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Nuclear research to benefit from US supercomputer milestones

Nuclear research to benefit from US supercomputer milestones

Atomic Canyon has announced a new project with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to use the Frontiers supercomputer to build a safe, efficient, open-source artificial intelligence model for the nuclear sector - and the Aurora supercomputer at the Argonne National Laboratory is confirmed to have surpassed the exascale threshold.

New Nuclear 16 May 2024

KHNP deploys four-legged robot in Kori decommissioning

KHNP deploys four-legged robot in Kori decommissioning

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power's radiation-measuring robot is being used for the first time in the dismantling and decontamination of the 576 MWe pressurised water reactor.

Waste & Recycling 13 May 2024

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Post-irradiation testing of high-burnup fuel under way at ORNL

Post-irradiation testing of high-burnup fuel under way at ORNL

High burnup fuel rods manufactured by GE Vernova's Global Nuclear Fuel are being examined at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory after spending six years in a commercial nuclear power reactor.

Uranium & Fuel 10 May 2024

US microreactor developer goes public

US microreactor developer goes public

NANO Nuclear Energy Inc said it intends to use the net proceeds from its initial public offering to continue R&D of its proprietary ZEUS and ODIN microreactor designs as well as its high-assay low-enriched uranium activities.
 

Corporate 08 May 2024

New agreements look to nuclear technology to decarbonise industrial operations

New agreements look to nuclear technology to decarbonise industrial operations

Terrestrial Energy has signed an agreement with Schneider Electric to collaborate on developing zero-carbon energy solutions for industrial facilities and large data centres based on Terrestrial's Integral Molten Salt Reactor, while L&H Industrial, Inc and BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC are to work together on the potential deployment of BWXT's Advanced Nuclear Reactor to provide heat and power for industrial users, beginning in Wyoming.

Corporate 25 April 2024

Production to begin of innovative fuel for German research reactor

Production to begin of innovative fuel for German research reactor

France's Framatome and Germany's Technical University of Munich have agreed to establish the industrialisation process for the manufacture of monolithic molybdenum-uranium fuel for the university's FRM II research reactor. Framatome noted this low-enriched fuel will benefit from the highest uranium fuel density ever realised in Europe for research reactor operations.

Uranium & Fuel 19 April 2024

Licensing and testing progress for innovative thorium-based fuel

Licensing and testing progress for innovative thorium-based fuel

Days after announcing the start of accelerated irradiation testing and qualification of its patented ANEEL thorium and high-assay low-enriched uranium fuel at Idaho National Laboratory, Clean Core Thorium Energy announced it has completed the first phase of the Canadian nuclear regulator's pre-licensing review process.

Uranium & Fuel 10 April 2024

Extrusion demo is milestone for Lightbridge Fuel fabrication

Extrusion demo is milestone for Lightbridge Fuel fabrication

The extrusion of samples of an alloy of depleted uranium and zirconium at Idaho National Laboratory is a critical step in the process to qualify Lightbridge Corporation's advanced nuclear fuel technology.

Uranium & Fuel 18 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

Talen sells carbon-free data centre to Amazon cloud company

Talen sells carbon-free data centre to Amazon cloud company

Talen Energy Corporation has announced the sale of its 960 MW Cumulus data centre campus in northeast Pennsylvania to Amazon Web Services, with a long-term agreement to provide power from Talen's Susquehanna nuclear power plant.

Corporate 05 March 2024