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US microreactor apparatus begins tests

US microreactor apparatus begins tests

Tests now under way using an electric-powered prototype of the US Department of Energy's MARVEL microreactor will demonstrate the natural circulation that will be a critical part of the reactor's heat removal system.

New Nuclear 25 September 2023

Funding announced for Pallas research reactor

Funding announced for Pallas research reactor

Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport Ernst Kuipers has confirmed full funding has been allocated for the EUR1.68 billion (USD1.79 billion) estimated public investment required for the Pallas research reactor in Petten, the Netherlands.

New Nuclear 22 September 2023

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US university builds facility for first-of-a-kind research reactor

US university builds facility for first-of-a-kind research reactor

The Gayle and Max Dillard Science and Engineering Research Center at Abilene Christian University in Texas will host the Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing Laboratory and a first-of-a-kind advanced reactor facility.

New Nuclear 18 September 2023

Bolivia takes delivery of research reactor vessel

Bolivia takes delivery of research reactor vessel

The vessel of the research reactor that Russia is supplying to Bolivia has arrived at the construction site in El Alto. The Bolivian Nuclear Energy Agency said its arrival marks the project's transition from the construction phase to the equipment assembly phase.

New Nuclear 21 August 2023

Argentina's RA-10 research reactor aiming to be operational in 2025

Argentina's RA-10 research reactor aiming to be operational in 2025

The RA-10 multipurpose research reactor is about 80% completed, with civil works to be finished within three months and expectations it will be operating in 2025, Argentina's National Atomic Energy Commission says.

New Nuclear 04 July 2023

Refurb of Polish research reactor approved

Refurb of Polish research reactor approved

Poland's Council of Ministers has adopted a resolution on the modernisation of the MARIA nuclear research reactor, enabling its operation after 2027. The purpose of the modernisation is to ensure the operation of the reactor until at least 2050.

Corporate 22 June 2023

Conceptual design of Polish HTGR released

Conceptual design of Polish HTGR released

The conceptual design of a new Polish high-temperature research reactor, developed by the National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ), has been unveiled. Developed with input from Japan, the reactor could be built in Poland at the NCBJ.

New Nuclear 20 June 2023

New Czech research reactor commissioned

New Czech research reactor commissioned

The VR-2 research reactor, construction of which began last year, has entered operation at the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague. The reactor will mainly be used for teaching nuclear engineering students.

New Nuclear 06 June 2023

US microreactor prototype prepares for testing

US microreactor prototype prepares for testing

The full-scale replica of the US Department of Energy's MARVEL microreactor has been moved from Idaho to a facility in Pennsylvania where it will be used to test the behaviour of sodium-potassium and lead-bismuth coolants.

New Nuclear 23 May 2023

Kazakh research reactor recommissioned after fuel conversion

Kazakh research reactor recommissioned after fuel conversion

The IVG.1M research reactor in Kurchatov, Kazakhstan, is ready to resume experiments following the completion of a project to convert it from using highly-enriched uranium fuel to low-enriched uranium fuel, the country's National Nuclear Centre announced.

Regulation & Safety 22 May 2023