Russian ship-borne nuclear power plant towed to Arctic port

The first-ever floating nuclear power plant, built by Russia, has arrived at its Arctic port in the nation’s far east. The Rosatom nuclear agency reported that the Akademik Lomonosov ship-borne reactor plant is at the Pevek port and nearly ready for commercial operation. Power Engineering reported in April that the Lomonsov passed a series of tests …

IAEA and ASEAN Strengthen Cooperation in Nuclear Science, Technology and Applications, and Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards

The use of nuclear science and technology for peaceful purposes is to become more widespread in Southeast Asia, following the signature of Practical Arrangements between the IAEA and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the margins of the IAEA’s General Conference today. These Practical Arrangements, which were signed by IAEA Acting Director General …

US nuclear lab partners with utilities to produce hydrogen

The U.S. government’s primary nuclear lab is partnering with three energy utilities to find an economical way to use nuclear energy to produce hydrogen that can be stored and used to power everything from industry to personal vehicles, officials said Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Energy said the Idaho National Laboratory will work with Ohio-based …

Kazakhstan Eyes Cooperation With European Organization for Nuclear Research

Officials from Central Asia’s largest country announced this week the government’s intent to join the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) to develop the country’s nuclear research. “Great opportunities in the field of nuclear research are opening up for our scientists,” said Sungat Yesimkhanov, Kazakhstan’s Vice-Minister of Energy, while addressing an extended meeting held Tuesday in the …

Korean reactor design certified for use in USA

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has certified the Korean-designed Advanced Power Reactor 1400 (APR-1400). The certificate states that the NRC finds the design fully meets US safety requirements. Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) and its subsidiary Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) originally submitted the design to the NRC in September 2013. They then …

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

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 …