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Test elements used in trial run of Finnish repository

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 16:50:26 +0200

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#^Test elements used in trial run of Finnish repository

The first canister has been packed successfully with test elements simulating actual fuel in the ongoing trial run of final disposal at the Onkalo used nuclear fuel repository, Finnish waste management company Posiva has announced.

Equipment arrives at Niger mine as government support continues

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 16:47:38 +0200

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#^Equipment arrives at Niger mine as government support continues

Processing plant equipment that is beginning to arrive at the Dasa mine site has been shipped via Nigeria, but Global Atomic is hopeful that border restrictions between Niger and Benin will soon be resolved.

Korea to assess rehabilitation of Philippine plant

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 15:50:04 +0200

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#^Korea to assess rehabilitation of Philippine plant

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power is to conduct a feasibility study on behalf of the Philippine Department of Energy to evaluate the possible start up of the mothballed Bataan nuclear power plant, the first unit of which was completed 40 years ago but not put into operation.

Core catcher installation begins at El Dabaa 3

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 15:42:36 +0200

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#^Core catcher installation begins at El Dabaa 3

A ceremony has been held to mark the start of work on installing the core catcher for unit 3 of the El Dabaa nuclear power plant which is being built in Egypt.

Kazakhstan referendum backs new nuclear energy

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 10:43:51 +0200

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#^Kazakhstan referendum backs new nuclear energy

More than 70% of people who voted in Kazakhstan's referendum have backed new nuclear energy in the country.

Fukushima Daiichi: How is the decommissioning process going to work?

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 17:24:01 +0200

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#^Fukushima Daiichi: How is the decommissioning process going to work?

The decommissioning process for the Fukushima Daiichi site and surroundings is scheduled to be completed by 2051. It will require many innovations, and careful planning. Here are some of the details outlined at an event at the International Atomic Energy Agency's General Conference in Vienna.

Moltex reactor can consume used fuel, research confirms

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 15:41:44 +0200

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#^Moltex reactor can consume used fuel, research confirms

Moltex Energy Canada says new research demonstrates "the unique capability" of its Stable Salt Reactor - Wasteburner (SSR-W) to consume used nuclear fuel, supporting its ongoing development of a reactor that can "significantly reduce nuclear waste while producing clean energy".

ABS sets requirements for floating nuclear power plants

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 12:59:47 +0200

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#^ABS sets requirements for floating nuclear power plants

Maritime classification society the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has launched what it says is the industry's first comprehensive rules for floating nuclear power plants.

Uranium mills at heart of two US acquisitions

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 11:17:34 +0200

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#^Uranium mills at heart of two US acquisitions

IsoEnergy is to acquire Anfield Energy - owner of the licensed and permitted Shootaring Canyon uranium mill in Utah - while Western Uranium & Vanadium Corp has agreed to purchase the Pinon Ridge Corporation, whose Colorado site has previously been licensed for a uranium mill.

Kairos Power begins work on New Mexico salt production facility

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 16:16:45 +0200

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#^Kairos Power begins work on New Mexico salt production facility

The Salt Production Facility at the company's new Manufacturing Development Campus near Albuquerque will produce high-purity, molten salt coolant for its advanced reactors.