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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
Advanced nuclear plant could power industries such as steel and mining
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 19 April 2023
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/terrestrial-energy-reactor-completes-phase-2-vendor-design-review-4-2-2023
US-based Westinghouse, the UK National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL), and US-based Terrestrial Energy on 17 August signed an agreement for nuclear fuel development and supply to advance the industrial scale up and commercial supply of enriched uranium fuel for use in Terrestrial Energy’s Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR). The Terrestrial Energy IMSR, a Generation IV advanced nuclear power plant is under development in Oakville.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 20 August 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsterrestrial-energy-westinghouse-and-uk-nnl-collaborate-on-imsr-fuel-9012391
The challenges the nuclear industry faces are largely external and must be overcome if it is to help tackle the existential threat of climate change, panellists in the Nuclear Energy and its Future session of the Reuters Next conference on 11 January said. These challenges include: the notion nuclear is an out-dated technology; the cost of finance; market design; political changes; perceived competition with renewable energy; and the public's misconceptions about radioactive waste.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 15 January 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/The-real-challenges-to-nuclear-are-external,-says
In a plan to tackle climate change across the industry, the council endorsed a goal of reaching net-zero emissions “as fast as possible” but without setting a target date.
It said it wanted to see faster development of minerals including uranium, aluminium, copper, nickel, zinc, iron, uranium, base metals, lithium, minerals sands, and rare earths.
The plan is a list of 30 activities underneath 10 action areas across its sector covering three issues: developing technology pathways to cut emissions, increasing transparency on climate change reporting, and knowledge sharing of the sector’s response to climate change.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 24 June 2020
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/minerals-council-calls-for-research-into-advanced-nuclear-solutions-6-2-2020
It has added to its portfolio projects to manufacture medical isotopes, develop process heat applications and deploy modelling software for use in designing advanced nuclear reactors.
In addition to its work on the Travelling Wave Reactor (TWR), the company has also begun, in cooperation with multiple US partners, to develop a molten chloride salt reactor (MCFR).
The TWR is designed to be capable of using fuel made from depleted uranium, which is currently a waste byproduct of the uranium enrichment process.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 18 December 2019
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/if-we-don-t-innovate-in-nuclear-other-countries-will-12-2-2019