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UK completes transfer of Winfrith waste drums

UK completes transfer of Winfrith waste drums

Waste & Recycling

13 March 2024

A project to transfer more than 1000 drums of radioactive waste from the Winfrith site in Dorset, in southern England, to the Low Level Waste Repository site in Cumbria, in northwest England, has been completed earlier than expected.

Perspectives

Podcast: NexGen Energy's Leigh Curyer on uranium project's potential

Podcast: NexGen Energy's Leigh Curyer on uranium project's potential

NexGen Energy President and CEO Leigh Curyer discusses the uranium market outlook and outlines progress on the Rook 1 project in Canada, which he says will potentially supply 25-30% of the world's mined uranium supply.

Refinancing of Barakah classed as 'green' loan

Refinancing of Barakah classed as 'green' loan

The AED8.89 billion (USD2.42 billion) refinancing of the Barakah nuclear power plant project, announced last year, has now been recognised as a Green Loan Facility, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation has announced.

Corporate 13 March 2024

IAEA governors resolution on Zaporizhzhia criticised by Russia

IAEA governors resolution on Zaporizhzhia criticised by Russia

The board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency passed a resolution calling for the immediate return of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to Ukrainian control - however Russia says the vote "went beyond the mandate of the board and the entire agency".

Nuclear Policies 13 March 2024

El Dabaa: Installation of first unit's inner containment starts

El Dabaa: Installation of first unit's inner containment starts

Work has begun on the first tier of the inner containment building for the first unit of the El Dabaa nuclear power plant in Egypt.

New Nuclear 13 March 2024

Perspectives

Podcast: NexGen Energy's Leigh Curyer on uranium project's potential

Podcast: NexGen Energy's Leigh Curyer on uranium project's potential

NexGen Energy President and CEO Leigh Curyer discusses the uranium market outlook and outlines progress on the Rook 1 project in Canada, which he says will potentially supply 25-30% of the world's mined uranium supply.

IAEA project considers implications of counterfeit and fraudulent items

IAEA project considers implications of counterfeit and fraudulent items

Trade in counterfeit and fraudulent items accounts for an estimated 2.5% of world trade, according to a 2021 study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. A major research project aims to assess the implications for the nuclear sector.

Regulation & Safety 13 March 2024

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British company pioneers new nuclear welding technique

Prototype fusion reactor planned for TVA site

Fluor to design laser fusion power plant

Vogtle 4 reaches first criticality

Fuel loading begins at Indian fast breeder reactor

Agreement signed for planned UK fleet of AP300 reactors

BHP considers nuclear-powered cargo ships

UK government buys Wylfa and Oldbury nuclear sites from Hitachi

Westinghouse begins UK licensing process for AP300

UK-Polish partnership for SMR deployment in Poland

UK-Polish partnership for SMR deployment in Poland

Polish industrial group Industria has signed a letter of intent with UK-based zero emissions energy and technology developer Chiltern Vital Group to collaborate on the deployment of Rolls-Royce small modular reactors in Poland.

New Nuclear 12 March 2024

Darlington New Nuclear Project reaches early milestone

Darlington New Nuclear Project reaches early milestone

Early-phase site preparation works at Ontario Power Generation's project have been completed on time and on budget, clearing the way for the main site preparation work to begin.

New Nuclear 12 March 2024

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British company pioneers new nuclear welding technique

Prototype fusion reactor planned for TVA site

Fluor to design laser fusion power plant

Vogtle 4 reaches first criticality

Fuel loading begins at Indian fast breeder reactor

BHP considers nuclear-powered cargo ships

UK government buys Wylfa and Oldbury nuclear sites from Hitachi

Agreement signed for planned UK fleet of AP300 reactors

French reactor using full core of recycled uranium fuel

Italian firms assess advanced reactor deployment

Italian firms assess advanced reactor deployment

Italy's Enel and Ansaldo Nucleare have agreed to jointly examine and evaluate new technologies and business models for the generation of nuclear energy - such as small modular reactors and advanced modular reactors - and their industrial applicability.

New Nuclear 12 March 2024

NWMO reports reinforce confidence in potential repository sites

NWMO reports reinforce confidence in potential repository sites

The organisation responsible for the safe, long-term management of Canada's intermediate and high-level radioactive waste said the latest annual reports reinforce its confidence that a deep geologic repository for used nuclear fuel can be constructed at either of the two sites that remain under consideration.

Waste & Recycling 12 March 2024

Paks II targets first concrete in 2024, core melt trap set to be shipped

Paks II targets first concrete in 2024, core melt trap set to be shipped

Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto and Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev say that work on the new Paks II nuclear power plant is progressing well, with production of the melt trap completed in Russia and work on the reactor vessel set to start.

New Nuclear 12 March 2024

Canadian study looks at nuclear's potential to decarbonise heating

Canadian study looks at nuclear's potential to decarbonise heating

Thermal networks should be recognised as part of Canada’s energy critical infrastructure as it works towards its decarbonisation goals, a joint study by McMaster University’s Institute for Energy Studies, the Boltzmann Institute and the Canadian Nuclear Association has found - and such networks could leverage Canada's strategic investment in new nuclear capacity.

Energy & Environment 11 March 2024