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Agreements with Burkina Faso, Nicaragua and Kazakhstan at Atomexpo

Agreements with Burkina Faso, Nicaragua and Kazakhstan at Atomexpo

Russia's Rosatom has signed agreements relating to developing nuclear medicine centres in Nicaragua and Kazakhstan, and also a memorandum of understanding with Burkina Faso which includes potential nuclear energy projects.

Nuclear Policies 26 March 2024


Construction starts on French lead-212 production facility

Construction starts on French lead-212 production facility

Orano subsidiary Orano Med has laid the foundation stone for its Alpha Therapy Laboratory in Onnaing in northern France. This will be Europe's first industrial-scale pharmaceutical facility dedicated to the production of lead-212 based radioligand therapies.

Regulation & Safety 06 February 2024


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New partnerships further radioisotope power plans

New partnerships further radioisotope power plans

Zeno Power's first full-scale radioisotope power systems will be fuelled by strontium-90 material recycled from a legacy radioisotope generator under a new public-private partnership with the US Department of Energy Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management. The company has also announced a partnership with Westinghouse to fabricate the heat sources for its systems.

New Nuclear 30 January 2024


Nuclear battery: Chinese firm aiming for mass market production

Nuclear battery: Chinese firm aiming for mass market production

Beijing Betavolt New Energy Technology Company Ltd claims to have developed a miniature atomic energy battery that can generate electricity stably and autonomously for 50 years without the need for charging or maintenance. It said the battery is currently in the pilot stage and will be put into mass production on the market.

Corporate 16 January 2024


Nuclearelectrica gets EIB funding for tritium removal facility

Nuclearelectrica gets EIB funding for tritium removal facility

Romania's Nuclearelectrica has secured a loan agreement of EUR145 million (USD159 million) with the European Investment Bank towards the completion of what will be Europe's first Tritium Removal Facility, at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant.

New Nuclear 05 January 2024


Canadian collaboration to explore isotope production for space exploration

Canadian collaboration to explore isotope production for space exploration

The Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council and nuclear innovation company Nuclear Promise X will explore the feasibility of using Canadian nuclear reactors to produce plutonium-238 for use in deep space exploration.

Corporate 05 January 2024


Nuclearelectrica and Framatome in lutetium-177 agreement

Nuclearelectrica and Framatome in lutetium-177 agreement

Romania's Nuclearelectrica and France's Framatome have signed a cooperation agreement on exploring the production of the medical isotope lutetium-177 at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant.

Corporate 30 November 2023


Bruce completes largest-to-date radioisotope delivery

Bruce completes largest-to-date radioisotope delivery

October's harvest of cobalt-60, used worldwide to sterilise medical equipment, was the largest since the company began producing the isotope in the 1980s and included two shipments of medical-grade material for therapeutic use.

Corporate 24 November 2023


Agreement to spur US production of iridium isotope

Agreement to spur US production of iridium isotope

A joint product agreement between the US Department of Energy Isotope Program and QSA Global Inc is intended to lead to the re-establishment of domestic production of iridium-192. The USA has been dependent on imports of the isotope for the last 20 years.

Corporate 15 November 2023


IAEA and ICAO enhance cooperation

IAEA and ICAO enhance cooperation

The International Atomic Energy Agency and the International Civil Aviation Organization have agreed to enhance their cooperation around the transport of radioactive materials by air. In particular, they aim to improve the efficiency and speed of these shipments.

Regulation & Safety 13 November 2023