Solstice plans expansion of US conversion facility
Solstice – which was spun-off from Honeywell in October last year – said it has invested in de-bottlenecking projects at Metropolis Works following its 2023 restart in response to strong…
Domes hoisted at Chinese CAP1000 units
State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) said the outer steel dome of the nuclear island of unit 4 of the Haiyang plant in Shandong province was hoisted into place on 9…
Podcast: What should be the target time to build a nuclear plant?
In an interview for the World Nuclear News podcast Aubarbier, Deputy CEO of French multinational engineering giant Assystem, also covered the progress of the French EPR2 programme, how regulation differs…
Copenhagen Atomics reaches pump testing milestone
Molten salt reactors (MSRs) rely on pumps to circulate liquid fuel or coolant at temperatures exceeding 600°C for years at a time. Demonstrating long-term, stable pump operation is therefore a…
US, Armenia sign agreement on nuclear energy
Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and US Vice President JD Vance signed a joint statement on the completion of negotiations on the Agreement on Cooperation between…
US funding for research into recycling used nuclear fuel
The Department of Energy (DOE) noted that less than 5% of the potential energy in the USA’s nuclear fuel is extracted after five years of operation in a commercial reactor.…
Tepco restarts Kashiwazaki-Kariwa unit 6
The 1356 MWe Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR), which has been offline for almost 14 years, was restarted at 14:00 (local time) on Monday, Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) said.…
Testing of fuel rods taking place for Brazil’s microreactor project
The BRL50 million (USD9.1 million) microreactor project brings together private and public sector bodies to develop a concept for a 5 MWt microreactor with core cooling by heat pipes. The…
Collaboration on Polish nuclear energy training centre
The collaboration between the Łukasiewicz Research Network and Orlen Synthos Green Energy (OSGE) is expected to be broad and encompass research, development, and commercialisation of technologies related to small modular…
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission launches reorganisation
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) was created in 1974 to ensure the safe use of radioactive materials for beneficial civilian purposes while protecting people and the environment, and regulates…
