Joint development deal on thorium reactors - Nuclear Engineering ...
Nov 28, 2024 · DeepGEO and Copenhagen Atomics have signed a collaboration agreement that will see the companies work together on thorium reactor technologies. The deal between the repository developer and advanced reactor designer is a first of a kind and will see the pair jointly working to better understand the ...
AI’s nuclear opportunity - Nuclear Engineering International
In December 2023 around 100 experts in energy, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) convened at Argonne National Laboratory. They were there to map out the future potential for utilisation of AI in energy, considering five ‘energy mission’ areas that have previously been identified – fossil fuel, carbon management, nuclear power, renewables and energy efficiency.
Hunterston B decommissioning approved - Nuclear Engineering …
Nov 19, 2024 · The UK Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has granted consent to EDF Energy’s application to start decommissioning the Hunterston B nuclear power station.
Radiant completes microreactor design phase - Nuclear …
Nov 21, 2024 · California-based start-up Radiant Industries has completed the front-end engineering & experiment design (FEED) phase to test a prototype of its Kaleidos microreactor at Idaho National Laboratory (INL).
Centrus expands uranium enrichment capacity - Nuclear …
Nov 26, 2024 · US Centrus Energy Corp is resuming centrifuge manufacturing activities and expanding its manufacturing capacity at its Oak Ridge facility in…
NEA launches nuclear roadmap initiative
Sep 24, 2024 · The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) is to create a new Joint Undertaking on Roadmaps to New Nuclear to bring together like-minded countries to rebuild their capability to implement successful nuclear energy new build projects. To date 13 countries have expressed interest in the initiative – Bulgaria, Canada, Czechia, France, Hungary, Japan, Korea, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden, the UK ...
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Oldbury accelerates decommissioning with innovation
Nov 21, 2024 · The UK Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has supported the use of a novel and innovative approach at the Oldbury NPP site, which has significantly sped up one part of its decommissioning programme.
Jamaica steps closer to nuclear - Nuclear Engineering International
Oct 24, 2024 · Jamaica’s Government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) to advance the adoption of nuclear technologies in Jamaica.
New Zealand’s first fusion reactor takes shape - neimagazine.com
Oct 25, 2024 · Wellington-based OpenStar Technologies has taken a step towards completing New Zealand’s first fusion energy device prototype. The company, established in 2021, has powered its core component – a half-tonne doughnut-shaped magnet named Junior – using a patented key-enabling technology called the flux pump.