Automated control system for first Turkish unit delivered
The automated process control system (APCS) was manufactured by Rosatom Automated Control Systems Joint-Stock Company, Rosatom’s APCS and Electrical Engineering Division. The delivery consisted of 42,000 pieces of equipment weighing…
First decontaminated steel from Chernobyl released for reuse
Before being cleared for release the materials “were fragmented, decontaminated, and then thoroughly checked at the Free Release Facility FRM-03 using gamma-spectrometric monitoring”, Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP) said. The power…
European Investment Bank finance for Olkiluoto upgrades
The upgrades are part of Teollisuuden Voima Oyj’s (TVO) long-term investment programme and are needed under Finnish and European Union legislation. The financing follows a EUR75 million loan agreement in April…
TerraPower submits Natrium for UK regulatory assessment
The Generic Design Assessment – or GDA – process allows UK regulators to assess the safety, security and environmental implications of new reactor designs, separately from applications to build them…
Nova Scotia, Ontario sign SMR MoU
According to a by Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, who is also Minister of Energy, and Ontario Minister of Energy and Mines Stephen Lecce, the two provinces will: share knowledge…
UKAEA opens tritium fuel cycle facility training simulator
Tritium recovery and re-use will play a fundamental role in the supply and generation of the fuel in future fusion power plants and will be crucial in making the technology…
Second steam generator installed at Lianjiang 1
Steam generators are heat exchangers which convert heat generated by the reactor core into steam, which is transported to the conventional island via the main steam pipeline. The steam generator…
KAERI, Mizzou expand cooperation
The agreement was signed on 27 October by Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) President Han Gyu Joo and University of Missouri (Mizzou) President Mun Choi at KAERI’s headquarters in…
Fermi enlists Korean firms for Texan reactors
In June, Fermi America announced plans for the world’s largest energy-driven artificial intelligence complex, referred to as Project Matador. Located in Amarillo, Texas, in partnership with the Texas Tech University…
BWXT to design steam generators for Rolls-Royce SMR
Under the detailed design contract, BWX Technologies (BWXT) will design the nuclear steam generators to be used in the Rolls-Royce SMR, a 470 MWe design based on a small pressurised…
