargal Ochirpurev, Governor of the Dornogobi province, Mr Ganburen Gansukh, Governor of the Ulaanbadrakh sum and Mr Manlaijav Gun-Aajav, Secretary of the Nuclear Energy…
