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UK-based nuclear technology company newcleo three strategic partnerships at the World Nuclear Exhibition in Paris with Assystem, Ingérop and Onet Technologies to develop its lead-cooled fast reactor and innovative fuel in France. This is the latest in a long line of acquisitions and agreements undertaken since the company was established in 2021.

Date: Saturday, 02 December 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsnewcleo-partners-with-assystem-ingrop-and-onet-to-develop-lead-cooled-fast-reactor-11338690

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.

Date: Friday, 15 January 2021
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/The-real-challenges-to-nuclear-are-external,-says

Research reactor is scheduled to start in 2024 Alexei Likhachev told president Vladimir Putin that technical preparations for the plant are complete. The MBIR multipurpose fast neutron research reactor in Russia, scheduled to begin operation in 2024, will cost about 80 billion rubles ($1.1bn, €1bn) with Russian state development corporation VEB.RF and Gazprombank providing a loan of more than RUB 20 billion, state-run news agency Tass has reported.

According to Tass, Alexei Likhachev, director-general of state nuclear corporation Rosatom, told president Vladimir Putin recently that technical preparations for the plant were complete and Russia is “hoping for interest from international partners”.

Tass gave no details of possible international cooperation, but said it could involve France, China and the Czech Republic.

Mr Likhachev said the MBIR plant will prepare the way for “reactors for future generations”.

Date: Tuesday, 23 June 2020
Original article: nucnet.org/news/mbir-will-cost-about-usd1-1-billion-says-report-6-1-2020

France’s Framatome and the Commissariat a l'energie atomique et aux energies alternatives (CEA - Atomic & Alternative Energies Commission) on 3 December signed a cooperation agreement in Tokyo with the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Mitsubishi FBR Systems (MFBR). This followed the agreement established in 2014 for the Astrid [Advanced Sodium Technological Reactor for Industrial Demonstration] sodium-cooled fast reactor project, which was effectively cancelled earlier this year.

Date: Wednesday, 11 December 2019
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsfrance-and-japan-to-co-operate-on-fast-reactor-research-7547862

France’s Commissariat a l'energie atomique et aux energies alternatives (CEA - Atomic & Alternative Energies Commission) is abandoning plans to build its prototype fast-breeder for the ASTRID (Advanced Sodium Technological Reactor for Industrial Demonstration) project, Le Monde reported on 30 August. 

Date: Tuesday, 03 September 2019
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsfrance-cancels-astrid-fast-reactor-project-7394432

6 May (NucNet): France and Japan will cooperate on the development of Generation IV fast breeder reactors (FBR) including the Astrid project, which is under development in France.

Date: Tuesday, 06 May 2014
Original article: nucnet.org/news/france-and-japan-announce-cooperation-on-generation-iv-astrid-fbr