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WEBHermes 2 passes environmental review. The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has published its final environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact for Kairos…. Tracey Honney. News.
Restart of Ringhals 4 faces further delay
WEBMar 28, 2023 · While the start-up of unit 4 of Sweden’s Ringhals NPP is ongoing, power generation from the unit is not now expected to start until 1 April, according to plant owner/operator Vattenfall. The plant was previously scheduled to begin operation on 26 March following an outage of more than seven months for repairs. Vattenfall said: “In ...
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WEBNANO: Microreactors with big ambitions. Spotting an opportunity to capitalise on a surging nuclear opportunity, NANO Nuclear Energy came up with not one but two microreactor designs. CEO James Walker tells NEI about their low-risk multi-faceted strategy for success. Tracey Honney.
US begins study of floating nuclear plants
WEBSep 1, 2022 · The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) has granted research funds to the MIT Energy Initiative, UK-based Core Power, and the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) for a three-year study into the development of offshore floating nuclear power generation in the USA, according to Core Power. Staff …
China moves forward with thorium molten salt reactor
WEBJul 22, 2021 · A team of government researchers in China have unveiled the design for a commercial nuclear reactor that is expected to be the first in the world that does not need water for cooling, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on 19 July. This will allow the facilities to be built in remote desert regions to provide power for more densely …
Another world record for China’s EAST fusion reactor
WEBJun 1, 2021 · China’s Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) fusion reactor on 28 May achieved another world record by maintaining a plasma temperature at 120 million decrees Celsius for 101 seconds and at 160 million Celsius for 20 seconds, a major step toward the test run of the fusion reactor. EAST is located at the Hefei …
Sri Lanka considers Russian SMR - Nuclear Engineering International
WEBJun 21, 2023 · Sri Lanka plans to build its first nuclear power plant with Russian technical support by 2032, news portal Ada Derana reported, citing the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board (SLARB). “If all goes according to plan, the first NPP could be built on the island with technical support from Russia by 2032,” the Board said at a meeting of the ...
China’s Betavolt develops 50-year nuclear battery
WEBJan 16, 2024 · Beijing-based Betavolt New Energy Technology has developed a 3V nuclear battery that uses radioactive nickel-63 as the energy source and a diamond semiconductor as the energy converter. Betavolt says atomic are a direct current power source, and can produce pulse power with a higher life by adding supercapacitors as energy storage …
SMR development tracked by NEA and IAEA studies
WEBMar 21, 2023 · The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) has recently published a 73-page study, which tracks the progress of selected small modular reactor (SMR) designs towards deployment. NEA says the SMR designs are at various stages of development, from fundamental research on new concepts to commercial deployment and operation of …