Dismantling of Hamaoka 1 reactor under way
Hamaoka 1 and 2 are both boiling water reactors, starting up in 1973 and 1978, respectively. Unit 1 had a capacity of 540 MWe while unit 2’s capacity was 840…
Grossi says progress made on restoring Zaporizhzhia power
Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said: “Following intensive consultations, the process leading to the re-establishment of off-site power – through the Dniprovska and…
Advanced fuel material samples ready for irradiation testing
The material samples, which were manufactured at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), are now ready to be inserted into the lab’s Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) for irradiation testing, which is expected…
Microreactor to be tested in Space Ocean satellite
Under the terms of the Letter of Intent, Texas-based Space Ocean intends to test Space Nuclear Power’s (SpaceNukes’) 10-kilowatt nuclear reactor aboard its ALV-N satellite. If performance criteria are met,…
2024 US figures show increase in domestic U purchases
A total of 55.9 million pounds U3O8e (21,502 tU) of deliveries from US and foreign suppliers was purchased during 2024, at a weighted-average price of USD52.71 per pound, according to…
Largest load transported along ITER itinerary
The cryostat – into which some of the D-shaped toroidal field coils as well as PF1, the smallest of the ring-shaped poloidal field coils, will be inserted – is shaped “like…
IAEA reviews Romanian research reactor ahead of potential extension
The six-person Integrated Safety Assessment of Research Reactors (INSARR) mission took place in the first week of October. It was requested by Romania’s National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control and the Institute for…
Technology licensing is landmark for US uranium remediation
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) accepted Disa’s application for a licence to use its technology to remediate abandoned mine waste at inactive mine sites in April, when the regulator…
IAEA completes modernisation of its laboratories
The IAEA Seibersdorf facility, which opened in 1962, houses eight nuclear applications laboratories working in food and agriculture, human health, environmental monitoring and assessment, as well as two safeguards analytical…
Paks II equipment supply approved, Rosatom says
Rosatom said that the issued document following the “routine supervisory audit” means “the company can supply nuclear power plant equipment as part of the Paks II NPP project, which is manufactured…
Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz Again and Says its Negotiating Team With U.S. is Heading to Switzerland
