Niigata governor consents to restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reactors
The seven-unit Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant was unaffected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami which damaged Tokyo Electric Power Company’s (Tepco’s) Fukushima Daiichi plant, although the plant’s reactors were previously all…
US Army names potential microreactor sites
The Janus Program – launched last month – is a next-generation nuclear power programme aimed at delivering “resilient, secure, and assured energy to support national defence installations and critical missions”.…
UK radioisotope project receives funding
The investment – from the Innovate UK Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Programme (SMMIP) – will see the United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL) and Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) use lead-212…
Keel laid for the Stalingrad nuclear icebreaker
There are currently a series of Project 22220 nuclear-powered icebreakers operating – the Arktika, Sibir, Ural and the Yakutia – and two under construction, the Chukotka and Leningrad. Work on the Stalingrad at the Baltic Shipyard (JSC Baltiyskiy…
Oklo and Siemens Energy sign power conversion system contract
The contract will see Siemens Energy “conduct detailed engineering and layout activities for a condensing SST-600 steam turbine, an SGen-100A industrial generator, and associated auxiliaries to support Oklo’s first advanced reactor,…
Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz Again and Says its Negotiating Team With U.S. is Heading to Switzerland
