Home - Nuclear Engineering International
WEBBiodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse: Navigating the nuclear power generation industry’s environmental impact. While the environmental challenges associated with nuclear power are significant, there are strategies that can be employed to mitigate these impacts and promote biodiversity conservation. Misinformation and disinformation.
News Archives - Nuclear Engineering International
WEBZhangzhou’s fourth unit underway. First concrete has been poured for the nuclear island of unit 4 at China’s Zhangzhou NPP in Fujian province, China…. Tracey Honney.
Areva NP becomes Framatome and Atmea is reorganised
WEBJan 8, 2018 · Following the latest restructuring, the Atmea joint venture set up between Areva and MHI in 2007 is to be reorganised. Atmea was established to develop, market, license and sell the 1100MWe Atmea-1 pressurised water reactor combining both companies' technologies. MHI said on 5 January that completion of its investment in Framatome “will ...
Nelson® Stud Welding Inc. - Nuclear Engineering International
WEBNelson® Stud Welding is the leading global manufacturer and distributor of weld stud fasteners and application equipment serving a broad range of markets including the nuclear, construction and industrial markets. Our factories in the USA, Germany, and China are certified to quality systems TS 16949, ISO 14001 and ISO 9000. Nuclear Engineering ...
TerraPower selects five suppliers for its natrium reactor project
WEBFeb 13, 2024 · US-based TerraPower has selected five suppliers to support its Natrium Reactor Demonstration Project in Kemmerer, Wyoming. TerraPower these award selections are integral to the development of the Natrium plant. “Upon completion, the Natrium plant will be a full commercial operating plant and will bring to market clean, reliable, stable baseload energy and flexible energy storage, as well as ...
Uranium price trends sending market signals - Nuclear …
WEBMay 30, 2024 · Global uranium prices, which almost doubled in 2023, have continued the trend with further price rises this year. The spot price of uranium oxide has already exceeded US$106 per pound, returning to a level last seen in 2007 and prior to the tsunami-prompted accident at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant which curtailed much of the optimism nuclear had enjoyed at that time and when ...
Holtec completes acquisition of Palisades NPP and Big Rock Point
WEBStaff Writer June 30, 2022. Share this article. US-based Holtec International has completed acquisition of the Palisades NPP and the Big Rock Point site from Entergy Corporation. This transfer was made possible by the licence transfer approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in December 2021. Under this asset transfer agreement, the ...
More fusion progress for China - Nuclear Engineering International
WEBSep 6, 2023 · China's new-generation tokamak, Huanliu-3 (HL-3), has made significant progress operating in high-confinement mode (H mode) under a plasma current of 1 million amperes for the first time, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced. The experiment took place at CNNC’s Southwestern Institute of Physics (SWIP) in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
Supercomputing and AI to create digital twin of STEP fusion …
WEBJul 5, 2023 · Collaboration between the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), Dell Technologies, Intel and the University of Cambridge is underway to advance the development of the UK’s prototype fusion power plant. Scientists and engineers plan to access supercomputers and AI (artificial intelligence) to inform and accelerate engineering designs of the UKAEA’s STEP (Spherical Tokamak for ...
Organisation of Canadian Nuclear Industries receives funding for ...
WEBAug 3, 2022 · The Organisation of Canadian Nuclear Industries (OCNI) has announced that it has received support to help launch its Ready4SMR Program from the Government of Canada, through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA). OCNI is receiving over $786,250 in funding to develop and implement a Ready4SMR program in New Brunswick.