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Advance in SiC composite production
Advance in SiC composite production
SiC fuel assembly cover 48New technology for the manufacture of nuclear fuel components from silicon carbide (SiC) has been developed by Japanese researchers. A prototype fuel assembly cover has already been fabricated and is awaiting trials.
Uranium & Fuel · Wednesday, 9 July 2014
Supercomputer team wins award for core work
Supercomputer team wins award for core work
PWR_neutron_flux_simulation_(ORNL)_48A team from Westinghouse and the Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light-Water Reactors (CASL) has been recognised for its work on simulation of conditions in nuclear reactor cores using Titan, the USA's most powerful supercomputer.
New Nuclear · Monday, 7 July 2014
Lockheed opens joint R&D base
Lockheed opens joint R&D base
China's SNPAS and Lockheed Martin of the USA have opened a new cooperative R&D base where the partners aim to drive forward research on reactor protection systems for Chinese-designed nuclear power plants.
Corporate · Tuesday, 24 June 2014
Westinghouse to market fuel rod sensors by 2019
Westinghouse to market fuel rod sensors by 2019
Nuclear power plant operators may soon be able to monitor a reactor core by using sensors within fuel rod assemblies that literally scream the type and location of a problem.
Uranium & Fuel · Friday, 20 June 2014
Trio targets freezing of radioactive sludge
Trio targets freezing of radioactive sludge
Three companies have teamed up to develop techniques for freezing radioactive liquids and sludges to aid their handling and clean-up.
Waste & Recycling · Monday, 16 June 2014
3D innovation for Sellafield
3D innovation for Sellafield
Sellafield_3D_printing_(Sellafield_Ltd)_48Sellafield Ltd is pressing cutting-edge 3D printing technology into service to help meet the challenges of decommissioning one of the world's oldest and most complex nuclear sites.
Waste & Recycling · Thursday, 15 May 2014
Vattenfall refocuses under new leadership
Vattenfall refocuses under new leadership
Vattenfall has followed an announcement of plans to prioritise its research efforts with the appointment of Magnus Hall as CEO. Nuclear research continues to be focused on waste disposal and stable power plant operation.
Corporate · Wednesday, 7 May 2014
MBIR reactor supplier selected
MBIR reactor supplier selected
MBIR impression 48The reactor vessel and internals for the multi-purpose fast neutron research reactor (MBIR) project in Russia will be supplied by AEM Technology. Construction of the demonstration reactor should be completed by 2020.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 1 May 2014
New concept for offshore nuclear plant
New concept for offshore nuclear plant
MIT platform power plant concept (Jake Jurewicz / MIT-NSE) 72x48A new floating nuclear power plant concept has been put forward by US university MIT based an offshore platform similar to those used by the oil industry.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 16 April 2014
Funding for mPower reduced
Funding for mPower reduced
Babcock & Wilcox will slash its spending on the mPower small modular reactor project, having failed to find customers or investors. William Fox has replaced Christofer Mowry as CEO of the Generation mPower subsidiary.
Corporate · Monday, 14 April 2014
Swimming, shape-changing robots for Fukushima
Swimming, shape-changing robots for Fukushima
Hitachi submersible robot 48Two robots have been jointly developed by Hitachi and Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy to help investigate the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan. One robot is submersible while the other is shape-changing.
Corporate · Monday, 17 March 2014
British boy builds fusion reactor
British boy builds fusion reactor
Youngest fusioneer 48A thirteen-year-old schoolboy has become the youngest "fusioneer" - a person to build a fusion reactor.
Other News · Friday, 7 March 2014
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