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…
Canada-US-UK regulatory cooperation: Lessons so far
The UK’s ambassador to the international institutions in Vienna, Corinne Kitsell, opened the side event at the International Atomic Energy Agency’s 69th General Conference by setting out the goal “to focus on…
Tepco, Sellafield extend cooperation agreement
Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) and Sellafield Ltd – a subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority – signed the original agreement in September 2014. The agreement enables sharing of operational…
Regulators unite for pre-licensing of European SMR design
Four European nuclear technology organisations launched the Eagles Consortium in June this year to develop and commercialise the EAGLES-300 SMR with the aim of delivering a first demonstration by 2035.…
GLE completes landmark laser technology demonstration
Global Laser Enrichment (GLE) began the large-scale demonstration testing of the SILEX laser enrichment process in May. The extensive performance data it has collected provides confidence that the process can…
