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IAEA Centre of Excellence launched at Capenhurst

2024-08-19 16:36:56

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#^IAEA Centre of Excellence launched at Capenhurst

An International Atomic Energy Agency Centre of Excellence for Safeguards and Non-Proliferation has been launched at uranium enrichment services provider Urenco's Capenhurst site in the UK. The centre will be fully operational in 2025.

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Reactor vessel in place at second San'ao unit

2024-08-19 16:25:38

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#^Reactor vessel in place at second San'ao unit

The reactor pressure vessel for unit 2 of the San'ao nuclear power plant in China's Zhejiang province has been installed within the reactor building, CGN Cangnan Nuclear Power announced.

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UK initiative targets fusion skills and future workforce

2024-08-19 16:07:22

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#^UK initiative targets fusion skills and future workforce

The UK Fusion Skills Council - created by a partnership between the UK Atomic Energy Authority and 19 companies and academic institutions - aims to boost apprentices, graduates and post-graduate training opportunities.

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Westinghouse accident tolerant fuel in US licensing 'first'

2024-08-19 15:50:44

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#^Westinghouse accident tolerant fuel in US licensing 'first'

In a first for the USA, the country's nuclear regulator has approved an increase in the burnup limit for Westinghouse's Encore accident tolerant fuel design, paving the way for longer and more economic fuel cycles.

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Grafenrheinfeld cooling towers taken down

2024-08-19 15:38:32

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#^Grafenrheinfeld cooling towers taken down

The two 143-metre-tall cooling towers of the shut down single-unit Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant in Germany have been demolished in a controlled explosion.

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IAEA urges 'maximum restraint from all sides' at Zaporizhzhia

2024-08-19 12:50:45

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#^IAEA urges 'maximum restraint from all sides' at Zaporizhzhia

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi warns that the nuclear safety situation is deteriorating after a drone strike on a road near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant's perimeter.

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South Africa pauses nuclear procurement process

2024-08-16 17:09:14

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#^South Africa pauses nuclear procurement process

A Ministerial Determination for the procurement of 2500 MWe of new nuclear capacity has been withdrawn to allow for further public consultation after legal challenges to the procedure for seeking public comments.

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Rwanda signs agreement with NANO Nuclear

2024-08-16 16:32:19

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#^Rwanda signs agreement with NANO Nuclear

US microreactor technology company NANO Nuclear Energy Inc has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Rwanda Atomic Energy Board that could lead to the deployment of small modular reactors and microreactors in the African nation.

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In Pictures: Akkuyu 3 gets fifth tier of inner containment building

2024-08-16 16:14:33

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#^In Pictures: Akkuyu 3 gets fifth tier of inner containment building

The top section of the cylindrical part of the inner containment building for the third unit at Turkey's Akkuyu nuclear power plant has been installed in place.

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Water leak within Fukushima Daiichi 2 reactor building

2024-08-16 13:43:07

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#^Water leak within Fukushima Daiichi 2 reactor building

Tokyo Electric Power Company announced the discovery on 9 August of a water leak at unit 2 of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant involving an estimated 25 tonnes of water from the used fuel cooling system pump room and the heat exchanger room.

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