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…
Potential for CANDU units in Turkey to be explored
The Canadian company is part of AtkinsRéalis Group, which said the agreement provided a framework “for the exchange and sharing of relevant technical data, information, experience, know‑how and expertise” and the…
Aalo secures fuel and turbine for experimental reactor
Through the fuel supply contract, Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF) plans to deliver fabricated fuel rods to Aalo in early 2026. These fuel rods will power Aalo-X, Aalo’s first experimental extra…
South Korea to cooperate with the Philippines on nuclear power projects
The MoU was signed on Wednesday in Manila during a state visit by South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung to the Philippines. It was signed by Export-Import Bank of Korea…
The mouse-sized robot developed to inspect the Large Hadron Collider
The issue CERN, the European Council for Nuclear Research, is located near Geneva in Switzerland. Its underground Large Hadron Collider (LHC) consists of a 27-kilometre ring of superconducting magnets in which subatomic…
