New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
5 days ago · California-based nuclear startup company Deep Fission, which is proposing to place microreactors deep underground, and Endeavour Energy LLC have committed to co-develop 2 GW of nuclear energy to power Endeavour's expanding portfolio of data centres.
Orano completes return of nuclear waste to Germany
France's Orano has announced that the 13th and final rail shipment of vitrified high-level nuclear waste has reached the intermediate storage facility in Philippsburg in Germany, fulfilling the commitments relating to long-term agreements on recycling of used fuel. ;
US and UK partner with Tokamak Energy on ST40 upgrade
(Image: Tokamak Energy) The US Department of Energy, the UK's Department of Energy Security and Net Zero and Tokamak Energy will equally share the funding of the five-year programme which is intended to advance research and knowledge to help development of future fusion power plants.
Uranium enrichers mark expansion milestones - World Nuclear News
Uranium enrichment services provider Urenco has installed the first new centrifuges as part of an expansion of its plant in Eunice, New Mexico. Meanwhile, Orano has laid the foundation stone of the extension of its Georges Besse 2 plant in France.
China's demonstration HTR-PM enters commercial operation
Oct 25, 2024 · The nuclear island of HTR-PM Demo (Image: Tsinghua University) It follows a successful 168-hour demonstration run for the High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor - Pebble-bed Module (HTR-PM) in Shidao Bay (also known as Shidaowan), in Shandong Province, which is currently operating at 2×200 MWt power.
IEA forecasts continued nuclear capacity growth to 2050
Global nuclear generating capacity is expected to increase from 416 GWe in 2023 to 647 GWe in 2050 in a scenario based on existing energy policies, according to the latest World Energy Outlook from the International Energy Agency.
China approves 11 new reactors - World Nuclear News
How the new Bailong plant could look when six reactors are eventually built on the site (Image: SPIC) China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) said Phase I of its Xuwei plant in Jiangsu project will be "the world's first to couple a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor with a …
Google and Kairos Power team up for SMR deployments
Google has agreed to purchase energy from small modular reactors under a deal that will support the first commercial deployment of Kairos Power's reactor by 2030 and a fleet totalling 500 MW of capacity by 2035.
Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News
5 days ago · The Blue Book Nuclear Energy To Support Low Carbon is a unique collaborative work by China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) and France’s EDF, sharing their experience to highlight nuclear’s role in the energy transition, explains the editorial committee leader of the Blue Book at EDF, Antoine Herzog, in this Q&A.
Operating permit issued for Chinese molten salt reactor
Sep 10, 2024 · A cutaway of the TMSR-LF1 reactor (Image: SINAP) "The thorium-fueled molten salt experimental reactor operation application and related technical documents were reviewed, and it was considered that the application met the relevant safety requirements, and it was decided to issue the 2 MWt liquid fuel thorium-based molten salt experimental reactor an operating licence," the National Nuclear ...