‘Projectile’ hit 350 metres from Bushehr nuclear reactor – IAEA
The statement, posted on social media channel X on Wednesday at 16:31 GMT, added Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi as saying: “Although there was no damage to the reactor itself nor injuries…
AtkinsRéalis collaborates with Nvidia on nuclear-powered AI factories
“These technologies, along with OpenUSD, provide AtkinsRéalis with a framework to design and optimise integrated infrastructure systems in a 3D digital twin before building in the real world,” AtkinsRéalis said.…
APS to seek fresh Palo Verde life extension
The Notice of Intent to submit a Subsequent License Renewal Application in late 2027 will take all three units to 80 years of operation – unit 1 to 2065, unit…
Pilot operation of accident-tolerant fuel completed
The fuel assemblies with experimental fuel elements have undergone a standard cycle of nuclear fuel operation for Russian VVER-1000 reactors – three fuel campaigns of 18 months each. Accident tolerant…
Cambridge Atomworks, Mott MacDonald sign microreactor MoU
The Odin microreactor is described as “a low-pressure, molten-salt-cooled, solid-fuel fission reactor integrated with power conversion and heat rejection systems, enabling substantial and compact, standalone electricity supply without external connections”.…
Key contracts awarded in UK fusion programme
In October 2022, the West Burton coal-fired power plant site in Nottinghamshire, England, was selected to host the UK’s Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP). The demonstration plant is due…
Hyundai, Thorizon team up for MSR commercialisation
The agreement was signed on 9 March at Thorizon’s headquarters in Amsterdam by Thorizon CEO Kiki Lauwers, Thorizon founder Sander de Groot, and Hyundai E&C Chief Operating Officer Young Choi,…
Darlington 4 back in service, completing refurb project
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) said the four-unit CAD12.8 billion (USD9.4 billion) Darlington Refurbishment Project – which extends the plant’s operation by another 30 years – had been completed CAD150 million…
GE Vernova, Hitachi explore Southeast Asia market for BWRX-300
The two companies have agreed to collaborate to identify commercial opportunities for their joint venture GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s BWRX-300 in Southeast Asia, as well as exploring opportunities to incorporate…
French ministerial council reiterates need for nuclear revival
At a 12 March meeting of the Nuclear Policy Council (CPN) at the Penly nuclear power plant site in northern France, the council took note of the progress made in…
