Tunnelling industry expands cooperation on waste repositories

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA) met in Vienna on 26 September. The delegation from IAEA led by Olena Mykolaichuk, Director…

Fusion entering implementation phase, says Grossi

The agency’s Director General, Rafael Mariano Grossi, says in his foreword to the third edition of the yearly report that these devices range from “pilot plants aiming for demonstration in…

Radiant to locate microreactor factory in Tennessee

The land for Radiant’s new factory, which encompasses portions of the historic K-27 and K-29 Manhattan Project sites, has been purchased from the Oak Ridge Industrial Development Board. Originally constructed…

Nuclear energy included in JPMorganChase USD1.5 trillion initiative

The USA-based financial services firm’s newly announced Security and Resiliency Initiative is a 10-year plan to facilitate, finance and invest in industries critical to national economic security and resiliency. The…

Contracts awarded for Sellafield infrastructure work

The three companies will be part of a long-term arrangement called the Infrastructure Delivery Partnership (IDP), which is a key element of Sellafield Ltd’s Overarching Acquisition Strategy and replaces the…

Romania’s Feldioara to deliver uranium dioxide to Argentina

Cosmin Ghita, General Manager of Nuclearelectrica, said: “The fact that we are delivering nuclear raw materials for the first time to another country that owns and operates pressurised heavy water…

OPG opens outreach hub at proposed plant site

In January, the Ontario government formally asked Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to explore opportunities for new nuclear energy generation at the Wesleyville site, near Port Hope, following expressions of interest…

Ukraine developing roadmap for new SMR capacity

First Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Artem Nekrasov emphasised the strategic role of nuclear energy for Ukraine: “During war, nuclear energy plays an extremely important role, as it remains…

El Dabaa reactor support ring arrives, reactor vessel shipped

Egypt’s Nuclear Power Plants Authority (NPPA) said the ring, made of high-strength steel alloys resistant to thermal and mechanical stress, was a “key and vital component … it transfers the entire…

Fuel supply contracts signed for Sizewell C

The supply contract with Urenco for enriched uranium services will support the first six years of the two-unit plant’s operation, establishing a secure front-end fuel supply. The enrichment services will…