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There is renewed interest in nuclear power from a decarbonisation and energy security perspective, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) said while announcing progress in its 2021 Medium-Term Business Plan, which covers the period FY2021-FY2023. The company said it will continue supporting the restart of Japan's reactors while developing small modular reactors (SMRs) and advanced reactors.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 13 May 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Nuclear-power-remains-key-sector-for-MHI
Nine Russian scientific institutes, centres and universities have united into a consortium for the development of new generation nuclear energy technologies, including closed nuclear fuel cycle technologies, fast neutron reactors (FBR), new materials for advanced energy technologies and innovative projects of nuclear power plants, the National Research University - Moscow Power Engineering Institute (NRUN-MEPhI) announced.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 21 January 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrussian-academic-consortium-set-up-to-develop-new-generation-nuclear-technologies-8462309
Specialists at Russia’s Kurchatov Institute, working on the development of a fusion-fission hybrid power plant, have completed its preliminary design.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 18 December 2020
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsthe-kurchatov-institute-completes-hybrid-power-plant-design-8416277
The Russian government has failed to allocate the funds that Rosatom had requested to finance a separate national project on nuclear science and technology, Russian newspaper Kommersant reported on 3 November.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 12 November 2020
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrussian-government-fails-to-meet-rosatoms-request-for-project-funding-8356442
A new fission-fusion hybrid reactor will be assembled at Russia’s Kurchatov Institute by the end of 2018, Peter Khvostenko, scientific adviser of the Kurchatov complex on thermonuclear energy and plasma technologies, announced on 14 May. The physical start-up of the facility is scheduled for 2020.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 29 May 2018
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrussia-develops-a-fission-fusion-hybrid-reactor-6168535
French engineering services group Assystem has offered €125m ($136m) for a 5% stake in the new Areva NP reactor unit being formed as part the broader restructuring of Areva. Assystem said on 11 May that it had made the offer to Areva and state-owned Electricite de France (EDF. Areva is in the process of selling Areva NP, which designs, makes and services nuclear reactors, to EDF as part of a government-led restructuring and recapitalisation after its equity was diminished by years of losses. The deal is set to be finalised in the second half of this year.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 12 May 2017
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsassystem-seeks-stake-in-areva-np-5813588
CORRECTION - An earlier version of this story said Assystem has offered to buy a 5% stake in Areva NewCo. It has in fact offered to buy a 5% stake in New Areva NP.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 11 May 2017
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Assystem-makes-offer-for-5-stake-in-New-Areva-NP