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Collaborations announced for fusion projects

Collaborations announced for fusion projects

General Atomics of the USA and Tokamak Energy of the UK have agreed to collaborate in the area of high temperature superconducting technology for fusion energy and other industry applications. Meanwhile, Germany's Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics will work with Proxima Fusion to further develop the stellarator concept.

New Nuclear 30 May 2023

Jacobs and Manchester University collaborate on robotics research centre

Jacobs and Manchester University collaborate on robotics research centre

The Centre for Robotic Autonomy in Demanding and Long-lasting Environments will research new technologies for sectors including nuclear decommissioning, energy generation and space.

Other News 25 May 2023

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Japanese firms invest in maritime nuclear developer Core Power

Japanese firms invest in maritime nuclear developer Core Power

More than a dozen Japanese companies have invested a combined total of about USD80 million in the UK-based Core Power, which is helping develop a floating molten salt reactor nuclear power plant and other maritime applications, according to Nikkei Asia.

New Nuclear 24 May 2023

Berkeley decommissioning work brought forward 50 years

Berkeley decommissioning work brought forward 50 years

Five decades earlier than planned, Magnox is embarking on the decommissioning project to clean-up and demolish the four 'blower house' structures which surround the two reactor buildings at the Berkeley nuclear power plant in the UK.

Waste & Recycling 11 May 2023

High support for advanced nuclear worldwide, survey finds

High support for advanced nuclear worldwide, survey finds

There is widespread public support for advanced nuclear energy technologies, according to a new, multinational survey of attitudes toward nuclear energy. The report is a collaborative effort by the non-governmental organisations ClearPath, Third Way, Potential Energy Coalition and RePlanet.

Nuclear Policies 10 May 2023

Tokamak Energy magnet technology to be tested in USA

Tokamak Energy magnet technology to be tested in USA

Tokamak Energy of the UK is to send its gamma radiation cryostat system to the US Department of Energy's Sandia Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, so that it can be exposed to extreme conditions to test lifetime fusion power plant performance.

New Nuclear 28 April 2023

UK launches Nuclear Waste Services strategy

UK launches Nuclear Waste Services strategy

The Nuclear Waste Services strategy for the UK aims to "make nuclear waste permanently safe, sooner".

Waste & Recycling 25 April 2023

Emergency-use robot trialled at Sellafield

Emergency-use robot trialled at Sellafield

A remotely-operated rescue robot capable of withstanding hazardous environments has been evaluated at the UK's Sellafield nuclear site. Designed and manufactured by British engineering firm Forth, the Rescue Robot will make emergency jobs across UK nuclear plants "significantly safer and more cost effective".

Regulation & Safety 25 April 2023

Podcast: Gender balance in nuclear, and the EU's Net Zero Industry Act

Podcast: Gender balance in nuclear, and the EU's Net Zero Industry Act

An international survey has highlighted the need for a better gender balance in the nuclear sector, but how to achieve it? That's one of the issues discussed with Corhyn Parr, CEO of Nuclear Waste Services. Plus Nucleareurope's Andrei Goicea on nuclear's place in the EU's Net Zero Industry Act.

Perspectives 01 April 2023

In pictures: Tokamak Energy's fusion plant concept

In pictures: Tokamak Energy's fusion plant concept

The UK-based nuclear fusion company Tokamak Energy has released the first images of how its future commercial fusion power plants could look.

New Nuclear 12 April 2023