Grossi restates key role for IAEA, after agency vehicle hit by drone ...
An International Atomic Energy Agency vehicle was hit and damaged by a drone on the day of the latest rotation of the agency's team of experts at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. ;
China approves 11 new reactors - World Nuclear News
Oct 25, 2024 · How the new Bailong plant could look when six reactors are eventually built on the site (Image: SPIC) China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) said Phase I of its Xuwei plant in Jiangsu project will be "the world's first to couple a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor with a pressurised water reactor".
Energy & Environment - World Nuclear News
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation and government-owned diversified energy group ADNOC are to evaluate the deployment of advanced nuclear technology such as small modular reactors to support the UAE's energy diversification strategy, and will look into using excess heat from the Barakah nuclear power plant in ADNOC's oil and gas operations.
Japan sees greater future role for nuclear energy
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has released a draft revision of the country's basic energy plan, removing the statement that the country would reduce its dependence on nuclear power. ;
New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
4 days ago · The Blue Book Nuclear Energy To Support Low Carbon is a unique collaborative work by China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) and France’s EDF, sharing their experience to highlight nuclear’s role in the energy transition, explains the editorial committee leader of the Blue Book at EDF, Antoine Herzog, in this Q&A.
Operating permit issued for Chinese molten salt reactor
A cutaway of the TMSR-LF1 reactor (Image: SINAP) "The thorium-fueled molten salt experimental reactor operation application and related technical documents were reviewed, and it was considered that the application met the relevant safety requirements, and it was decided to issue the 2 MWt liquid fuel thorium-based molten salt experimental reactor an operating licence," the National Nuclear ...
Tricastin 1 cleared for ten more years - World Nuclear News
Unit 1 of the Tricastin nuclear power plant in southern France can operate for a further ten years, the country's nuclear safety regulator, the Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire, has decided. It becomes the first French power reactor licensed to operate beyond 40 years.
First lead-cooled fast neutron reactor's installation under way
Oct 25, 2024 · A steel reactor base plate and the lower tier of the containment has been installed in what is being called a landmark moment for construction of the BREST-OD-300 generation IV fast neutron reactor in Russia.;
Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News
5 days ago · The Blue Book Nuclear Energy To Support Low Carbon is a unique collaborative work by China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) and France’s EDF, sharing their experience to highlight nuclear’s role in the energy transition, explains the editorial committee leader of the Blue Book at EDF, Antoine Herzog, in this Q&A.
US company claims nuclear battery breakthrough
A metal-encased coin-cell packaging is developed to guarantee sufficient shielding and no leakage (Image: Infinity Power) It says its nuclear battery - developed with support from the US Department of Defense - has been demonstrated to attain an overall efficiency of more than 60%.