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Swedish project to develop Gen IV nuclear power system

Swedish project to develop Gen IV nuclear power system

The Swedish Energy Agency has granted SEK50 million (USD4.7 million) for a project led by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg for the development of an entire Generation IV nuclear power system. The project also aims to rebuild national expertise in nuclear technology science.

New Nuclear 16 May 2024

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

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Commercial operation marks completion of Vogtle expansion

Polish ministry approves plans for Rolls-Royce SMRs

Work under way for first Westinghouse AP1000 in Ukraine

Nuclear site licence issued for UK's Sizewell C

Authorisation issued for Flamanville EPR commissioning

Industria and Rolls-Royce SMR plans take step forward

KHNP and EDF submit updated bids for four new Czech units

China starts mass production of carbon-14 isotope

Partnership for ARC-100 commercialisation

UK sets out plan for boosting nuclear workforce

UK sets out plan for boosting nuclear workforce

A new nuclear industry skills 'roadmap' - based on sector collaboration, investment in training, leadership development and improving diversity - has been launched in the UK aimed at attracting and retaining the sector's workforce of the future.

New Nuclear 16 May 2024

Polish ministry approves plans for Rolls-Royce SMRs

Polish ministry approves plans for Rolls-Royce SMRs

Polish industrial group Industria's plan to construct a power plant based on Rolls-Royce's small modular reactor has been approved by the Ministry of Climate and Environment.

New Nuclear 15 May 2024

Holtec outlines progress towards Palisades restart

Holtec outlines progress towards Palisades restart

The return of some former staff, the revamping of training facilities including the control room simulator, the submission of regulatory documents and the ordering of new fuel are all highlighted as part of steps taken towards the repowering of the shuttered Palisades nuclear power plant in the USA.

New Nuclear 15 May 2024

Reactor vessel and steam generators shipped for Tianwan 8

Reactor vessel and steam generators shipped for Tianwan 8

The reactor vessel and two steam generators, with a combined weight of more than 1000 tonnes, will travel by road, river and sea from Russia to the Tianwan site in China's Jiangsu province.

New Nuclear 15 May 2024

Energoatom and Hyundai E&C sign cooperation memorandum

Energoatom and Hyundai E&C sign cooperation memorandum

The memorandum of cooperation signed by the Ukrainian and South Korean companies covers cooperating on the design, construction and commissioning of new nuclear power units in Ukraine.

New Nuclear 14 May 2024

In Pictures: Hinkley Point C receives heaviest delivery yet

In Pictures: Hinkley Point C receives heaviest delivery yet

The first of eight steam generators manufactured by Framatome in France has been delivered to the Hinkley Point C construction site in Somerset, England.

New Nuclear 13 May 2024

Turbine building roof installed at Akkuyu 2

Turbine building roof installed at Akkuyu 2

The three-month process of installing the roof on the turbine building of the second unit at Turkey's Akkuyu nuclear power plant has been completed.

New Nuclear 13 May 2024

Authorisation issued for Flamanville EPR commissioning

Authorisation issued for Flamanville EPR commissioning

France's nuclear regulator has authorised the commissioning of the Flamanville EPR reactor, which has a summer 2024 target for connection to the grid.

New Nuclear 08 May 2024