US lab begins TRISO fuel irradiation test
TRISO-X is a specialised version of TRISO (tri-structural isotropic) fuel, fabricated into billiard ball-sized spheres – or pebbles – that will be used to power high temperature gas-cooled reactors, such…
Paks II first concrete set for February after licences issued
The Paks II project company said the authority – the HAEA – “issued construction licences for the control building, auxiliary building and technological service building of Unit 5. The authority also…
Swedish parliament votes to allow uranium mining
“The Riksdag has voted in favour of the Government’s proposal on uranium mining in Sweden,” a statement from the parliament said. “The decision states that it will be allowed to…
Contract signed for pilot UK integral molten salt reactor fuel plant
The agreement builds on a contract signed in August 2023 for the planning and initial design of IMSR fuel supply, leveraging the established deconversion and fuel manufacturing infrastructure at Westinghouse’s…
Eletronuclear says study backs Angra 3 completion
The results of the updated study, which Eletronuclear provided technical support for, have been sent by the nuclear power plant operator to the Minister of Mines and Energy, who is…
Koeberg unit 2 approved for extended operation
The regulator said the decision by its board of directors comes after a “comprehensive and transparent regulatory process”, which included a third set of public hearings held in the Northern…
Kansai begins surveys of Mihama site for new reactor
In a statement on Wednesday the company said: “As preparations for the on-site investigation are complete, we began transporting materials and equipment today and have begun the investigation. Further preliminary…
Tractebel and Hexana launch SMR cogeneration task force
Belgium-headquarted Tractebel and Hexana, which was spun out of the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, are aiming to bring together stakeholders from the nuclear, industrial and cogeneration sectors in…
Framatome, TerraPower in advanced fuel breakthrough
Production of HALEU (high-assay low-enriched uranium) metal is a crucial part of the fuel fabrication process to transform uranium into a metallic feedstock that is used to fabricate fuel for…
Nuclear entering a ‘golden age’, WNE told
“Two years ago in Dubai in one of these big climate conferences – they are called the COPS, it was the 28th COP – for the first time, everybody around the…
