Civil Nuclear
Study reveals single-step strategy for recycling used nuclear fuel
A typical nuclear reactor uses only a small fraction of its fuel rod to produce power before the energy-generating reaction naturally terminates.
Civil Nuclear
Framatome and the Technical University of Munich to develop new fuel for research reactor
Framatome and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) recently began the commercial development of uranium-molybdenum fuel (UMo) for nuclear research reactors.
Civil Nuclear
Are salt deposits a solution for nuclear waste disposal?
Around the world, there are pools of water filled with nuclear waste waiting for their final resting place.
Civil Nuclear
Framatome awarded to modernize research reactor at Technical University of Munich
Framatome was awarded a multimillion-euro contract to modernize the crane instrumentation and control (I and C) systems at the research neutron source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II), which is operated by the Technical University of Munich.
Civil Nuclear
Supercomputers and Archimedes’ law enable calculating nanobubble diffusion in nuclear fuel
Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have proposed a method that speeds up the calculation of nanobubble diffusion in solid materials.
Civil Nuclear
Framatome signs long-term support contract for Taishan EPR operations
Framatome signed a long-term service contract with the Taishan Nuclear Power Joint Venture Company Limited (TNPJVC) to support operations of two EPRs at the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in China.
Civil Nuclear
Framatome to deliver reactor protection system to Kursk Nuclear Power Plant II in Russia
April 8, 2020 - Framatome was awarded a contract to deliver the reactor protection system for units 1 and 2 at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant II in Russia.
Civil Nuclear
Framatome earns high safety marks from US nuclear commission
Framatome's fuel manufacturing facility in Richland, Washington, received a positive report from the U.S.
Civil Nuclear
Visual inspection in nuclear environments
Resolve Optics reports on how its non-browning lenses are helping a specialist camera manufacturer to supply a turnkey solution for monitoring remote operations in high radiation environments.
Civil Nuclear
Protests as Moscow moves to build road on radioactive dump
Moscow authorities on Wednesday began work on building a highway over a Soviet-era dump of radioactive materials, despite months of public protests and warnings from environmental campaigners.
Civil Nuclear
Atomic fingerprint identifies emission sources of uranium
Uranium is not always the same: depending on whether this chemical element is released by the civil nuclear industry or as fallout from nuclear weapon tests, the ratio of the two anthropogenic, i.e.
Civil Nuclear
US military plans portable mini nuclear power plants
The US military said Monday they are planning to deploy a miniature nuclear generator that can be carried in a freight truck and could power a remote base indefinitely.
Civil Nuclear
Pentagon seeks designs for portable nuclear reactors
The Defense Department issued contracts to three companies on Monday to begin design work on small, mobile nuclear reactors for use on U.S.
Civil Nuclear
Study analyzes impact of switch from nuclear power to coal, suggests directions for policy
Since incidents at Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima, many countries have switched from nuclear power to electricity production fired by fossil fuels, despite the environmental consequences of burning fuels such as coal.
Civil Nuclear
GE Hitachi Progresses Vendor Design Review in Canada for BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) report sthat it has made the first submittal to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) for the Vendor Design Review (VDR) of the BWRX-300 small modular reactor.
Civil Nuclear
VTT develops a Small Modular Reactor for district heating
VTT launched the Finnish development of a Small Modular Reactor (SMR) intended for district heat production.