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Russia’s RusAt – Addictive Technologies – part of Rosatom’s fuel company TVEL have launched an innovative 3D printer that can be used in all key high-tech industries. The machine was developed jointly by specialists of Rosatom and the St Petersburg Maritime Technical University’s (SPbGMTU’s) Institute of Laser & Welding Technologies (ILWT). It is equipped with two industrial six-axis robots and a positioner with a carrying capacity of up to 8 tonnes.

Date: Friday, 26 May 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrosatom-launches-russias-largest-3d-printer-10884594

Scientists at the US Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) are investigating tungsten heavy alloys as possible materials for use in advanced nuclear fusion reactors. Before fusion energy can be used as a power source, it will be necessary to develop advanced nuclear fusion reactors that can withstand the high temperatures and irradiation conditions that result from fusion reactions.

Date: Saturday, 28 January 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsmetal-alloys-to-support-to-nuclear-fusion-energy-10547958

Preparations begin for mining at Sokmato following feasibility study 2013 aerial viuew of the Talvivaara mine in Sotkamo in northeast Finland. Courtesy Antti Lankinen/Wiimedia. Finnish mining company Terrafame plans to start recovering natural uranium as a by-product of zinc and nickel production at its Talvivaara mine in Sotkamo in the northeast of the country by the summer of 2024 with the aim of using it for nuclear power plants.

The state-owned company said it has completed a feasibility study related to uranium recovery and has decided to start preparing operations for uranium recovery.

Terrafame said its production process enables the low concentration of natural uranium found in the ore to be used as a by-product.

The company has a uranium recovery plant which is being prepared for operational use.

The preparations will require investments of approximately €20m ($21m) with the plant expected to operate at full capacity of around 200 tonnes a year in 2026.

Date: Wednesday, 04 January 2023
Original article: nucnet.org/news/state-company-plans-uranium-recovery-for-use-in-nuclear-power-plants-1-2-2023

Finnish mining company Terrafame plans to start recovering natural uranium as a byproduct of zinc and nickel production at its Sotkamo mine in the north-east of the country by the summer of 2024.

Date: Thursday, 22 December 2022
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Terrafame-to-begin-producing-uranium-in-2024

The government's newly released strategy maps out how Canada can seize the "generational opportunity" presented by a global energy transition underpinned by the exploration, extraction, processing, product manufacturing and recycling of critical minerals including uranium.

Date: Wednesday, 14 December 2022
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Uranium-exploration-supported-in-Canadian-critical

Rosatom has installed the VVER-1200 reactor vessel at unit 2 of the Akkuyu NPP, project company Akkuyu Nukleer have announced.

Date: Wednesday, 28 September 2022
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrpv-installed-at-akkuyu-2-10038471

A problem that has affected boiling water reactors for decades could be closer to being prevented after researchers at the University of Michigan (U-M) managed to emulate shadow corrosion with ion beams.

Date: Thursday, 27 January 2022
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Research-hope-for-shadow-corrosion-progress

Rosatom on 20 September began pilot operation of fuel elements of a new generation of Russian accident tolerant fuel (ATF) at unit 2 of the Rostov NPP.

Date: Tuesday, 28 September 2021
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrussia-begins-pilot-operation-of-accident-tolerant-fuel-9111156

A special report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions, released on 5 May, is a comprehensive global study on the central importance of minerals such as copper, lithium, nickel, cobalt and rare earth elements in a secure and rapid transformation of the global energy sector. The 287-page report recommends six key areas of action for policy makers to ensure that critical minerals are available to accelerate the transition to clean energy, rather than becoming a bottleneck.

Date: Friday, 07 May 2021
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiea-report-looks-at-critical-minerals-in-clean-energy-transitions-8725909

A mismatch between the world's climate ambitions and the availability of critical minerals could mean a slower and more expensive energy transition, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). The Paris-based organisation describes its special report, The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions, as the most comprehensive global study to date on the importance of minerals such as copper, lithium, nickel, cobalt and rare earth elements in a secure and rapid transformation of the global energy sector.

Date: Thursday, 06 May 2021
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Minerals-will-be-critical-to-clean-energy-shift-IE