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WEBHermes 2 passes environmental review. The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has published its final environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact for Kairos…. Tracey Honney. News.
Fusion industry investment exceeds $6bn
WEBJul 18, 2023 · The Fusion Industry Association (FIA) has released its third annual fusion industry report, “The Global Fusion Industry in 2023”. The fusion industry has now attracted a total of $6.21bn in investment (up from $4.8bn last year), after $1.4bn was invested over the last year. The 86-page report surveyed 43 private fusion companies, ranging from established companies to new entrants, all ...
Life extension for Russia’s BN600 fast reactor
WEBJul 12, 2022 · Beloyarsk NPP is to replace 24 steam generator modules to prepare for the life extension of the BN-600 sodium-cooled fast reactor at unit 3 beyond 2025. This extensive work will be completed over three years. The first eight evaporation modules will be replaced this year during the next scheduled preventive maintenance outage for unit 3.
DOE awards $4.6M for fusion research
WEBTracey Honney August 16, 2024. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced 17 awards totalling $4.6m for projects at private fusion companies in cooperation with US national laboratories and universities through the Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE) programme. Each award ranges from $100,000 to $500,000 for a …
Reflecting on 70 years in the radiation detection business
WEBApr 22, 2015 · The success of UK-based Centronic, now in its 70th year, stems from a record of evolutionary development combined with the ability to take on new technical challenges. Caroline Peachey April 22, 2015. Share this article. Since it started out in a back bedroom in 1945, Centronic has grown to become a …
China to begin construction of Hualong Two in 2024
WEBApr 15, 2021 · China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC) said on 14 April that it expects to start construction of its first Hualong Two, an advanced model of its third-generation power reactor, by 2024, Reuters reported. Construction of the Hualong Two will take four years to build compared with the average five years it takes for Hualong One units, Cao Shudong, CNNC vice general manager, told a nuclear forum in ...
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WEBNANO: Microreactors with big ambitions. Spotting an opportunity to capitalise on a surging nuclear opportunity, NANO Nuclear Energy came up with not one but two microreactor designs. CEO James Walker tells NEI about their low-risk multi-faceted strategy for success. Tracey Honney.
China’s Betavolt develops 50-year nuclear battery
WEBJan 16, 2024 · Beijing-based Betavolt New Energy Technology has developed a 3V nuclear battery that uses radioactive nickel-63 as the energy source and a diamond semiconductor as the energy converter. Betavolt says atomic are a direct current power source, and can produce pulse power with a higher life by adding supercapacitors as …
Maersk explores nuclear-powered shipping
WEBTracey Honney August 20, 2024. Danish shipping group AP Moller – Maersk has agreed to join a study by maritime services firm Lloyd’s Register (LR) and UK-based nuclear start-up Core Power, in a regulatory assessment study of possible nuclear-powered container shipping in Europe. The study will look at the regulatory feasibility and ...
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