US establishes Nuclear Energy Launch Pad
The Nuclear Energy Launch Pad is intended to build on the Department of Energy (DOE) Reactor Pilot Program – which has 11 projects accepted and a target for three reactors to…
Decommissioning of Finnish research reactor completed
The Finnish Reactor 1 (FiR1) water-cooled, pool-type TRIGA Mark II research reactor was commissioned by the Helsinki University of Technology in 1962. The reactor was originally built for research and…
Haiyang 3 completes cold tests
Such tests are carried out to confirm whether components and systems important to safety are properly installed and ready to operate in a cold condition. The main purpose of cold…
Mini drones used to explore Fukushima 3 reactor
Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) said the investigation would take approximately two weeks and investigate the conditions inside the reactor as well as the access route for planned fuel debris retrieval, saying “we will…
Rook I uranium project gets construction approval
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) decision to issue the Licence to Prepare Site and Construct the proposed uranium mine and mill came 14 business days after the conclusion of…
NRC issues construction permit for first Natrium plant
The technology The Bill Gates-chaired company’s Natrium 345 MWe sodium-cooled fast reactor has a molten-salt-based energy storage system which allows it to temporarily boost output to 500 MWe when needed,…
EC needs strategy in efforts to improve global nuclear safety, say auditors
The European Court of Auditors’ (ECA’s) mission is to contribute to improving European Union (EU) financial management, promote accountability and transparency, and act as the independent guardian of the financial…
Contracts awarded for Dukovany control system modernisation
The ten-year modernisation project must also avoid any negative impact on the continued stable operation of the units. Czech company ZAT will be responsible for the delivery of its SandRA…
Research aims to bring MSRs closer to commercialisation
Molten salt reactors (MSRs) use molten fluoride salts as primary coolant, at low pressure. They may operate with epithermal or fast neutron spectrums, and with a variety of fuels. Much…
The Chukotka icebreaker’s emergency diesel generators tested
The Chukotka is the fifth of Russia’s Project 22220 fleet of nuclear-powered icebreakers, and is being built at the Baltic Shipyard. The keel was laid down in December 2020 and it was…
