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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
Manufacturing and testing of prototype first wall panels for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) fusion machine has been successfully completed, says St Petersburg-based JSC NIIEFA - part of the Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 12 January 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Russia-ready-to-mass-produce-first-wall-panels-for
International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Director General Pietro Barabaschi has outlined the progress made, and issues faced, by the multinational project as the process of drawing up a revised schedule takes place.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 20 October 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/ITER-director-general-promises-realistic-project
The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) fusion project's council has put back for a year an announcement on its updated timeline for the project - and is proposing other changes including switching the plasma-facing "first wall" material from beryllium to tungsten.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 28 June 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/ITER-delays-revision-of-project-s-timeline
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says Director General Rafael Grossi will brief the UN Security Council on his proposals for safeguarding Ukraine’s Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) on 30 May. “Grossi is planning to brief the UN Security Council on the nuclear safety and security situation” during a meeting chaired by Switzerland, according to a statement sent by the Agency to AFP.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 30 May 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newstension-mounts-in-run-up-to-un-security-council-meeting-on-zaporizhia-npp-10893171
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has launched the Global Water Analysis Laboratory Network to help countries generate their own chemical, biological and isotopic water data and develop tailored water management strategies.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 25 March 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-launches-global-water-resources-initiative
Construction has begun of a 23-kilometre-long pipe that will transport nuclear-generated heat from the Haiyang nuclear power plant in China's Shandong province to a wider area, State Power Investment Corp (SPIC) announced. The plant started providing district heat to the surrounding area in November 2020.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 18 February 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/China-starts-building-long-distance-nuclear-heatin
The forum said six new nuclear power plants went online in 2022 and five units were permanently shut down.
The six new plants were Olkiluoto-3 in Finland, the first new reactor to start up in Western Europe in around 15 years, Fuqing-6 and Hongyanhe-6 in China, Kanupp-3 in Pakistan, Shin-Hanul-1 in South Korea and Barakah-3 in the United Arab Emirates.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Tuesday, 14 February 2023
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/438-reactors-in-operation-with-six-new-units-online-in-2022-2-1-2023
The demonstration nuclear energy heating project at the Hongyanhe nuclear power plant in China’s Liaoning province has been officially put into operation. It is the first nuclear energy heating project in northeast China, benefiting nearly 20,000 local residents.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 03 November 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Hongyanhe-district-heating-demonstration-project-s
The International Atomic Energy Agenry (IAEA) has announced the release of the 2022 edition of Country Nuclear Power Profiles (CNPP), marking more than two decades since the initial launch of the Agency’s comprehensive guide on the status and development of national nuclear power programmes worldwide.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Saturday, 22 October 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-releases-annual-report-on-country-nuclear-power-profiles-10106867