Standard design approval sought for i-SMR
The Innovative Small Modular Reactor (i-SMR) – being developed by a consortium led by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) – is…
KHNP, EMA to cooperate on Singapore SMR study
The MoU was signed on 1 March by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) Acting President and CEO Dae-wook Chun and Energy Market Authority (EMA) Chief Executive Puah Kok Keong…
Safety work planned for Chernobyl turbine hall
The operators of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant – State Specialised Enterprise Chornobyl NPP (ChNPP) – explained that the work is required because parts of the turbine hall and deaerator…
Fisher German lands Wylfa advisory contract
The contract runs for an initial five-year period, with the option to extend for a further two years and builds on Fisher German’s long-standing involvement with the Wylfa site. Under…
SRS to construct Romanian reactor research facilities
Under the contract, worth EUR36 million (USD42 million), SRS will design, supply and commission a liquid lead loop-type facility (HELENA-2), a liquid lead pool-type facility (ELF) and confined modules to…
Cameco and India sign new uranium supply agreement
The agreement will see Cameco supply nearly 22 million pounds of uranium ore concentrate (U3O8) to the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) between 2027 and 2035 on market-related price terms,…
First concrete poured for new capacity at Kaiga in India
The ceremony – see picture above – at the site in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state was held just days after approval was given by India’s Atomic Energy Regulatory…
Largest module installed at second Lufeng unit
The ‘super module’ was hoisted into place on 1 March, China National Nuclear Corporation construction subsidiary CNNC 23 Engineering Co Ltd announced. (Image: CNNC) The cuboid-shaped CA20 module – weighing…
IAEA: Nuclear diplomacy is hard, but never impossible
Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, pictured above delivering his statement to the board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday, said the agency was collecting information and assessing…
‘Transformative’ research reactor mooted for Texas A&M
The project would see ZettaJoule build its ZJ0 reactor adjacent to the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) Nuclear Engineering & Science Center in College Station, Texas. The new reactor…
