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Move follows UK decision in 2022 to approve construction of two EPR plants
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 17 April 2024
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/framatome-signs-multi-billion-contracts-for-planned-nuclear-station-4-2-2024
As the world's largest producer of uranium gears up for a referendum on the construction of a nuclear power plant, national policymakers and stakeholders have shared Kazakhstan's vision for a civilian nuclear programme at the World Nuclear Spotlight Kazakhstan event in Almaty.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 17 April 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Kazakhstan-shines-spotlight-on-nuclear-powered-fut
Russian nuclear regulator Rostechnadzor has issued a licence which will allow the production of mock-ups of fuel assemblies with depleted uranium for the BREST-OD-300 fast neutron reactor.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 13 April 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Licence-issued-to-test-BREST-OD-300-nuclear-fuel-m
UK nuclear trade association, the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) has applied for a justification decision for newcleo’s lead-cooled fast reactor design, the LFR-AS-200. The application makes the case that the benefits of clean, firm, flexible power from the LFR-AS-200 would far outweigh any potential risks. NIA says these are” rigorously controlled by robust safety features, including passive safety systems, built into the design and incorporated into the operating arrangements, in line with the UK’s regulatory requirements”.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 10 April 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsnuclear-authorities-seek-justification-for-use-of-newcleo-reactor-in-the-uk-11669661
Ukrainian nuclear power giant Energoatom says that it got the backing of the local community after a day of public hearings about plans to build a facility near the city of Yuzhnoukrainsk for the production of fuel assemblies.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 06 April 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Energoatom-gets-backing-for-new-nuclear-fuel-facil
As well as preparing to issue a Request for Proposals for 2500 MW of new nuclear "this calendar year", the Nuclear Energy Summit was told that South Africa is developing its Pebble Bed Modular Reactor technology and "deserves the opportunity to implement the complete nuclear fuel cycle for peaceful uses".
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 26 March 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/South-Africa-aims-to-be-global-supplier-of-HTR-fue
The African Commission On Nuclear Energy (AFCONE) and US-based DeepGEO have signed a partnership agreement paving the way for expanding nuclear energy in Africa and establishing a fully autonomous African nuclear supply chain. The African Nuclear Energy Funding Initiative (ANEFI) agreement supports the development of multinational repositories for high level nuclear waste in Africa to promote regional governance and secure financing for vital infrastructure development. DeepGEO said this “enhances the sustainability of nuclear energy worldwide, and boosts sustainable development in a continent that is expected to become home to 25% of the global population by the year 2050”.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Saturday, 09 March 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsafcone-and-deepgeo-launch-partnership-to-expand-nuclear-energy-in-africa-11585821
Minister for the Economy, Finance, Industrial and Digital Sovereignty Bruno Le Maire announced the decision to continue with France's treatment-recycling strategy for used nuclear fuel beyond 2040, with plans to extend the life of existing recycling plants and to launch studies for a new MOX fuel fabrication plant and a new used fuel processing plant.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 09 March 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/France-confirms-long-term-recycling-plans
The Orano group and US-based SHINE Technologies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a view to developing a pilot plant in the USA for recycling used nuclear fuel from light water reactors. The material recovered from the used fuel will be able to be re-used to fabricate new nuclear fuel for advanced and existing reactor designs. Certain radioactive isotopes extracted during the process could also be used for other industrial and medical applications.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 07 March 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsorano-and-shine-technologies-to-co-operate-on-used-fuel-recycling-11573638
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has witnessed the start of fuel loading at the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu. The PFBR is a 500 MWe sodium-cooled fast breeder nuclear reactor being constructed at Kokkilamedu, near Kalpakkam. The Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) designed the reactor based on the decades of experience gained from operating the lower power Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR).
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 06 March 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsfuel-loading-begins-at-indias-pfbr-11572275