Month: August 2019

Sharing our expertise with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Signing of a memorandum of cooperation to strengthen regulation of nuclear safety

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On August 15, 2019, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) and the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (U.S. NRC), two of the world’s leading nuclear regulators, met to discuss increasing regulatory effectiveness through collaboration on the technical reviews of advanced reactor and small modular reactor (SMR) technologies. During the official signing ceremony in Ottawa, Ontario, …

Rosatom postpones fast reactor project, report says

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Rosenergoatom is expected to receive about RUB280 billion (USD4 billion) less in state funding for the construction of new nuclear reactors in Russia owing to the postponement of its fast neutron reactor programme, Russian newspaper Kommersant reported last week, citing anonymous sources. Rosenergoatom is the nuclear power plant operator subsidiary of Russian state nuclear corporation …

Turkey’s Akkuyu nuclear plant in danger due to lack of oversight

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Work on Turkey’s first nuclear power plant in the southern coastal area of Akkuyu is being carried out without proper inspections and could lead to disastrous consequences, local geological engineering association head Erkan Demir told pro-Kurdish daily Yeni Yaşam. Reports on the Akkuyu plant’s construction have raised serious fears since it began in 2018, with …

T.GLO Announces Q2 2019 Results

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Global Atomic Corporation (“Global Atomic” or the “Company”), (TSX: GLO, FRANKFURT: G12) is pleased to announce its operating and financial results for the second quarter (“Q2 2019”) ended June 30, 2019. Highlights: Global Atomic lists on TSX Main Board, May 8, 2019 The Turkish EAFD processing plant in Iskenderun is undergoing hot commissioning. The kiln …

T.FCU Hits High-Grade Uranium in Multiple Areas at PLS

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FISSION URANIUM CORP.(“Fission” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce assay results from three dual purpose holes drilled during the winter 2019 program at its’ PLS property in Canada’s Athabasca Basin region. The holes tested outside of the Triple R deposit’s current high-grade domain with the goal of confirming areas of future growth and obtaining …

US Giant Manufacturer Is Interested in the Construction of the Belene NPP

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US turbine manufacturer General Electric has applied to participate in the construction of the Belene Nuclear Power Plant, Bulgarian Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova said. By August 19, which is the deadline for receiving offers, she expects an offer from Russia’s Rosatom, as well, BNR reported. One cannot speak of a Russian project because the site and the …

International leaders convene at Penn State to map future of nuclear power

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To continually support the safety and efficiency of the world’s power supply, international leaders in nuclear safety and regulation convened at Penn State on July 1 to establish and guide an upcoming research project to be conducted in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME). Fan-Bill Cheung, the George L. Guillet Professor of Mechanical Engineering and …