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INL produces HALEU pellets for testing

INL produces HALEU pellets for testing

Researchers at Idaho National Laboratory recently fabricated about two dozen commercial-grade high-assay low-enriched uranium fuel pellets for testing. A further 100-150 pellets are to be made for irradiation tests in the Advanced Test Reactor.

Uranium & Fuel 23 November 2023

NuScale, ORNL to assess SMR use by industry

NuScale, ORNL to assess SMR use by industry

NuScale Power and the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are to collaborate on a techno-economic assessment, studying a NuScale small modular reactor's ability to implement a cost-effective steam heat augmentation design.

New Nuclear 21 November 2023

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UK and USA team up on fusion development

UK and USA team up on fusion development

The US Department of Energy and the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero have announced a new strategic partnership to accelerate the demonstration and commercialisation of fusion energy.

New Nuclear 10 November 2023

Partners to study hydrogen production using Rolls-Royce SMR

Partners to study hydrogen production using Rolls-Royce SMR

ULC-Energy of the Netherlands has signed an agreement with Denmark's Topsoe and the UK's Rolls-Royce SMR to jointly investigate the production of hydrogen using Topsoe's Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell technology with both electricity and heat produced by a Rolls-Royce SMR nuclear power plant.

New Nuclear 03 November 2023

eVinci 'accelerator hub' planned for Pittsburgh

eVinci 'accelerator hub' planned for Pittsburgh

Westinghouse Electric Company has launched a new design and manufacturing facility in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to accelerate commercialisation of its eVinci microreactor.

New Nuclear 25 October 2023

Three microreactor designs selected for US test bed experiments

Three microreactor designs selected for US test bed experiments

Radiant, Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation and Westinghouse have been awarded US Department of Energy funding totalling USD3.9 million for front-end engineering and experiment design of their respective microreactor designs in a new test bed facility at Idaho National Laboratory.

New Nuclear 24 October 2023

ITER director general promises 'realistic' project timeline

ITER director general promises 'realistic' project timeline

International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor Director General Pietro Barabaschi has outlined the progress made, and issues faced, by the multinational project as the process of drawing up a revised schedule takes place.

New Nuclear 19 October 2023

Newcleo, Nuclear AMRC collaborate on LFR fabrication

Newcleo, Nuclear AMRC collaborate on LFR fabrication

Newcleo has signed a memorandum of understanding with the UK's Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre to collaborate on manufacturability, supply chain and development studies for its small modular lead-cooled fast reactor technology.

New Nuclear 18 October 2023

Study to evaluate Lightbridge Fuel use in Candu reactors

Study to evaluate Lightbridge Fuel use in Candu reactors

Advanced nuclear fuel technology company Lightbridge Corporation is collaborating with Romania's Institutul de Cercetări Nucleare Pitești to perform an engineering study to assess the compatibility and suitability of its Lightbridge Fuel for use in Candu pressurised heavy water reactors.

Uranium & Fuel 17 October 2023

Nuclear fusion: New initiatives outlined at IAEA's FEC 2023 conference

Nuclear fusion: New initiatives outlined at IAEA's FEC 2023 conference

The first edition of World Fusion Outlook and proposals to form a World Fusion Energy Group - as well as updates on progress across the industry and new investment from the UK hosts - have been unveiled at the 29th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference.

New Nuclear 16 October 2023