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Crucial radioisotope used in about 40 million diagnostic procedures every year
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 24 July 2024
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/usd32-million-award-will-help-ease-chronic-shortages-of-mo-99-in-us-7-2-2024
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has been awarded a contract to supply a further 12 outer vertical targets for the divertor to be used in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). The Japanese company has already delivered six of the components.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 21 May 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/MHI-awarded-additional-contract-for-ITER-fusion-ma
Scientists at the US Department of Energy (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have developed ALPACA – a new plasma measurement instrument, or diagnostic, that could aid efforts to boost the heat of fusion reactions in tokamaks and potentially improve the power output of future fusion power plants.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Saturday, 04 May 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newspppl-develops-instrument-to-better-control-fusion-reactions-11735704
The launch of Atomic Canyon along with Neutron, a custom-built AI search platform for the nuclear energy sector, has been announced by CEO and Founder Trey Lauderdale. With a background in developing communications and software systems for the health sector, he explained: "I got my start in healthcare, and there are definite parallels with nuclear energy, which – for good reason – is far more regulated than any other industry in the US.”
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Saturday, 16 March 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsatomic-canyon-unveils-ai-powered-search-platform-for-nuclear-sector-11604169
Chinese-French TAC-1 (CNPE) consortium has won a contract for the sub-assembly of modules for the vacuum vessel of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), under construction at Cadarache in southern France. The consortium includes China Nuclear Power Engineering (a subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corporation - CNNC); China Nuclear Industry 23 Construction Company Ltd; Southwestern Institute of Physics; Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences ASIPP; and France’s Framatome.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 13 March 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newschinese-french-consortium-to-assemble-iter-vacuum-chamber-11594527
Fusion technology company SHINE Technologies has selected Deep Isolation's technology as its preferred solution for storage and disposal of the high-level waste that will remain as a residue after deployment of SHINE's technology for recycling used nuclear fuel.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 12 March 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/SHINE-chooses-Deep-Isolation-waste-disposal-techno
The Sino-French TAC-1 consortium - led by China National Nuclear Corporation subsidiary China Nuclear Power Engineering and including Framatome - has been awarded a contract to assemble the vacuum chamber modules of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), under construction in Cadarache, southern France.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 06 March 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Contract-for-ITER-vacuum-vessel-assembly
The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and the private Japanese fusion company Kyoto Fusioneering (KF) have signed a Communication Framework Agreement to advance tritium breeding blanket technology from its conceptual stage towards commercialisation. It also lays the for future collaboration on thetritium fuel cycle, as well as remote handling and power conversion technologies.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Saturday, 24 February 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsukaea-and-kyoto-fusioneering-extend-co-operation-11541228
The ITER Organisation is preparing a new timeline for construction of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) being built at Cadarache in France. As part of work underway to update the ITER Project Baseline, a group of experts met in February to evaluate the new blueprint for achieving ITER's research goals.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 23 February 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiter-prepares-new-timeline-11540250
The revamped project plan for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor - with modifications to its configuration, phased installation and new research schedule - is being finalised ahead of being submitted to the ITER Council in June.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 21 February 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/ITER-s-proposed-new-timeline-to-be-submitted-in-Ju