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Generation IV Advanced Nuclear Reactor Forum Signs Agreement To Ensure Continued Collaboration
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNetAn international forum dedicated to the development of a new generation of nuclear power plants has signed a framework agreement that will ensure collaboration continues beyond…
US Advanced Nuclear Companies Planning Commercial-Scale Fuel Facility
Source: NucNetAdvanced nuclear fuel technology company Lightbridge Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with reactor developer Oklo to conduct a feasibility study for co-locating a Lightbridge…
Slovakian Utility Plans District Heating From Mochovce Nuclear Power Station
Source: NucNetSlovakian utility Slovenské Elektrárne is planning to use “waste” heat from cooling circulation water at the three-unit Mochovce nuclear power station to provide a year-round supply…
UK Announces Funding To Help Turn Nuclear ‘Waste’ Into Breakthrough Cancer Treatments
Source: NucNetThe government-funded United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL) and not-for-profit organisation Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) have received funding to drive the development of innovative approaches for…
Fusion-Grade Steel Production Breakthrough ‘Could Dramatically Reduce Reactor Costs’
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNetA United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) working group has successfully demonstrated the industrial scale production of fusion-grade steel, an achievement which has the potential to…
Netherlands Nuclear Startup Thorizon Announces Consortium To Develop Molten Salt Reactor
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNetNetherlands-based nuclear startup Thorizon has joined forces with Dutch companies Demcon and VDL Group to set up a consortium focused on the development of molten salt…
Westinghouse To Continue Development Of Space Microreactor For Nasa
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNetNasa has chosen Westinghouse to continue the development of a space microreactor design for a fission reactor that could provide astronauts a reliable power supply for…
US Allows Hydrogen From Nuclear Plants To Secure Tax Credits
Source: NucNetThe Biden administration has revised rules to allow hydrogen produced using power from existing nuclear plants to secure tax credits as long as the project averts…
India to Deploy a Fleet of 40-50 220 MW PHWRs
Source: Neutron BytesIndia to Deploy a Fleet of 40-50 220 MW PHWRs Russia Reports Progress on MBIR Advanced Test Reactor Rosatom Begins Pilot Operation Of Brest-OD-300 Nuclear Fuel…
Nuclear Fusion / Virginia Site To Host ‘World’s First’ Grid-Scale Commercial Plant
Source: NucNetCommonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) has announced that it will build the world’s first grid-scale commercial fusion power plant in the US state of Virginia. As part…
Westinghouse and Core Power Partner on eVinci for Floating Power
Source: Neutron BytesWestinghouse and Core Power to Partner to eVinci for Floating Power Amazon to Invest $334 Million in Advanced Reactors at Columbia Generating Station GLE Buys Land…
Nuclear Medicine / Framatome And Nucleoelectrica To Explore Lutetium-177 Production At Argentine Nuclear Plants
Source: NucNetFrench nuclear energy group Framatome and Argentina’s state-run Nucleoelectrica have signed an agreement to conduct a pre-feasibility study for producing Lutetium-177, a medical isotope critical in…
Belgium / Leading Nuclear Figure Receives INSC Global Award For 2024
Source: NucNetProfessor Hamid Aït Abderrahim, a leading figure in Belgian nuclear research, has been honoured with the International Nuclear Societies Council (INSC) Global Award for 2024. Professor…
NIA Updates Advanced Reactor and Company Lists for 2024
Source: Neutron BytesRelease of the Updated Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technology Company Compendium and Primer (November 20, 2024) The Nuclear Innovation Alliance (NIA) released the second update to its…
Diablo Canyon Manages Nuclear Reactor Paperwork with AI
Source: Neutron BytesDiablo Canyon Manages Nuclear Reactor Paperwork with AI Oklo to Acquire Atomic Alchemy to Expand into Radioisotope Market Oklo Sets Plans to Power Data Centers with…
US / Texas University Tells NRC It Has Sites For Nuclear Plant Construction
Source: NucNetTexas A&M University has proposed offering land at its Rellis campus in Bryan, north of Houston, for the testing and construction of small modular nuclear reactors…
Fukushima-Daiichi / Robot Retrieves Radioactive Fuel Debris from Unit 2
Source: NucNetA remote-controlled robot has retrieved a tiny piece of melted radioactive fuel debris it collected from inside one of three damaged reactors at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear…
Savannah River National Lab Tackles Nuclear Fuel Challenges for SMRs and Microreactors
Source: Neutron BytesSavannah River National Lab Tackles Nuclear Fuel Challenges for SMRs and Microreactors SRNL Receives $6M to Lead Projects Advancing Fusion Energy Research Savannah River National Lab…
Switzerland / Nuclear Startup Unveils Compact Reactor ‘Specifically For Data Centres’
Source: NucNetA Switzerland-based nuclear energy startup has revealed plans for a compact small modular reactor (SMR) specifically aimed at powering the growing number of energy hungry data…
Pacific Fusion Scores $900 Million in Series A Funding
Source: Neutron BytesPacific Fusion, a fusion development company based in Fremont, CA, previously unknown operating in “stealth mode,” rocketed to the forefront of attention in the fusion industry…