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The dismantling of the Ulysse experimental reactor at the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission's (CEA's) Saclay site near Paris has been completed. The low-power reactor, which was shut down in 2007, was mainly operated for teaching and continuing education purposes by the National Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 24 June 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Dismantling-of-French-research-reactor-completed
France's Framatome and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany have started commercial development of nuclear research reactor fuels based on uranium-molybdenum fuel (U-Mo) alloys. The fuel can be used instead of highly enriched uranium (HEU), which is seen as a potential nuclear proliferation risk.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 06 May 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Framatome-TUM-to-develop-new-research-reactor-fuel