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NextEra eyes restart opportunity for shuttered Iowa plant

NextEra eyes restart opportunity for shuttered Iowa plant

Four years after it shut down, NextEra Energy is looking into restarting the Duane Arnold nuclear power plant, CEO John Ketchum has confirmed.

Corporate 26 July 2024

RoPower and Fluor sign FEED 2 contract for SMR project

RoPower and Fluor sign FEED 2 contract for SMR project

Romania's Nuclearelectrica and project company RoPower Nuclear have signed the Front-End Engineering and Design Phase 2 contract with Fluor Corporation for the Doicești small modular reactor project.

New Nuclear 25 July 2024

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Shake tests improve seismic safety of dry storage systems

Shake tests improve seismic safety of dry storage systems

Researchers subjected two full-sized dry storage systems for used nuclear fuel to simulated seismic events to help improve understanding of the potential impacts of earthquakes on fuel in storage at more than 70 US reactor sites.

Waste & Recycling 24 July 2024

Burns & McDonnell to advance BWXT microreactor development

Burns & McDonnell to advance BWXT microreactor development

US construction firm Burns & McDonnell has entered into an agreement with BWX Technologies Inc to further the design and development of the BWXT Advanced Nuclear Reactor, which is being evaluated for deployment in Wyoming.

New Nuclear 23 July 2024

Centrus receives uranium import waiver

Centrus receives uranium import waiver

Centrus Energy has received a waiver from the US Department of Energy allowing it to import low-enriched uranium from Russia for delivery to US customers in 2024 and 2025.

Uranium & Fuel 22 July 2024

GA progresses with silicon carbide fuel cladding development

GA progresses with silicon carbide fuel cladding development

General Atomics has manufactured the first batch of full-length SiGA silicon carbide composite tubes designed for pressurised water reactors. The company is developing nuclear fuel rods that can withstand higher temperatures than materials currently used. 

Uranium & Fuel 22 July 2024

Korean, US partnership to study maritime SMRs

Korean, US partnership to study maritime SMRs

The American Bureau of Shipping and the Korea Ship & Offshore Plant Research Institute are collaborating to advance the commercialisation of small modular reactor-powered ships and floating SMR power generation platforms.

New Nuclear 22 July 2024

BWXT considers locating TRISO plant in Wyoming

BWXT considers locating TRISO plant in Wyoming

BWX Technologies Inc has signed a cooperation agreement with the Wyoming Energy Authority to evaluate locations for a potential new TRISO nuclear fuel production facility in the state.

Uranium & Fuel 18 July 2024

Oklo demonstrates fuel recycling process

Oklo demonstrates fuel recycling process

California-based liquid metal fast reactor developer Oklo Inc, in collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory, has successfully completed the first end-to-end demonstration of the key stages of its advanced fuel recycling process.

Waste & Recycling 18 July 2024

Commonwealth Fusion Systems supplies superconducting magnets to university

Commonwealth Fusion Systems supplies superconducting magnets to university

Commonwealth Fusion Systems has delivered two high-tech superconducting magnets to a University of Wisconsin experiment on magnetic mirror fusion technology. The magnets are the first products shipped as part of the company's strategy to build magnets not just for its own power plants but also for other promising applications.

Corporate 16 July 2024