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HIP to the future - Nuclear Engineering International
4+ hour, 35+ min ago (298+ words) Advanced production techniques such as Hot Isostatic Pressing can help reduce supply chain bottlenecks and unlock new design possibilities in a rapidly expanding nuclear sector. By Ian Tough, Market Development Manager, Bodycote Nuclear power plays a critical role in modern…...
General Fusion targets Italy - Nuclear Engineering International
15+ hour, 29+ min ago (217+ words) A signed framework agreement with Renexia marks General Fusion's first major step toward exporting its fusion technology for commercial deployment in Europe. Canada-based General Fusion has signed a framework agreement with renewable energy company Renexia (part of the Toto Group)…...
DOE backs AP1000 reactor build-out - Nuclear Engineering International
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (496+ words) The financing is aimed at speeding up long-lead equipment purchases, strengthening the domestic nuclear supply chain and helping utilities reach construction milestones sooner. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has conditionally committed up to $17. 5bn in loan facilities to support the…...
Sogin launches dry storage project - Nuclear Engineering International
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (328+ words) The work removes the last Elk River fuel from wet storage and supports Sogin's long-term decommissioning and waste management plan for the site. Italian decommissioning and waste management company, Societa Gestione Impianti Nucleari (Sogin) has launched operations to re-encapsulate 64 uranium-thorium…...
Holtec and EDF back Cottam SMRs - Nuclear Engineering International
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (559+ words) Holtec and EDF back Cottam SMRs Nuclear Engineering International Holtec International and EDF Energy have submitted a joint proposal to the UK Government for the deployment of Holtec's SMR-300 small modular reactors (SMRs) at Cottam in Nottinghamshire. The companies have…...
Atkins R'alis starts US Candu licensing - Nuclear Engineering International
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (393+ words) The company is aiming to use the NRC's Part 53 framework to secure an accelerated licensing path for large-scale nuclear projects serving growing US power demand. Canada's Atkins R'alis Group has submitted a Notice of Intent to the US Nuclear Regulatory…...
Elementl plans Ohio SMR project - Nuclear Engineering International
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (356+ words) The project would use five BWRX-300 units at a privately financed site in Meigs County, with first concrete targeted for 2030 and grid delivery projected for 2034. US-based Elementl Power, an independent developer of utility-scale nuclear power projects, signed an Early Works…...
Valar's Ward 250 achieves criticality - Nuclear Engineering International
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (615+ words) The project was executed under the DOE's Reactor Pilot Program and marks the first time a DOE-authorised reactor has been built and operated outside of a national laboratory. The project was executed under DOE's Reactor Pilot Program. It is the…...
First concrete for BREST - Nuclear Engineering International
1+ week, 5+ day ago (266+ words) The BREST-OD-300 reactor, being built under Russia's Breakthrough (Proryv) Project, is intended to demonstrate closed fuel cycle technology. The first stage of concreting the foundation of the turbine and generator of Russia's BREST-OD-300 lead-cooled fast reactor has been completed. completed....
US startups to bolster nuclear fuel supply - Nuclear Engineering International
1+ week, 5+ day ago (221+ words) The agreement links Oklo's planned fuel recycling work in Oak Ridge with Standard Nuclear's TRISO manufacturing plans, supporting efforts to turn used fuel into advanced reactor feedstock. The US currently holds nearly 100, 000 tonnes of used nuclear fuel. Oklo's recycling technology…...