The reactor at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP) had started commercial operations on June 30 but was operating at 90 per cent of its capacity till now. India’s first indigenously developed 700 MW nuclear power plant in Gujarat’s Kakrapar has started operations at full capacity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. The reactor …
Westinghouse has announced the creation of a centre of excellence for Low Enriched Uranium Plus (LEU+) fuel manufacturing at its Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF) in Hopkins, South Carolina. “The demand for LEU+ fuel in the range of 5–10% enrichment is expected to grow significantly in the coming years due to increased power generation which …
At the beginning of September, Vattenfall’s CEO Anna Borg brings parts of the company’s Group Management to Canada to visit developers of nuclear power technology, power companies and authorities. It is the first in a series of visits to leading nuclear power countries, with the aim of deepening knowledge ahead of a possible new construction …
The first safety-related concrete has been poured for the nuclear island of the unit 6 HPR1000 (Hualong One) at the Lufeng nuclear power plant in China’s Guangdong province. It is the second HPR1000 under construction at the site, where four CAP1000s are also planned. In a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, China General …
A research project has highlighted the potential for quantum computing to deliver significant benefits for the design and operation of radiation facilities in the nuclear, medical and space industries, as Professor Paul Smith, Jacobs ANSWERS Technical Director, explains. Modelling radiation transport is fundamental to nuclear physics and plays a part in everything from reactor design …
Nuclear boss Yerzhan Mukanov says Kazakhstan is ready fill potential shortfalls in supplies from Africa. Kazakhstan is prepared to ship more uranium to Europe if necessary thanks to worries over supply risks caused by a military coup in Niger, the head of the country’s top state-run nuclear company told POLITICO. Although “for the moment we …
There’s an atomic price chasm between Beijing and Washington, giving China a green advantage and leaving the US trailing in its efforts to clean up the power grid. When it comes to the speed and cost of nuclear power, the gap between the US and China is turning into a chasm. Take a single Monday. …
Russia’s Rosatom is already building Turkey’s first nuclear plants in the southern province of Mersin Turkey is in talks with Russia and South Korea for the construction of a nuclear plant in the northern province of Sinop, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Monday. Russia’s Rosatom is already building Turkey’s first nuclear plants in the …
Uranium from Niger helps power Europe, but all eyes are on the West African country after the military overthrew its elected president. It takes a long time to dig a mine, especially in the middle of the Sahara Desert. Just ask Bob Tait. The Toronto-based Global Atomic Corp. where he serves as vice president of …
Saudi Arabia is considering a Chinese bid to build it a nuclear power plant, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, a decision that could derail U.S. plans in the kingdom. State-owned China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC) has bid to build a nuclear plant in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, near the border with Qatar and …
