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MHI awarded additional contract for ITER fusion machine

Mon, 20 May 2024 15:38:49 +0200

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#^MHI awarded additional contract for ITER fusion machine

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has been awarded a contract to supply a further 12 outer vertical targets for the divertor to be used in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor. The Japanese company has already delivered six of the components.

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Slovakia and South Korea discuss cooperation on new nuclear

Mon, 20 May 2024 15:05:11 +0200

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#^Slovakia and South Korea discuss cooperation on new nuclear

The Slovak Republic government is aiming to develop details of proposals for a new nuclear power unit at Bohunice by October - with South Korea, as well as the USA and France, among potential partners.

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First tier of El Dabaa unit 1's inner containment completed

Mon, 20 May 2024 13:38:02 +0200

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#^First tier of El Dabaa unit 1's inner containment completed

The completion of the first tier of the inner containment structure for the first unit at the El Dabaa nuclear power plant in Egypt is one of the key events expected this year at the construction site where more than 20,000 people are working.

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Oklo, Atomic Alchemy team up for future isotope production

Fri, 17 May 2024 17:29:11 +0200

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#^Oklo, Atomic Alchemy team up for future isotope production

Days after beginning trading on the New York Stock Exchange, US-based fast fission plant developer Oklo Inc has announced it is forming a strategic partnership with Atomic Alchemy to produce radioisotopes from Oklo's recycling process and through fast reactor production of isotopes.

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Life extensions vital to underpin future expansion: Constellation

Fri, 17 May 2024 16:43:30 +0200

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#^Life extensions vital to underpin future expansion: Constellation

Expanding capacity with uprates and new build at existing nuclear plant sites are part of Constellation Energy's plans to meet growing needs for clean energy in the USA - even a restart of Three Mile Island is not ruled out - but extending the operating lives of existing nuclear plants will be vital, CEO Joe Dominguez has told investors.

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IAEA staff observe emergency drill at Zaporizhzhia

Fri, 17 May 2024 16:37:57 +0200

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#^IAEA staff observe emergency drill at Zaporizhzhia

The International Atomic Energy Agency's Rafael Mariano Grossi says that regular drills and exercises at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant "are especially important in view of the extraordinary risks it is currently facing".

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Norsk Kjernekraft focuses on off-grid SMR projects

Fri, 17 May 2024 16:36:47 +0200

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#^Norsk Kjernekraft focuses on off-grid SMR projects

Under a new business plan, Norwegian nuclear project developer Norsk Kjernekraft says it plans to construct off-grid small modular reactors in industrial areas where both reliable power and access to heat are needed.

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SMRs cost-effective in hydrogen production, study finds

Fri, 17 May 2024 13:33:00 +0200

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#^SMRs cost-effective in hydrogen production, study finds

Hydrogen can be produced for less than EUR3.50 (USD3.80) per kilogram using a combination of solid oxide electrolysis cells and small modular reactors, significantly cheaper than alternative methods, a new study led by Dutch nuclear energy development company ULC-Energy BV has concluded.

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BN-1200 plans clear environmental hurdle

Fri, 17 May 2024 12:55:33 +0200

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#^BN-1200 plans clear environmental hurdle

The Russian environmental regulator Rosprirodnadzor has approved the plans for a BN-1200 fast sodium reactor at the Beloyarsk nuclear power plant.

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Nuclear research to benefit from US supercomputer milestones

Thu, 16 May 2024 17:47:27 +0200

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#^Nuclear research to benefit from US supercomputer milestones

Atomic Canyon has announced a new project with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to use the Frontiers supercomputer to build a safe, efficient, open-source artificial intelligence model for the nuclear sector - and the Aurora supercomputer at the Argonne National Laboratory is confirmed to have surpassed the exascale threshold.

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