Latest News

Filters

Filter by tags: Research reactor France Clear all tag filters

8 news articles found


Researchers at Belgium's Nuclear Research Centre (SCK-CEN) have for the first time succeeded in accelerating a proton beam through the recently connected radio frequency quadrupole (RFQ). The RFQ is a component of the particle accelerator that will drive the Myrrha sub-critical research reactor.

Date: Tuesday, 21 July 2020
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Myrrha-protons-accelerated-successfully

Pilot facility to be set up at new Framatome laboratory in France The FRM II research neutron source at TUM in Garching, north of Munich. Photo courtesy TUM. An agreement between the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and French fuel element manufacturer Framatome could lead to a joint pilot project to manufacture a monolithic uranium molybdenum alloy (UMo) fuel that could be in production by 2022.

TUM said the contract, announced by Framatome earlier this week, includes the development of a pilot production line and the production of fuel plates for radiation tests. These tests are a central part of the qualification of the new fuel, especially for research reactors in Europe, TUM said.

The pilot production facility will be set up at Framatome’s new research and development laboratory, in Romans-sur-Isère in southeastern France.

TUM said the first prototype fuel elements are expected to be manufactured in early 2021. If the tests are successful, production could start as early as 2022.

Date: Friday, 08 May 2020
Original article: nucnet.org/news/agreement-could-lead-to-production-in-2022-says-tum-5-4-2020

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.

Date: Wednesday, 06 May 2020
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Framatome-TUM-to-develop-new-research-reactor-fuel

The head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), Ali Akbar Salehi, said on 8 April in a message marking National Nuclear Technology Day that Iran’s nuclear activities were continuing despite the novel coronavirus outbreak and continuing US sanctions.

Date: Wednesday, 15 April 2020
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiran-pushes-ahead-with-nuclear-development-despite-pandemic-restrictions-7871976

Belgium’s Council of Ministers on 7 September announced funding of €558 million ($646 million) for the Myrrha research infrastructure that is being developed at SCK•CEN’s premises in Mol.

Date: Thursday, 13 September 2018
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsbelgium-allocates-funds-for-myrrha-research-facility-6748928

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Safety Assessment of Research Reactors (INSARR) completed a five-day mission to Ghana on 20 April. It said the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) had shown a high commitment to safety following the conversion of the GHARR-1 research reactor core to use low-enriched uranium (LEU) as fuel instead of high-enriched uranium (HEU). GHARR-1 is a low-power research reactor with a maximum thermal power level of 30kW. It is a commercial type of Miniature Neutron Source Reactor (MNSR) designed, manufactured and constructed by the China Institute of Atomic Energy. GHARR-1, which began operating in 1994, was initially fuelled with 90.2% HEU and is used for trace element analysis for industrial and agricultural purposes, research, education and training.

Date: Monday, 30 April 2018
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-missions-in-ghana-and-niger-6133187

French firm AREVA will continue to manage the used fuel from Belgium's BR2 research reactor, following a contract extension from the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK CEN).

Date: Monday, 08 September 2014
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsareva-to-continue-br2-fuel-treatment-4364790