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University secures Saskatchewan funding for nuclear research

2024-07-16 17:08:18

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#^University secures Saskatchewan funding for nuclear research

Three nuclear research projects at the University of Regina have been awarded funding totalling CAD580,000 (USD424,000) by Innovation Saskatchewan through the Innovation and Science Fund.

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Partnership aims to boost Italian nuclear education

2024-07-16 15:31:48

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#^Partnership aims to boost Italian nuclear education

A cooperation agreement has been signed between Edison, Framatome and Politecnico di Milano for scientific and technological research and training in the field of nuclear energy. The move comes amid growing support in Italy to reintroduce nuclear energy.

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VVER fuel reliable in flexible power output tests, says Rosatom

2024-07-16 14:54:00

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#^VVER fuel reliable in flexible power output tests, says Rosatom

Experiments to test the impact of load following on VVER-1200 fuel show it "did not have a significant impact on its main characteristics", Russia's nuclear power corporation has reported.

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Koeberg 1 cleared for extended operation

2024-07-16 13:12:25

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#^Koeberg 1 cleared for extended operation

South Africa's National Nuclear Regulator has granted state-owned utility Eskom a licence to continue operating unit 1 of the Koeberg nuclear power plant for another 20 years until 21 July 2044.

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Commonwealth Fusion Systems supplies superconducting magnets to university

2024-07-15 16:45:22

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#^Commonwealth Fusion Systems supplies superconducting magnets to university

Commonwealth Fusion Systems has delivered two high-tech superconducting magnets to a University of Wisconsin experiment on magnetic mirror fusion technology. The magnets are the first products shipped as part of the company's strategy to build magnets not just for its own power plants but also for other promising applications.

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Study to assess participation in Polish supply chain

2024-07-15 15:49:27

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#^Study to assess participation in Polish supply chain

A research project is being launched by the Polish Economic Institute to gauge the interest of Polish companies in participating in the construction of the country's first nuclear power plant.

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Construction begins on China's largest uranium mining project

2024-07-15 14:56:41

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#^Construction begins on China's largest uranium mining project

The project in Ordos in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is being developed by China National Nuclear Corporation, with work beginning on Friday, according to the China Atomic Energy Authority.

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Dummy fuel loaded into first new unit at Kursk II

2024-07-15 13:56:30

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#^Dummy fuel loaded into first new unit at Kursk II

Preparations for testing of the reactor plant equipment at the new VVER-TOI reactor at Kursk II nuclear power plant continue with the loading of simulated fuel assemblies which do not contain uranium.

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Final permit issued for Mauritanian uranium mine

2024-07-15 13:46:49

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#^Final permit issued for Mauritanian uranium mine

Australia-based mineral company Aura Energy Limited announced it has received from the Mauritanian government the last outstanding material permit to allow the construction and operation of the Tiris uranium project in the West African country.

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Study highlights benefits of nuclear district heating

2024-07-12 17:03:26

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#^Study highlights benefits of nuclear district heating

Nuclear is much cleaner and has less environmental impacts over the life cycle of the production than other energy sources for the Finnish and European district heating markets, a study by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has concluded.

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