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Integrated effects test being carried out at TerraPower lab in US
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 11 October 2023
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/experiment-begins-that-aims-to-boost-development-of-mcfr-technology-10-2-2023
China’s National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA) has issued a licence to the Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics (SINAP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences for operation of its Thorium Molten Salt Reactor - Liquid Fuel 1 (TMSR-LF1) at the Hongshagang Industrial Cluster, Wuwei City, in Gansu Province.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newschinas-experimental-molten-salt-reactor-receives-licence-10952226
A prototype detector based on a system originally developed to help detect the presence of dark matter is about to undergo testing at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL). The liquid argon-based ALARM system offers significant improvements in detecting neutron and gamma radiation compared with existing technology, and could potentially be used to prevent the illicit movement of nuclear materials across international borders.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 11 August 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Dark-matter-research-provides-starting-point-for-r
French energy Group EDF said yesterday that it had been informed by operators of the increase in the concentration of certain inert (noble) gases in the primary circuit at Taishan-1, an EPR supplied by EDF subsidiary Framatome.
Taishan-1 made headlines on Monday after CNN reported that the US government had been working to investigate reports of a “leak” at the 1,660-MW pressurised water reactor unit.
EDF said the presence of inert gases in the primary circuit is a known phenomenon, “studied and provided for” in the reactor operating procedures.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/unit-1-operating-within-safety-parametres-inert-gas-build-up-being-investigated-6-2-2021
Finnish waste management company Posiva has announced the start of construction of the used fuel encapsulation plant at Eurajoki, near the Olkiluoto in western Finland.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 27 June 2019
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsfinland-begins-construction-of-used-fuel-encapsulation-plant-7279817
Finnish waste management company Posiva today announced the start of construction of the used fuel encapsulation plant at the Olkiluoto site in western Finland. Installation of the necessary systems within the underground disposal chambers is also set to begin soon.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 25 June 2019
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Work-starts-on-Finnish-fuel-encapsulation-plant