5+ hour, 23+ min ago  (206+ words) The programme supports longer fuel cycles, higher burnup and more efficient use of uranium as Framatome prepares for a 2027 operational readiness review. The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved Framatome's Advanced Fuel Management (AFM) programme at its facility in…...

16+ hour, 26+ min ago  (932+ words) The UK's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) recently refreshed its decommissioning strategy, setting out how its mission will be delivered with greater integration and a continued focus on hazard reduction. By Clive Nixon, NDA Group Chief Nuclear Strategy Officer Decommissioning the…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (268+ words) About 41, 000 gallons were moved from Tank A-102, bringing total waste retrieved from the site's ageing tanks to roughly 3. 4 million gallons. The US Department of Energy (DOE) team at the Hanford Site in Washington state has finished removing radioactive waste from the…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (402+ words) By combining fusion research with near-term fission deployment, Zap Energy plans to generate revenue within a year and target commercial nuclear products in the early 2030s. In 2024, Zap's Century platform began testing power plant technologies such as liquid metal walls and…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (643+ words) Japan develops ITER tools'Nuclear Engineering International A specific set of robotic tools is being developed in Japan to support the initial assembly of blanket components for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) under construction at Cadarache in France. The tools,…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (307+ words) The findings of two newly-published reports support earlier conclusions that the controlled discharge will have a negligible radiological impact on people and the environment Japan intends to discharge the ALPS treated water in batches over the coming decades. IAEA experts…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (204+ words) While no injuries or critical damage were confirmed, the incident was reported to on-site inspectors from the IAEA, which has requested access to assess the situation. However, there were no casualties or critical damage to equipment and the station and…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (307+ words) UKAEA launches DICE centre'Nuclear Engineering International The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has launched a national centre to develop the advanced measurement technology needed to understand what is happening inside a fusion machine. The Diagnostics Innovation Centre of Excellence (DICE),…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago  (757+ words) Although nuclear power development in the US largely stalled after 1990 it remains a key source of clean energy for the nation with the world's biggest nuclear fleet. New drivers are now emerging that look set to revive the sector with…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (244+ words) The VVER-1200 unit has received its operating licence, and the next phase will load 163 fuel assemblies before power-up begins. Rosatom specialists have completed an audit of the main equipment at unit 1 of the Rooppur NPP under construction in Bangladesh. The…...