Bulgarian repository officially opened
According to the Ministry of Energy the new national repository will consist of 66 reinforced concrete structures with a total capacity of 19,000 containers – or 138,200 cubic metres – of…
Outer dome installed at Changjiang unit 4
The dome – measuring 52 metres in diameter, 12 metres in height and weighing about 415 tonnes – was hoisted into place on top of the containment building using a…
UKAEA sets out fusion strategy for coming years
The UK government launched its Fusion Strategy last month, directing research and development to yield near-term scientific and economic benefits and support the growth of a competitive domestic industry, backed…
Rosatom ‘ready to answer all Paks II questions’
His comments, reported by Russia’s official Tass news agency, follows the victory in the Hungarian elections of Péter Magyar’s Tisza Party. Magyar, who is set to assume the role of…
Grohnde nuclear fuel transfer completed
Grohnde was shut down on 31 December 2021. PreussenElektra – a subsidiary of EOn Group – applied for approval to decommission and dismantle the 1,360 MWe pressurised water reactor in…
SGE to cooperate with Spanish fuel manufacturers
SGE said the two agreements will “strengthen the company’s capabilities in nuclear fuel strategy, procurement preparation, and supply-chain development”. Under the agreement with Enusa, SGE will work on developing a…
US Air Force names potential SMR hosts
The Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations (ANPI) programme was launched in 2024 by the Defense Innovation Unit in collaboration with the Department of the Army and the Department of the…
Swedish state to take stake in nuclear development firm
In May last year, Sweden’s parliament – the Riksdag – approved the government’s proposals for providing state aid to companies that want to invest in new nuclear reactors in the…
Dutch nuclear new-build partnership announced
Mammoet has supported the safe and efficient assembly, maintenance, and decommissioning of nuclear power facilities around the world for decades. It is also leading the way in modular construction techniques,…
Conditional funding announced for US fusion-based isotope facility
Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) is used in hospitals to generate technetium-99m, a critically important diagnostic imaging radioisotope. The isotope is usually produced by irradiating uranium targets – often made from high-enriched uranium,…
