China's demonstration HTR-PM enters commercial operation
Sep 19, 2024 · The nuclear island of HTR-PM Demo (Image: Tsinghua University) It follows a successful 168-hour demonstration run for the High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor - …
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China approves 11 new reactors - World Nuclear News
Sep 19, 2024 · How the new Bailong plant could look when six reactors are eventually built on the site (Image: SPIC) China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) said Phase I of its Xuwei plant …
Nuclear output to reach new record by 2025, says IEA
Jan 24, 2024 · Global nuclear power generation is forecast to grow by almost 3% annually on average through to 2026, reaching a new record high by 2025, according to the International …
Viewpoint: The critical production of cobalt-60 in nuclear reactors
There are a number of initiatives to increase cobalt-60 supply (Image: Nordion) The radioisotope cobalt-60 that is manufactured in some nuclear reactors is used to sterilise approximately 40% …
Chinese molten-salt reactor cleared for start up
A cutaway of the TMSR-LF1 reactor (Image: SINAP) In January 2011, CAS launched a CNY3 billion (USD444 million) R&D programme on liquid fluoride thorium reactors (LFTRs), known …
Further delay to Flamanville EPR start up - World Nuclear News
Sep 10, 2024 · The loading of fuel into the Flamanville 3 EPR reactor in France has been put back again by at least six more months, with the estimated cost at completion increasing by a …
Companies pool resources to manufacture TRISO fuel
Sep 12, 2024 · FCM fuel pellet (Image: USNC) The companies have signed a non-binding Heads of Terms Agreement "to integrate their complementary resources through a joint venture to …
New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
Texas A&M University is beginning the licensing process for potential sites at Texas A&M-RELLIS in Bryan, Texas, for multiple companies to test and construct the next generation of nuclear …
Westinghouse unveils AP300 small modular reactor
How the AP300 might look (Image: Westinghouse) The AP300 SMR, based on the licensed and operating AP1000 pressurised light water technology, is described as an "ultra-compact, …