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October 23, 2024
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Framatome completes lifecycle operations for enhanced accident-tolerant fuel assemblies in the US



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 23, 2024
Framatome's GAIA fuel assemblies, featuring PROtect Enhanced Accident Tolerant Fuel (E-ATF) technology, have successfully completed their third 18-month fuel cycle at Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle. This achievement marks the conclusion of the operational lifecycle for the world's first full-length PROtect E-ATF fuel rods-equipped with advanced pellets and cladding-in a working pressurized water reactor. After operating for over four and a half years, the completion of this milestone supports the licensin ... read more

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Amazon bets on nuclear power to fuel AI ambitions
New York (AFP) Oct 16, 2024
Amazon announced significant investments in nuclear energy on Wednesday, joining other tech giants in aiming to meet the high electric power demands of artificial intelligence using atomic energy. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Italy lays groundwork for return to nuclear power
Milan, Italy (AFP) Oct 21, 2024
Italy announced Monday it would within weeks create the legislative framework for its first nuclear power stations in almost 40 years. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Japan shifting back to nuclear to ditch coal, power AI
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station (AFP) Oct 19, 2024
Glinting in the sun by the world's biggest nuclear plant, the Sea of Japan is calm now. But as the huge facility gears up to restart, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa has a new tsunami wall, just in case. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Tech giants go nuclear in AI arms race
Washington (AFP) Oct 17, 2024
The artificial intelligence arms race has gone nuclear. ... more
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Framatome to provide long-term fuel supply for Trillo nuclear plant
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 16, 2024
Framatome has secured a contract with CNAT (Centrales Nucleares Almaraz-Trillo) for the long-term supply of HTP fuel assemblies to Unit 1 of the Trillo nuclear power plant in Spain. The agreement in ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Zelensky's nuclear arms comments 'dangerous provocation': Putin
Moscow (AFP) Oct 18, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday condemned comments by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky suggesting that Kyiv would seek nuclear weapons if it could not join NATO as a "dangerous provocation". ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Google signs nuclear power deal with startup Kairos
San Francisco (AFP) Oct 14, 2024
Google on Monday signed a deal to get electricity from small nuclear reactors to help power artificial intelligence. ... more
ENERGY TECH
Department of Energy awards $49M to advance foundational fusion research
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2024
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has allocated $49 million in funding for 19 projects aimed at strengthening laboratory-based research within its Foundational Fusion Materials, Nuclear Science, a ... more

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GE Vernova selects Velan to manufacture valves for BWRX-300 small modular reactor
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2024
GE Vernova's Nuclear business, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) (NYSE: GEV), has chosen Montreal-based Velan Inc. to provide engineering support and manufacture valves for the first BWRX-300 small mo ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Researchers synthesize new plutonium isotope for the first time
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 13, 2024
A research team at the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has successfully synthesized a previously unknown plutonium isotope, plutonium-227, marking an impor ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Private firms set to benefit from nuclear power investments
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 09, 2024
The Chinese government has approved five major nuclear power projects, each of which allocates 10 percent of shares to private investors. This move highlights ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Framatome secures contract from US Dept of Energy for HALEU fuel development
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 09, 2024
Framatome has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) fuel for advanced nuclear reactors. This new fuel type enhances fuel e ... more
ENERGY TECH
Stopping off-the-wall behavior in fusion reactors
Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Oct 08, 2024
Fusion researchers are increasingly turning to the element tungsten when looking for an ideal material for components that will directly face the plasma inside fusion reactors known as tokamaks and ... more
ENERGY TECH
Fusion project with Russia faces 'rough sea': chief
Troitsk, Russia (AFP) Oct 7, 2024
An international nuclear fusion project including the EU and Russia will continue despite a "rough sea" and "difficulties", its chief said Monday during a visit to Russia. ... more
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Kazakhs approve plan for first nuclear power plant
Almaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) Oct 7, 2024
Kazakhstan has approved a plan to build its first nuclear power station in a referendum, overcoming lingering resentment over massive radiation exposure from Soviet-era nuclear tests. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Ukraine kills Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant official in car bomb
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Oct 4, 2024
A Ukrainian car bomb attack killed an official of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on Friday, officials from both countries said. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Researchers explore 3D printing of tungsten parts for nuclear reactors
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 04, 2024
Sougata Roy, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Iowa State University, is working on advanced manufacturing techniques to support clean energy efforts through 3D printing. Roy's res ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
A new tool enhances nuclear data analysis for global research efforts
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 04, 2024
A significant step forward in nuclear data analysis has been achieved, offering advancements across key fields such as particle physics, nuclear science, clean energy, and healthcare. Researchers ha ... more
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'People will come back': Kazakhstan debates nuclear future
Ulken, Kazakhstan (AFP) Oct 3, 2024
In the semi-abandoned village of Ulken on a giant steppe, Anna Kapustina, a mother of five, hopes controversial plans to build Kazakhstan's first nuclear power plant will breathe life into her ailing hometown. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Framatome partners with CEZ for European VVER-1000 nuclear fuel development
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 03, 2024
Framatome has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CEZ to collaborate on the development of Framatome's own VVER-1000 nuclear fuel. This partnership strengthens their ongoing cooper ... more
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United States approves $1.52B loan to restart Michigan's Palisades nuclear plant
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 30, 2024
The Biden administration said on Monday that a final deal had been made to give an energy company a $1.52 billion loan guarantee to bring a Michigan nuclear power plant back to life. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Sweden to start building new nuclear reactor by 2026: PM
Stockholm (AFP) Sept 27, 2024
Sweden will begin construction on a new nuclear reactor before the country's next legislative election in 2026, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said in an interview published on Friday. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
GE Vernova moves forward with UK Small Modular Reactor competition
London, UK (SPX) Sep 27, 2024
GE Vernova's nuclear division, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), has successfully advanced to the next stage of Great British Nuclear's (GBN) competition for Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). This ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Zelensky alleges Russian plot on nuclear plants in defiant UN address
United Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 25, 2024
President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia on Wednesday of plotting potentially catastrophic attacks on Ukrainian nuclear plants, in a defiant UN address ahead of US elections that could sharply shift the stance of Kyiv's main backer. ... more
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Restarting nuclear power plants: the unprecedented gamble in the US
New York (AFP) Sept 25, 2024
Two American energy companies are each preparing to bring a nuclear power station back into service, an unprecedented operation which should help meet the growing need for electricity in the United States. ... more
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Czech Republic, S.Korea insist nuclear deal to go ahead
Plzen, Czech Republic (AFP) Sept 20, 2024
Czech and South Korean officials expressed confidence Friday that a deal to build two nuclear reactors in the Czech Republic would go ahead despite legal challenges. ... more
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US nuclear plant Three Mile Island to reopen to power Microsoft
Washington (AFP) Sept 20, 2024
Three Mile Island, the site of America's worst nuclear accident, will restart operations to provide power to Microsoft, US electricity company Constellation Energy announced Friday. ... more
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Czechs to develop small nuclear reactors with Rolls-Royce
Prague (AFP) Sept 18, 2024
The Czech government said Wednesday it endorsed Britain's Rolls-Royce as a partner for the state-owned power group CEZ to develop small modular nuclear reactors (SMR). ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Japan suspends trial removal of Fukushima nuclear debris
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 17, 2024
The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said on Tuesday it has suspended an operation to remove a sample of highly radioactive material because of a new technical problem. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
GE Vernova advances SMR technology in the UK through strategic MoUs
London, UK (SPX) Sep 15, 2024
GE Vernova's nuclear division, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), has formalized a series of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Aecon, AtkinsRealis, Jacobs, and Laing O'Rourke, marking a pivotal s ... more
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South Korea approves building two nuclear reactors
Seoul (AFP) Sept 12, 2024
South Korea approved the construction of two nuclear reactors on its east coast Thursday, reversing a previous administration's anti-nuclear policy as Seoul now works to expand its atomic energy capabilities. ... more
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