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WEBWork starts at US prototype microreactor site. The US Department of Defense has broken ground at Idaho National Laboratory for the Project Pele prototype mobile microreactor. It will become the USA's first electricity-generating Generation IV reactor as early as 2026. New Nuclear · Wednesday, 25 September 2024.
Waste & Recycling - World Nuclear News
WEBSep 26, 2024 · Japan's planned approach for recycling and disposing of soil and radioactive waste from decontamination activities after the March 2011 accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is consistent with IAEA Safety Standards, a team from the International Atomic Energy Agency has concluded. Waste & Recycling · Tuesday, 10 September 2024.
UK selects HTGR for advanced reactor demonstration
WEBThe UK will build a high-temperature gas reactor as the centrepiece of its Advanced Modular Reactor Research, Development & Demonstration Programme, energy minister Greg Hands has confirmed. "I'm pleased to announce that we will focus on HTGRs as the technology choice for the programme moving forward," he told the Nuclear2021 conference organised in London by the Nuclear Industry Association ...
Japan adopts plan to maximise use of nuclear energy
WEBSep 23, 2024 · Friday, 23 December 2022. The Japanese government has adopted a plan to extend the operation of existing nuclear power reactors and replace aging facilities with new advanced ones. The move is part of a policy that addresses global fuel shortages following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and seeks to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
A guide: Uranium in Niger - World Nuclear News
WEBJul 28, 2023 · Niger supplies around 5% of the world's uranium, but is a leading supplier of uranium to the European Union. According to the Euratom Supply Agency, EU utilities purchased 2905 tU of Niger-produced uranium in 2021. This represented just over 24% of EU uranium imports, putting Niger slightly ahead of …
China's demonstration HTR-PM reaches full power
WEBSep 10, 2024 · China's demonstration HTR-PM reaches full power. Friday, 9 December 2022. The demonstration High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor-Pebble-bed Module (HTR-PM) at the Shidaowan site in Shandong province of China has reached full power with "stable operation under the mode of 'two reactors with one machine'". The site is on the coast in north east ...
Viewpoint: The critical production of cobalt-60 in nuclear reactors
WEBViewpoint: The critical production of cobalt-60 in nuclear reactors. Tuesday, 28 March 2023. The production of cobalt-60 is critical to healthcare and, with demand soaring, the challenge is to expand supply, writes Martin Comben from the International Irradiation Association. There are a number of initiatives to increase cobalt-60 supply (Image ...
Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Russia to consider restricting uranium exports, Putin says. Russia's President Vladimir Putin has said the country should consider whether to bring in some restrictions on exports of raw materials such as uranium, titanium and nickel, in response to sanctions limiting imports of certain goods. Uranium & Fuel · Thursday, 12 September 2024.
AEOI head outlines Iranian nuclear energy targets
WEBSep 9, 2024 · AEOI head outlines Iranian nuclear energy targets. Atomic Energy Organization of Iran head Mohammad Eslami said the country is looking to increase its nuclear power generation capacity to 20 GWe. The country's first nuclear power plant, Bushehr, has now generated more than 60 billion kilowatt-hours, he …