SGE to cooperate with Spanish fuel manufacturers
SGE said the two agreements will “strengthen the company’s capabilities in nuclear fuel strategy, procurement preparation, and supply-chain development”. Under the agreement with Enusa, SGE will work on developing a…
US Air Force names potential SMR hosts
The Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations (ANPI) programme was launched in 2024 by the Defense Innovation Unit in collaboration with the Department of the Army and the Department of the…
Swedish state to take stake in nuclear development firm
In May last year, Sweden’s parliament – the Riksdag – approved the government’s proposals for providing state aid to companies that want to invest in new nuclear reactors in the…
Dutch nuclear new-build partnership announced
Mammoet has supported the safe and efficient assembly, maintenance, and decommissioning of nuclear power facilities around the world for decades. It is also leading the way in modular construction techniques,…
Conditional funding announced for US fusion-based isotope facility
Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) is used in hospitals to generate technetium-99m, a critically important diagnostic imaging radioisotope. The isotope is usually produced by irradiating uranium targets – often made from high-enriched uranium,…
Third unit at Korea’s Saeul plant starts up
On 10 April, South Korea’s Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC) said that it had completed all nine inspections required to be performed prior to the reactor’s initial criticality during…
First-of-a-kind microreactor test bed open for business
The National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) facility – DOME for short, will enable rapid development, testing and demonstration of privately developed advanced nuclear reactors. DOME is an actual dome, 100…
Contract signed for delivery of UK’s first SMRs
Rolls-Royce SMR was selected as the UK government’s preferred technology for the country’s first small modular reactor (SMR) project in June last year, and GBP2.6 billion was allocated in the…
Podcast: China’s ambitious plans for new nuclear capacity
Morin, joining the World Nuclear News podcast from Beijing, says China currently has 62 GW of generating capacity plus 38 new units under construction which will add 44 GW. There…
Dismantling of reactor channels to begin at second Ignalina unit
In accordance with the approved technical design, the steam-water discharge piping at the top of the reactor and the water supply piping at the bottom of the reactor, as well…
