Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 22:31:08 +0000
Framatome and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to demonstrate the feasibility of producing non-carrier added lutetium-177, a medical isotope used for a […]
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Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:03:23 +0000
BGEN, one of the UK’s largest engineering firms, has been awarded an £84 million project by GE Steam Power Systems to provide electrical and instrumentation solutions to Hinkley Point C […]
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Credit to Author: Peter Wilson| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 11:49:58 +0000
In the coming decade, the nuclear industry faces the daunting prospect of seeing one in four employees retire. According to the 2022 Global Energy Talent Index, 25% of its current […]
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Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2024 12:36:35 +0000
Molten salt reactors (MSRs) represent a fascinating intersection of nuclear history and modern innovation. The concept of using molten salts as both a coolant and fuel carrier dates back to […]
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Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:07:40 +0000
The UK government has ambitions for 24 GW of nuclear energy by 2050 to help in providing energy security for the UK and for meeting its net-zero goals. Among groups […]
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Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:11:31 +0000
There are literally dozens of small modular reactor (SMR) and microreactor designs being developed by different companies around the world, and some of the work has been going on for decades. Yet, only two
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Credit to Author: Robert (Bob) Stakenborghs| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:09:36 +0000
Nondestructive testing is a multidisciplinary profession that blends quality assurance and materials science. Many industries rely upon it, but few uses are more important than in the nuclear power sector
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Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 19:16:31 +0000
If you have paid any attention to nuclear power plant construction projects over the years, you know that there is a long history of cost overruns and schedule delays on […]
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2024 19:11:30 +0000
Iran’s state-run news service said the country has started construction on four new nuclear power units. The IRNA agency on Feb. 1 reported that the four reactors would have expected […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2024 17:25:18 +0000
It seems everywhere you go, both inside and outside of the power industry, people are talking about hydrogen. Last October, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced an investment of […]
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