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Russia and India discuss expanding nuclear cooperation

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 12:58:58 +0100

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#^Russia and India discuss expanding nuclear cooperation

A new protocol to the intergovernmental agreement on the construction of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant was signed during a two-day visit by Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev to the Indian plant.

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Contaminated water leak at Fukushima Daiichi

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 16:44:39 +0100

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#^Contaminated water leak at Fukushima Daiichi

A leak of contaminated water has been discovered from a pipe connected to a caesium adsorption device at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan. The leak has been stopped and Tokyo Electric Power Company said it will check soil beneath the pipe for contamination.

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Korean shipbuilder joins maritime SMR project

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 15:26:41 +0100

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#^Korean shipbuilder joins maritime SMR project

South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering plans to develop a small modular reactor for use in shipping in cooperation with the UK's Core Power and the USA's Southern Company and TerraPower.

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IAEA's Grossi visits Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 15:03:33 +0100

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#^IAEA's Grossi visits Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has travelled across the military frontline to visit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant for a fourth time.

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European SMR Industrial Alliance launched

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 13:09:46 +0100

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#^European SMR Industrial Alliance launched

The European Commission has launched an Industrial Alliance dedicated to small modular reactors, aiming to facilitate the development of SMRs in Europe by the early 2030s. The announcement came as the commission presented its assessment for a 2040 climate target for the EU.

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Outer dome installed on Chinese small modular nuclear reactor

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 12:22:39 +0100

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#^Outer dome installed on Chinese small modular nuclear reactor

The outer containment dome has been successfully hoisted into place at the ACP100 small modular reactor demonstration project at the Changjiang site on China's island province of Hainan, China National Nuclear Corporation has announced.

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MoltexFLEX publishes research on graphite interaction with molten salt

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 16:24:18 +0100

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#^MoltexFLEX publishes research on graphite interaction with molten salt

MoltexFLEX scientists worked with the University of Manchester's Nuclear Graphite Research Group to use X-ray micro CT scanners to investigate how molten salt infiltrates pores within standard industrial grades of graphite.

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First European-made ITER vessel sector awaits shipment

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 16:24:03 +0100

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#^First European-made ITER vessel sector awaits shipment

The first of five vacuum vessel sectors under the responsibility of Fusion for Energy - the Iter Organisation's European domestic agency - is undergoing factory acceptance tests. The component has already passed leak testing and its dimensions will now be checked.

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US lab reviews low-pressure microreactor design

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 13:18:34 +0100

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#^US lab reviews low-pressure microreactor design

Idaho National Laboratory has completed a pre-conceptual design review of NANO Nuclear Energy Inc's ODIN low-pressure coolant microreactor design. The company's ZEUS microreactor design is also to be reviewed by the lab.

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Construction starts on French lead-212 production facility

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 12:32:15 +0100

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#^Construction starts on French lead-212 production facility

Orano subsidiary Orano Med has laid the foundation stone for its Alpha Therapy Laboratory in Onnaing in northern France. This will be Europe's first industrial-scale pharmaceutical facility dedicated to the production of lead-212 based radioligand therapies.

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