The Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Transformational Challenge Reactor Program hopes to bring nuclear power into the 21st century by deploying 3D printing and AI to design and produce reactor core technology. We find out more. Nuclear power is in the midst of a crisis. In 20 years, only one nuclear plant has been built in …
The first of 163 nuclear fuel assemblies has been loaded into the VVER-1200 reactor of power unit 2 of Leningrad NPP-2. Fuel loading marks the beginning of the physical start-up of an NPP. The plant is operated by ROSATOM’s Electric Power Division Rosenergoatom. Rosenergoatom‘s Director General Andrei Petrov said: “Beginning physical start-up procedures means that …
The IAEA and the Generation IV International Forum (GIF), an initiative involving 13 countries focused on next generation nuclear power technologies, called for greater efforts to support the early deployment of innovative nuclear reactor systems to address climate change. The appeal came during the annual 14th GIF-IAEA Interface Meeting, a gathering of senior IAEA officials …
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has repeated his support for new nuclear power. During Prime Minister’s Question Time in the House of Commons yesterday, Johnson told a member of parliament representing a constituency in Cumbria, “We believe that nuclear power is a significant potential contributor to our Net Zero ambitions, and I look forward to …
The US House Committee on Appropriations has denied a funding request from the US Department of Energy (DOE) for fiscal 2021 for establishing a uranium stockpile. The committee requested further information from the department on the justification for the reserve and how it will be implemented. The US Administration’s 2021 budget request unveiled on 10 …
Although former US Vice President Joe Biden’s just-released plan for dealing with climate change includes plenty of compromises with Greens from the left wing of his Democratic Party, the really good news is that he did not cave on nuclear power. Yes, his $2 trillion plan envisions enormous investments in renewable wind and solar energy. …
This funding will unlock thousands of green jobs by developing the next generation of nuclear energy technology. The UK government today announced £40 million of funding to unlock thousands of green jobs by developing the next generation of nuclear energy technology. Part of this funding will support 3 Advanced Modular Reactor (AMR) projects, which are …
China will build six to eight nuclear reactors a year between 2020 and 2025 and raise total capacity to 70 gigawatts (GW), up 43.5 per cent compared to the end of May, the official China Daily said on Thursday (Jul 9), citing the country’s nuclear association. The China Nuclear Energy Association said the country’s total …
Installation of storage tanks marks beginning of “MEH” phase to fit electrical systems, cables and pipework 1,200 new jobs and 300 apprenticeships expected across British supply chain Engineering firms in Staffordshire and Lancashire are latest to announce new jobs Training in welding and electrical engineering will boost national skills capacity Staffordshire-based Capula and Exyte Hargreaves from …
THE GROWING DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY across the globe and the necessity of developing and using safe, reliable and economical sources of electricity are pushing countries to build new nuclear reactors. Globally, there are more than 400 active nuclear reactors that are currently in operation and 54 nuclear reactors are under construction in 17 different countries. …
