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AtkinsRéalis unveils new advanced Candu design

AtkinsRéalis unveils new advanced Candu design

The 1000 MW Candu Monark, a Generation III+ reactor with the highest output of any Candu technology, is currently in the definition phase, the company said at the World Nuclear Exhibition in Paris, and will feature simplified construction and a 70-year operating life.

New Nuclear 28 November 2023

TerraPower expands cooperation with Japan on fast reactors

TerraPower expands cooperation with Japan on fast reactors

TerraPower of the USA and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi FBR Systems have agreed to expand their existing memorandum of understanding, signed in January 2022, on the development of sodium-cooled fast reactors.

New Nuclear 01 November 2023

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Operations begin at US chloride salt test system

Operations begin at US chloride salt test system

Southern Company, TerraPower and Core Power have started pumped-salt operations in the Integrated Effects Test facility at TerraPower's laboratory in Everett, Washington. The facility will be used in the development of the Molten Chloride Fast Reactor.

New Nuclear 04 October 2023

US court dismisses Westinghouse case against Korea

US court dismisses Westinghouse case against Korea

A US district court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Westinghouse Electric Company seeking to prevent Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power and its parent company Korea Electric Power Corporation from exporting the APR1400 reactor design without its permission.

Corporate 19 September 2023

Tweaks to FLEX design sees boost in power output

Tweaks to FLEX design sees boost in power output

MoltexFLEX says a reevaluation of certain aspects of its FLEX molten salt reactor design has "yielded a more robust scientific and engineering foundation" for the reactor. A refinement of the reactor design has delivered a 50% boost in power output, while maintaining previous targets for overnight capital cost and cost per MWh.

New Nuclear 11 September 2023

Japan, UK enhance cooperation on HTGRs

Japan, UK enhance cooperation on HTGRs

The UK's National Nuclear Laboratory and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency have signed a memorandum of cooperation in the field of High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactors, as well as a memorandum for collaboration on the next stage of the UK HTGR Demonstration Reactor programme.

New Nuclear 08 September 2023

MHI to lead development of Japanese HTGR

MHI to lead development of Japanese HTGR

Japan's Agency for Natural Resources and Energy - part of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry - has selected Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as the core company to lead the development of a high temperature gas-cooled reactor programme.

New Nuclear 26 July 2023

Prelicensing process for Nuward SMR begins

Prelicensing process for Nuward SMR begins

EDF, as the future operator of the potential first Nuward plant in France, has submitted the safety options file for the small modular reactor to the country's nuclear safety regulator, the Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire.

New Nuclear 21 July 2023

Russian designs for underwater nuclear power plant in Arctic

Russian designs for underwater nuclear power plant in Arctic

A project for a submersible underwater power module, featuring two nuclear power units with a total capacity of 20 MWe, that can dive to a depth of 400 metres and provide energy in Arctic regions is being worked on by the Malakhit Marine Engineering Bureau in St Petersburg, Russia.

New Nuclear 20 July 2023

MHI to develop Japanese fast reactor

MHI to develop Japanese fast reactor

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has been selected by the Japanese government to lead the conceptual design of a demonstration sodium-cooled fast reactor that is to enter operation in the 2040s.

New Nuclear 12 July 2023