Canadian SMR project shortlisted for federal fast-track
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the launch of the Major Projects Office (MPO) in August, to fast-track “nation-building” projects by streamlining regulatory assessment and approvals and helping to structure financing,…
L&T contracted for Kudankulam work
The order, placed with Larsen & Toubro’s Heavy Civil Infrastructure (HCI) business, encompasses the mechanical package for the Kudankulam 5 and 6 project, including installation of the nuclear reactor and…
Super module in place at Lufeng unit 1
With a hoisting weight of almost 990 tonnes and measuring more than 26 metres long, 29 metres wide and 23 metres high, the concrete and steel CA01 module – composed…
Chernobyl shelter repairs: ‘Difficult choices’ lie ahead
The shelter at-a-glance Chernobyl unit 4 was destroyed in the April 1986 accident (you can read more about it in the ) with a shelter constructed in a matter of months…
British firm to acquire ODIN microreactor design
Cambridge AtomWorks, which is led by University of Cambridge nuclear science leaders, is an advanced reactor developer that is already developing ODIN for NANO Nuclear on an outsourced consulting basis.…
European SMR Industrial Alliance sets out action plan
The European Commission launched an Industrial Alliance dedicated to small modular reactors – SMRs – in February 2024, aiming to facilitate the development of SMRs in Europe by the early…
Russian developments in fast reactor fuels
According to Rosatom, the use of a liquid metal sublayer will improve the characteristics of fuel elements with nitride fuel for fourth-generation fast neutron reactors. It is expected that the…
First yellowcake from Lance
The ASX-listed uranium company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Strata Energy Inc, announced the milestone on 16 September. Peninsula announced its plans for an in-situ recovery plant – the Lance…
Aecon to assist in Estonian deployment of BWRX-300
The agreement establishes a cooperative framework for Aecon and Fermi Energia to work together during the SMR development phase as the exclusive provider to develop a qualified domestic nuclear capability,…
How will nuclear get the workforce it needs to triple capacity?
Loyiso Tyabashe, CEO of South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa), outlined the nuclear energy expansion plans in the country and said that its existing reactors mean that South Africa has…
Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz Again and Says its Negotiating Team With U.S. is Heading to Switzerland
