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WEBRosatom opens industrial robot showcase. Rosatom Service (part of Rosatom’s Electric Power Division) has opened the first demonstration hall of industrial robots of the AIM…. Tracey Honney. News.
US begins study of floating nuclear plants
WEBSep 1, 2022 · The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) has granted research funds to the MIT Energy Initiative, UK-based Core Power, and the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) for a three-year study into the development of offshore floating nuclear power generation in the USA, according to …
New consortium to support Cernavoda life extension
WEBOct 17, 2023 · Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has signed a consortium agreement with Romanian nuclear utility Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica (SNN), Canada’s Candu Energy and Italy’s Ansaldo Nucleare, to jointly support refurbishment of unit 1 at Romania’s Cernavoda NPP. The refurbishment will extend the operational life of the reactor, which was commissioned in 1996. The 700 MWe Candu-6 has ...
NDL consortium wins two decommissioning projects at Dounreay
WEBJun 3, 2021 · NDL has also won a multi-million pound project related to decommissioning strategy for the Highly Active Liquor Storage and Evaporation Facility (HALSEF) at Dounreay. The NDL consortium partners will develop an integrated concept and scheme decommissioning plans for HALSEF. JNF said key to this approach will be enhanced stakeholder engagement ...
UK establishes new body to deliver its fusion programme
WEBFeb 10, 2023 · UK Science Minister George Freeman has announced the establishment of a new organisation to deliver the UK’s fusion programme. UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd (UKIFS) will deliver the prototype STEP fusion energy plant at West Burton in Nottinghamshire. STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production), is planned to be built by 2040. The UK government is providing £220m ($249m) to fund the ...
Maersk explores nuclear-powered shipping
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Danish shipping group AP Moller – Maersk has agreed to join a study by maritime services firm Lloyd’s Register (LR) and UK-based nuclear start-up Core Power, in a regulatory assessment study of possible nuclear-powered container shipping in Europe. The study will look at the regulatory feasibility and frameworks that would need to be ...
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WEBNANO: Microreactors with big ambitions. Spotting an opportunity to capitalise on a surging nuclear opportunity, NANO Nuclear Energy came up with not one but two microreactor designs. CEO James Walker tells NEI about their low-risk multi-faceted strategy for success. Tracey Honney.
Ghana selects potential sites for first NPP
WEBSep 26, 2023 · Nuclear Power Ghana (NPG) has selected Nsuban and Obotan as two potential sites to host its first NPP. Detailed technical assessments are being concluded to determine the preferred sites to host the 1,000 MWe plant by 2030. However, it is believed that Nsuban in the Western Region is the preferred location, while …
UAE completes construction of Barakah 3
WEBNov 8, 2021 · The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) announced on 4 November, on the sidelines of the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow that unit 3 at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in the UAE had been completed. The unit has now been handed over for operational readiness activities and is on track to …
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