The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) hosted an expert panel last week to discuss the opportunities and the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) in the industry – part of our pledge to embrace innovation. The event was organised jointly with the Advanced Nuclear Skills and Innovation Campus (ANSIC), who are based at National Nuclear Laboratory …
The Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has proposed developing nuclear energy on a small scale post 2030 in its latest version of the draft Vietnam Power Development Plan from 2021–2030 (PDP8) with a vision towards 2045. The move aims to support Vietnam’s efforts to achieve zero-net emissions by 2050, as nuclear power is …
March 11, 2011 was a sobering day for the world when a magnitude 9.0 earthquake off the coast of Japan triggered a massive tsunami that destroyed 430 miles of coastline and killed nearly 16,000 people. The tsunami led to a total loss of power at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and caused fuel melting in three of …
U.S. chemical maker Dow Inc is considering adding nuclear power systems at two production sites to reduce pollution, said Chief Executive Jim Fitterling at the CERAWeek conference in Houston on Wednesday. “We are considering nuclear at a couple of sites,” Fitterling said. “It would take those entire sites to net zero.” He declined to identify …
Dive Brief: Federally-backed research on applications for nuclear power plants outside of electricity generation could offer new potential for the industry, panelists said Tuesday at a conference hosted by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is modeling ways high-temperature nuclear reactors and small modular reactors could be used to offer thermal …
Concerns remain about the Natrium nuclear power plant’s reliance on a Russian enrichment facility for fuel. A measure to clarify state and federal regulatory roles regarding TerraPower’s planned Natrium nuclear power plant passed a Senate committee Monday with no opposing votes. But members of the public highlighted several issues that remain largely unresolved in the …
Ural Electrochemical Integrated Plant Director General Alexander Belousov stands next to gas centrifuges for uranium isotope separation in a separation workshop of the plant, in Novouralsk, about 40 miles northwest of Yekaterinburg, Russia. Advanced nuclear reactors like the one that TerraPower wants to build in Kemmerer require a type of enriched uranium that’s currently only …
By 2030, Xcel Energy projects that approximately 80% of its energy will come from carbon-free resources. It expects to be coal-free by 2034. Source: Xcel Energy, 10-K filing, Feb. 23, 2022. Xcel Energy is exploring a role as operator of the 462-MWe Carbon-Free Power Project (CFPP), potentially becoming a key member of the first-of-its-kind small modular …
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), are joining forces to advance decarbonization technologies from discovery through deployment through a new memorandum of understanding, or MOU. Eliminating carbon dioxide emissions in the production of U.S. electricity is essential to achieving the federal government’s goal of net-zero carbon …
The lower cylinder of the steel containment of the world’s first commercial modular small reactor on land, the Linglong 1, was successfully lifted into position on Saturday in Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant in South China’s Hainan Province, completing the milestone 46 days ahead of schedule, according to media reports. The lower cylinder of the steel …
